Is there a way to calibrate it? Only probe 1 reads 212⁰ in boiling water just above sea level. All three other probes are close, but reading high, like 216⁰, 217⁰, and 225⁰.
this model (H5198) supports wifi and bluetooth simultaneously, so if you add it to your wifi network, yes - you can still read temperatures and receive alerts while off network. I tested this to confirm.
I got this on sale from Govee directly and just unboxed it. The cons out of the box I see so far: 1. you can't edit the probe labels in the app, so you're stuck with 1-4. 2. The probes are not color-coded which would have been a nice touch 3. The probe bases are too large to fit thru many probe ports on your pit without minor modification. 4. The Govee API does not support this device yet, so I can't add it to Home Assistant (yet?) 5. There is no option to calibrate any drifting temperatures, so you have to take their word for it ...I have not yet tested accuracy but hear good things in the reviews. For the price, I still think that the pros do outweigh the cons. The display is large, there are a lot of options for temp alerts, and a built-in timer too. If the API ends up supporting this, it will be very nice.
@@DigitalDavid It’s a thermometer for cooking and grilling. I want to see it demonstrated in it’s intended application. I have owned several digital thermometers that are fancy tech that can’t properly measure. I received one of these for Christmas that I am contemplating sending back to Amazon. So I am looking for a demo in the intended environment. I don’t give a hoot about how many configuration options it can support or whether it has a magnetic base. If it can’t measure accurate food temperatures, it is useless.
The only thing I don't like about this.. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SET YOUR ALERT TIMES WITHOUT THE APP IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE APP!! It really stinks that you have to set the alert times in the app. I don't know why you can't do this it doesn't make any sense. What if you don't want to use the app and you want to use it like a regular thermometer.. this should be another button on there when you switch to alerts then you could change the alert times. We're talking about a thermometer that retails for almost $90!!! I MEAN COME ON..
