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Brand: Weber
Category: Lawn & Patio

List Price: ~~$32.99~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

101 reviews
Sales Rank: 538

Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 32908
Model: 32908
UPC: 077924052835
EAN: 0077924052835
ASIN: B00018RAFO

Release Date: February 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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What a great gadget! August 4, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

This thing works great! I read the reviews, and I agree with the limitation on temps other than the set ones, but it sure works for me!

How nice to walk away from the oven or grill and do other things, while keeping an eye on the temperature of the food.

3 out of 5 stars

Good but could do more August 3, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Recently purchased this item. Package was packed adequately and arrived in good order. After a half-dozen grilling sessions I find it easy to use. Probe has a good response. 5-degree warning tone is the best feature next to wireless. The lost signal/out of range alert works well. The belt clip is handy and display is easy to read in sun and shade.

I do not like that you get only a limited number of tempartures (USDA/FDA standards) which guarantee you will overcook your meal every time -- poultry has only the 180F well-done setting -- damn lawyers will ruin everything, including your steak if you let them.

Of course the thermocouple doesn't care which meat it's stuck into. To reduce the risk of cross-contamination, the best time to insert the probe is after your meat has had a chance to sear and kill off any bacteria on the outside. That way you won't push any into the center of the steak when you insert. Just make sure that you get that probe tip centered. If it sticks out and touches the grill or otherwise gets too hot, it's toast.

After the probe is set, I use the beef-rare combination setting (for everything I want cooked more than rare) and then wait for the warning at 130F. Then I carefully watch the display until I get to about 10F from the temp I want. I them remove my perfectly cooked food and let it rise 5-10F more after I take the meat off the grill and let it rest. For med-rare steak on my Weber gas grill set to high, this means that I pull it right when I hear the warning tone for rare. If I wanted rare (I'm a med-rare guy so I don't normally) I'd have to watch it starting just after the 90-100F turn.

Other than overly obfuscating instructions (they forgot the KISS principle), there are a few other possible improvements. The on-off button on the transmitter could use a better confirmation rather than waiting 10 seconds for the LED to flash (or not). Next, the range on this could also be improved -- I can't walk all the way around my house outside without going out of range. But since I get reception in the kitchen, TV room, bar, and office I'm happy.

The internal chip, software, and display is common among several models and brands -- the silver plastic is just a case and Weber is just a label. Shop around.

If you want a model with programmable temperatures and timers -- the Alton Brown wonder-timer, check out Polder or Taylor (among others). Some even come wiresless too for around the same price.

4 out of 5 stars

Nice thermometer July 29, 2005
This product does what it is supposed to do. The preset temps for different meat products is handy. I don't have to look up the proper temps in a book anymore. The radio remote works well throughout my whole house, and even down to the mailbox at the end of the driveway. I gave the product 4 stars. I would have given it 5 except the device presets do not let you adjust doneness for chicken or pork (only one setting-well, for these) That should be my choice.

1 out of 5 stars

Two problems July 19, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

First - the probe itself was defective - a short circuit or open circuit. It would not show a temperature. I had a similar probe from a Williams-Sonoma oven thermometer that worked fine with the Weber, so I know it was the Weber probe that was defective.
Second, and more important - you cannot program the temperatures for the different foods (beef, chicken, etc.). The pre-programmed "FDA recommended" temperatures are all too high - they produce dried meat. My Williams-Sonoma thermometer allows you to change the temperatures to your own liking - so you can produce a rare steak.
I bought the Weber because it is designed for grilling, not just ovens, but these flaws caused me to send it back.

4 out of 5 stars

Super convenenient way to have your meat done right July 8, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I purchased this product for my husband for Father's Day. We had a battery operated fork that you used to tell if things were done, and after 5 years and many battery changes it only worked some times.

The convenience of putting the probe in one time before all the juices are leaking, and then not having to keep checking the barbecue is well worth it.

My only slight disappointment was that we set the thermometer for rare when making a thick steak and when it beaped it was more what I consider medium.

Would buy this again....real handy tool!

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