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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 49 customer reviews )
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39 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Here's The Real Story Jan 14, 2011
By Scott Spence
"Mr. Entertainment"
I have owned 4 or 5 of the Webber units that are essentially the same design as all of the wireless units on the market. I have also owned 8 or 10 of the probes that stick into the meat.
The thermometers are great when they work. They are so good that, even knowing the design flaw, I keep buying them and replacement probes.
The receivers and transmitters all work well and seem to have an expected long lifetime. The probe is the Achilles heel in every make and model of wireless thermometer. Within the metal, flexible shielded cable that runs from the probe to the transmitter are small wires. Small weak wires. Small fragile wires. Small worthless wires due to their failure rate.
If the user closes the lid of the BBQ or smoker on the metal shielded cable between the probe and the transmitter, the internal wires WILL fail. It may take 2 or 3 times, but they will fail. If the metal shielded cable is kinked or bent too sharply, the internal wires will fail.
A couple of years ago I was on the Webber customer service line (again) requesting a new probe because the wires failed. I asked the customer service representative if she owned one of these wireless systems and, to my surprise, she said "Are you kidding? I would NEVER own one of these". I asked her why and she said "I have a full time job, 7 days a week taking calls just like this one - people complaining 8 hours a day, 7 days a week because the probe failed".
Now, if I were her boss, I would have fired her on the spot. From a consumer's point of view I found this somewhat alarming.
This summer I will probably buy another and attempt to keep the smoker's lid from crushing the tiny worthless wires - but eventually I will fail and so will the probe.
In short, this is a great product with a major and easily correctable design flaw. Be prepared that the wires within the shielded cable can and will fail.
27 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 weber 6438 bbq thermometer Aug 15, 2009
By Reagan K. Johnson
I have used this thermometer for about three years and it works great for its intended purpose, I insert it in roast, briskets, pork butts etc. when I smoke meat, Just make sure you push the reset buttons on each piece when you change the batteries or your reciever will not show a temperature. Mine did this and I thought it was broken so I bought a new one and decided to read the instructions and read about the resets , I took the new one back and I am a happy camper now smoking my meat on my smoker I bought from Amazon.
You need a paper clip to push the resets
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Not just for BBQ Jan 20, 2009
By Mister C
Perfect pork, fabulous fish, moist chicken and more! On the grill or in the oven this thermometer helped me turn out three "home run" meals the first week I had it! Before buying this thermometer I pretty much limited my grilling to steaks because I could easily judge "done-ness". Now I no longer fear dried out chicken or leathery pork.
I returned a similar model of a different brand (Polder) because the probe failed after one use. This unit seems well made and has held up to a season of grilling and now that my cooking has moved back inside I'm using it in the oven as well.
"Surprise" feature I really like - it beeps 5 degrees BEFORE the desired temp, just enough warning to either "get back to the grill" or to take the food off the grill and let carry over heat finish cooking.
Minor gripe - you can't set the alarm for an arbitrary temperature. Even so, the presets cover all the temps you'd need for barbecue.
It's not perfect, but I'd buy this model again.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Very reliable WHEN USED CORRECTLY Jan 24, 2010
By Nicholas Jacobs
After reading some bad reviews for this product, I decided I have to put my two cents in.
I purchased a Weber probe thermometer at target 5 years ago as a gift for my dad, and he hardly used it for a year. When I took over cooking family meals I began using it EVERY TIME I cooked meats for 4 years, until I finally broke it.
I have used this product in ovens, broilers, grills and smokers. the only inaccurate readings i ever got where when the batteries were low or the probe was improperly inserted into the meat.
In short, this is a great product for someone who knows how to cook and where to temp your meats. The probe gives accurate readings and the wireless unit has excellent range. If you do not know how to cook, this product probably will not help you. Thanks to this product my meats were always cooked perfectly.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Didn't Work Dec 14, 2009
By D. Hodges
This product didn't work as advertised. I was cooking a 5-lb roast beef over indirect heat and set temperature at 145 for medium rare. This would normally take about 2 hrs, but the monitor indicated that the roast was the specified temperature after just 40 minutes. I left the roast on for another hour and ten minutes or so, and it was perfect, but no thanks to the thermometer.
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