Hot take: Spending $400 on a fancy wireless meat probe set was a total waste for me

I bought the Smoke X4 system last year thinking it would be a game changer for my overnight brisket cooks. Honestly, the range was worse than my old $40 wired probe, and I lost connection twice during a crucial cook in my backyard in Austin. For that kind of cash, I expected way more reliability. Anyone have a simpler probe they swear by that just works?

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bennett.vera4d ago

The Smoke X4 actually has a 500 foot range, but thick walls can mess with the signal.

jordan9034d ago

Always figured the range claims were a bit overblown for most smart home stuff. @bennett.vera pointing out how walls really cut into that makes a lot of sense, my old place had plaster and it was a dead zone. That specific detail about thick walls explains why my last sensor was so spotty.