I bought the MEATER to cook my first spatchcock turkey. It was the best turkey I’ve ever made. The spatchcock method as well as the awesome MEATER made Thanksgiving memorable.
They are ok. The limited bluetooth range keeps me from using these outdoors too much, which is my main use case. I mistakenly thought wifi was built into the new MEATR probes, not realizing that it was only built into the block. It would be cool if I could buy the block separately to upgrade my two probes with wifi capability.
Response from MeaterBy MEATER Support, December 18, 2024
Hello, and thanks for reviewing the MEATER Pro. In ideal situations, the Pro’s range can be over 200’ between the charger and your smartphone, but you’ll want to keep the charger close to the probes for the best results. While some obstructions, such as walls, doors, etc., can reduce the connection strength to your phone, you should have a fairly straight, unobstructed line of sight to the charger when using the Pro outdoors. As for the WiFi, all MEATER probes, except for the original MEATER that is no longer being made, will go through the charger before connecting to anything else. But whereas the MEATER Pro XL and MEATER Block connects directly to a WiFi router, the MEATER Pro charger simply connects to a secondary smart device first (via the MEATER Link/Cloud), and then to the MEATER App on your cellphone through your home's WiFi. For more information on using your MEATER Pro with WiFi, please check out the below link for a video that shows the connection process, step-by-step.
I hear great things but mine would not remain synced. It would sync for a minute then disconnect - even when I was very close. I will be figuring out how to return. Not ideal for Thanksgiving day. should have tried-out beforehand. Also had issues registering account that day. Not sure if that would have made a difference but it wasn't working.
Response from MeaterBy MEATER Support, December 18, 2024
Hi, and thanks for your feedback on the MEATER Pro. The probes are actually registered when you purchase them from MEATER.com or an authorized dealer, but it really shouldn’t affect their performance either way. Although it is possible that the probes are simply disconnecting due to an inadequate charge, you've probably already checked for this on your own. However, there are some simple steps that you can try by going through the MEATER Support Wizard at the below link. Additionally, if you are still encountering the same situation after going through the steps, contact information for MEATER Customer Service can be found at the end of the Wizard. Please consider reaching out to us before retuning the probes, and we should be able to get your MEATER Pro working perfectly in very little time.
Received my Meater Pro after Thanksgiving, so this was my last dry turkey! A week later, we decided to bake a chicken, but forgot that I had my new Meater Pro about half-way through the cooking process. I commissioned it as soon as I realized i could add it any time and finished the cook under the Meater Pro recommended whole chicken cooking process. Resulted in a perfectly cooked whole chicken with stuffing!