Meater Plus Review/The original Meater SUCKED big-time, find out what I think of the Meater + 

I think people have false expectation about Bluetooth range. It’s meant to replace a cable for a nearby device like a keyboard connected to your computer, in other words, a short range. Don’t think you can be in the next room and it will still work. Keep your block or phone or whatever right next to the grill and it should be fine.

I absolutely hate mine. It always takes me a minimum of 20 minutes to get it connected. Sometimes I can't get it connected at all and just stop worrying with it. This is what you would expect with a cheap $30 unit, not at Meater's price point. This thing is garbage

I bought the block with 4 probes, off your review, I'm not having good luck with, it disconnects all the time, probe to block, I also had two probes side by side, the temp were 8 degrees difference , Not sure if i'm doing something wrong, if you have set temp , it flags you 5 degrees before and locks up, I just got this in late 2023

EVERYONE WITH CONNECTIVITY ISSUES: I learned that the range is obviously nowhere near what's advertised. However, it seems the charger has a longer range to the probe than to the phone for some stupid reason. My solution was moving the charger into my living room or deck where I was, closer to my phone. The fact it's only powered by 1 AAA battery seems to be the first folly of the design.

I too was at first disappointed with dropping the signal. I went back to RU-vid and checked with the factory and they used an iPad and a phone blue toothed to the Meater+. I tried the same and it worked. My cousin and I were using a Kamado Joe on a brisket. Kamados have very thick ceramic walls that might block the signal, but with the new set up I actually went 3 miles away to my cousins house while the brisket was cooking and I could monitor the ambient temperature of the cook and the internal temperature of the brisket on my cell phone.. Once I followed what the factory said to do it worked like a charm. Today I ordered two each Meater+ as Christmas gifts for family as I strongly believe in this product. I have cooked many times since with this product and it has never once failed to help guide my cook to perfection. For some reason, now I only use my cell phone to monitor the cooking process without having to use the iPad. You failed to talk about the program that Meater+ uses and they ask you to download. I also find that program to be top notch. Thank you for your entertaining video.

I just bought one and it's a hot piece of garbage. Lost signal. It took me 30 minutes to get signal again and after cooking for 15 minutes I noticed the temperature was actually decreasing on the probe and used my stock probe to verify that the temperature was 20° off. I'm returning it tomorrow.

I could not get the Meater Block on a Lang Smoker. I figure the heavy duty construction and thick steel was blocking the signal. Meater should post may not work on heavy duty smokers before it is ordered. I did try to contact tech support several times with no reply and after about three days I finally got a RMA to send it back for a refund. So far I rank the product and tech support a zero !!

I had to send my Meater+ back because it just wouldn't stay connected whether it was a foot or 100 feet from the base it just kept disconnecting! I ended up with a Meatstick, it's never disconnected yet and I have done dozens of cooks with it!

Is there any chance you could show us how to use this thermometer? I was hoping to find out more about it's functionality before I buy one?

My Meater + keeps disconnecting. "Move the Meater Plus charger closer to the probe" I have the charger 6' away from the probe. In addition, it should have a flip timer in the software. I flip steaks, on the grill, every 2 minutes. This means I have to run Meater software AND my timer simultaneously. So, Meater keeps disconnecting, alarms keep going off for flipping, I'm flipping the steak, switching softwares, waiting for reconnection etc etc It's a complete pain in the a** adding this expensive device to what was an otherwise pleasurable experience. My Thermapen is just fine, thank you very much. Now, on longer cooks I can see the benefit. The Meater software does eventually reconnect. Then my only issue is hearing it disconnect every couple of minutes. It's annoying, but it works.

I'd be concerned about long term battery life or supercap in the Meater. I'd hate spend $80 to $100 on one only for it to die in a season or two...especially if the battery leaks out into the food.

Used mine for 3 cooks.. it won’t connect to my phone now…..

Dang man first time viewer..... Seriously man hope you keep doing your thing with these videos 👍

But you didn't really show it working? You didn't walk away from it to show distance and it not disconnecting...

I have the Meater plus and hate it. Cannot stay connected. I can be right next to grill and keeps losing connection. It’s really a piece of junk

Bro... pretty sure that was my pet bird earnie.... got out like 2 years ago chasing after a cat that was harassing his girl Estella.... how could you shes been so depressed

Very cool. Glad to hear they worked out the kinks. You gotta do a rotisserie cook of some kind with it!

How was the comparison with the meater compared to Thermoworks dot? I had it side by side on my last cook and there was a 20 degrees ambient temperature difference.

I am glad you gave it a good review because I want one! Rock On MS!

I've had the Meater + for a year or so now. I've only used it a few times, I'm really trying to rule out user error before I call it any more vulgar names lol.

I hated my original until I found out how to properly use the relay thing. I just keep a phone connected near the grill then keep my main phone with me and now I'm more content!

I am interested in getting a Meater thermometer probe. The person stated that the meat probe and the charging block work together from another review. The power block needs to be near the meat probe being used in the grill. The power block sends the signal to your device of choice. If it is connected to an iPad or a tablet on a wifi network, you can access the probe from anywhere using your phone with the Meater app if you have to leave while the meat is cooking.

Do not trust this product. It’s over cooks 100% of the time by a significant amount. The customer service is terrible these are their actual words; “With regards to the rest period, it is actually quite normal for the internal temperature to exceed the target. “ “Although the temperature may exceed, we do see the temperatures drop back down and the results are typically what we are looking for!” So by their own words the cook doesn’t match the target temp. It over cooks then you let it get cold so it matches. To give you an idea of how out. On a target temp of 63c / 145f for a pork loin. The meater will over cook it to 70c/158f

Wow that chicken looked so good. I hope I can cook some chicken like that soon. So do you still like the meater plus after a year has gone by since this video?

