Maverick ET-733 Wireless Meat and BBQ Thermometer a Quick Review
On the weekend I finally did it I managed to get myself a wireless meat BBQ thermometer. This accessory has been on my wishlist for ages. The added convenience and comfort you can get by knowing exactly how your BBQ is performing and how your meat is cooking is amazing. The first level of control is at your fingertips, no more guessing and opening the lid too often. Your cooking results go up a notch or two and your guests will be amazed at the quality of your BBQ.
I ended up purchasing the Maverick VT-733, I thought I’d do a quick review on it for everyone and just let you know what I first thought of it.
The Good
So some of the things I really like about the Maverick VT-733 is that it comes with two “hybrid” probes, that is you can use either probe to measure the temperature of the meat or the grill or any combination of both. If you have two pieces of meat on the bbq then you can monitor both pieces individually or have one probe monitoring the grill and the other taking care of your meat.
The manufacturer claims that the unit has a range of 300ft (~100 meters) which is fantastic. For my set up, I only need it to cover around 20 or 30 meters at the most. So for my exact situation, it is ideal and works quite well. From other reviews, I have read online the claim of 300ft seems to be pretty reliable.
Although not really intuitive to set up, I do like that it has a good alarm function. The alarm will sound for under temperature, over temperature for each probe. This is great for those longer cooks where you really want to know if there is a problem with the fire.
The included probe grill clips are really handy as it makes it really easy to mount the probe in the most convenient location and should you need to move it, it is really simple.
You can quite easily swap between Celsius and Fahrenheit which is good for those of us outside of the US as most of the BBQ related recipes are in Fahrenheit, plus cooking in Fahrenheit always taste better 🙂
The probes are stainless steel and the length of them seem to work out fine. I use a Kamado so don’t really need them to be that long, but I could see it being an issue if you had a larger offset maybe something to keep in mind.
Straight up out of the box there was everything (including batteries) that you would need.
The Bad
The minor things that I didn’t like.
-setting the alarms, not that intuitive.
-the actual feel of the product in your hand. It feels “cheap”. Only time will tell on how it stands up to regular use.
My Recommendation
In my opinion, this unit represents value for money. A great little unit in the mid-range price bracket that should do everything the average BBQ enthusiast needs. In my mind, it has the right features to really help lift your BBQing and make each cook run that little bit smoother. Something less to worry about.
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For those that can’t take advantage of Amazon, I am sure your local BBQ retailer will be able to hook you up.
Here’s a great review from Steve (BBQ Bros)
The manufacturer’s information
Features
- WIRELESS – Monitor your grill and smoker temperatures from up to 300 feet away
- PROGRAMMABLE ALERTS – The Maverick meat thermometer will alert you when your meat has reached the temperature you would like. The wireless receiver also alerts you when your BBQ or smoker is above or below the desired temperature range
- BACKLIT SCREENS – Thermometer and receiver features built-in back-lit screens so information is easy to read in darker conditions
- FEATURES – Count up timer, countdown timer, belt clip and built-in stand
- INCLUDED – This most perfect of grill accessories includes: remote receiver, remote transmitter, ambient probe, meat probe, BONUS hybrid probe, ambient probe clip and 4 AAA batteries for out of the box use
Product description
The Maverick ET-733 Redi-Chek Wireless BBQ Meat Thermometer has been precision engineered to allow you to monitor the temperature of your barbecue wirelessly.
Each Redi-Chek BBQ Thermometer has two monitoring units. One that you leave near the BBQ and one that you can take with you UP TO 300 FT AWAY.
This Maverick thermometer comes with DUAL PROBES SO YOU CAN MONITOR TWO TEMPERATURES AT THE SAME TIME. As an added bonus, we have included an ADDITIONAL HYBRID PROBE THAT CAN BE USED FOR MEAT OR AMBIENT TEMPERATURES!
It even has built-in alerts that will notify you if the temperature is rising above your desired level so you’ll never overcook or over smoke your meats again.
It’s PERFECT FOR LONG SLOW ROASTS as the provided probes allow you to monitor the BBQ temperature as well. Outstanding for use as a smoker thermometer. The AUTOMATED ALERT WILL RING OUT IF THE TEMPERATURE GOES ABOVE OR BELOW YOUR DESIRED TEMPERATURE.
In fact, it works right up to 572°F. BBQing was never so easy.