Don't like how thick it is, and how far in has to go, making a huge hole on the meat.

The grill? Forget it. Grill is too hot for that crappy thermometer.

I'm 1 hr into a rotisserie cook in my new GMG at 300degrees. Ambient temp on my meter plus although slowly climbing, only reads 212F 60minutes into this cook. My 1st with MeterPlus. End of probe is clean and unobstructed. Not happy with this.

I just watched videos from the co-founder of the Meater so I could understand what I purchased.

It worked well for me, my smoker was the problem, I'll never buy an electric wood chip smoker again (never reached temp on my brisket)

What do you think about meater + after one year? Is it still worth the price? I have ordered one and now im wondering should i pick it up for 90 euros?

I mean the temp spike has a 500 foot range on it and it was 100% accurate and they go to 500 feet with no issues. Trust me we measured it out.

Where did you get the insert for your weber kettle?

Generally when people have problems with a product, they don’t understand how to use the system.

The original Meater worked great. Never had a bluetooth disconnect.

Geeez, I chose this video with the hopes of a proper review. Ya gotta give us more than "Meater, you won this time" as the meat (pardon the pun) of the review doesn't cut the mustard. For what it's worth tho' the chicken you spent 80% of the 'review' on did look delish!

Hows this thing holding up a year later?

My son just sent this to me so I'm learning here. He has used it and loves it. Keep on Cook'n!!, Grill'n,,, and Roast'n,

I got this product as a present for Xmas from my wife. We were both excited as we had watched a cooking show that uses this. While it is ok for smoking meat or cooking indoors it is totally useless for grilling. Most people know that wood, charcoal, and even gas grills cook at well over the 575 degree limit of the product. My gas grill cooks at 700 degrees. My wife pointed out that she often cooks roasts in the oven that start at 575 degrees and later get reduced. This product probably works well for anyone cooking below 500 degrees but for over that it will likely not work (gets high heat alert) or break the probe.

The answer to you question is yes. It sucks. Mine worked once and only once. It now resides where it belongs. Landfill.

What heat deflector did you use on you Weber?

It works good when it wants.. I have problems where I'm cooking a brisket, and it gets up to temp and time to wrap. I end up removing the probe just to wrap it, and then when I stick the probe back in the general area where it was before removing, it's now reading different temps. It's very aggravating cause now I risk screwing up a huge chunk of meat. I do have other probes I stick in that connects to my grill but it's just garbage. Even my hand held thermopro I question sometimes on how accurate it is.

So is it wifi range or internet?

Lol I think you are confused about eating and dating which could turn in to a slippery slope 😂

I listened to several good reviews so bought one, what a mistake! It constantly 10 to 15 degrees off Sent my complaint to see if they could repair or help me and after a book of photos Ect they said we will get back to you Then I noticed they drop your request after 5 days What a rip off company Don’t waste your money!

👍👍 for this one... But how will it do on a thick wall smoker or komado type smoker

That’s some good looking chicken coming off that grill ! Mmmmmm bet it tasted even better.

Good video, good entertainment value. And now we know that the range is 4 or 5 miles, how did the temps compare? We saw the dot, you were gunna check accuracy with ur Pen, what about all that? Thanks for good vid.

alright cool im buying one. ill use your ref code edit: very well done video btw. i hope to be able to create videos with quality like this someday.

Was the video about cooking a chicken or the probe? If it was about the probe it's the worst vid ever. You literally don't talk about how it worked, connected, or anything else of value.

Thank you for choosing meater. Because of that we have more more overtime.

I would like to see more detailed info on the range. I don't need the other commentary. Yes, if you cook properly to temp, you will get a great cook. I did not get the same results as you. Mine will only work if I am like two feet from the smoker.

You have awful WiFi if you couldn’t get 20ft with the original. I get 35ft easy and it’s super accurate. Anytime I lose signal for roaming too far it’s fine, once I enter range again it picks up live data in real time. Not sure why the comments are being so dramatic about the range. You could’ve gotten a lemon I guess, but your experience definitely falls outside of the norm. - Jake

I have the M +, it eats batteries like crazy, will not buy again.

Damm…you make some yummy looking chicken! Oh, thank you for the review 👍👍

Good vid, always enjoy the excellent choice of music in your vids! Forever!!!🤣😂👏

It worked fine for me. I just used a tablet as bridge and i was able to see the cook times and temps from anywhere.

The worst review, you didn’t show differences in each probe

wished you would have shown more about the app and data you were getting..nice chicken!

Excellent video brother! I’ve got one of the old ones and it ain’t worth a s#it

This thing has same connection issues 2 feet from smoker as original. It's worthless don't waste your money

Barely reviewed the product. Didn't even show the app. What a terrible review - I didn't need a review of your chicken bro

Learning lots

Not a fan. Temps not true at all

Learning lots here

I wish I could get off their stupid Email list! I get Emails from these mutts every freaking day, this company is really irritating!

Meater plus works great on a rotisserie

Look like it came out good bro 👌🏾

It sucks! You have to sign in to a freaking cloud and set up an account just to check the temperature on a piece of meat.

Orrrrrrrrrrrra! 😎

Hopless review. I've learnt nothing

I like the music

Yes its sucks

That sucked…..

good one bro!

Mine drops the signal two times in 5 minutes. Save your money, it’s worthless.