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Offline herbCoop

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Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #-1 on: June 23, 2016, 11:30:43 AM »
I'm starting out and this meat Thermometer had pretty good reviews, my question is I read somewhere here that I need to wrap my wires in aluminum foil I think or it would last long or something like that. I'm I good to go or do I need to wrap my wires?

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« on: June 23, 2016, 03:27:28 PM »
First, I split this post from the other thread so it gets the proper attention.


I haven't wrapped any of the cables on my grill thermometers.  I'm not sure that wrapping them would really add any benefit.  For a while MAK grills sold a "MAK Armored Probe" which was wrapped in a steel sheath for added protection. Turns out they had the same failure rate as the non-armored probes.
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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2016, 03:43:20 PM »
I have been using Maverick probe type therms for several years.  I have never wrapped the probes. Only have had 1 probe fail & that was when my wife, not knowing better, put one in the sink while washing dishes.
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2016, 06:54:51 PM »
I think it was Muebe who put me on to heat shrinking a tube on where the cable meets the probe. Water is not a friend of these probes
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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2016, 09:35:37 PM »
Heck I am to busy or maybe just to lazy becasue to solve the problem I just buy a set of spare cables when I buy the unit.

So here is how well this works. 

I have a door full of cables where the unit went bad first.
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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2016, 10:47:29 PM »
The only time I have wrapped my cables in foil is when I use the TBE.  That gets pretty hot and it was suggested.  Well worth being cautious vs having to buy the new cables.

That said, I watch out for deals.  I was at a competition where, if I bought something from Maverick, I got a cheaper digital thermometer free.  It came with 2 of the cables.  I could care less about the back up thermometer but the cables on hand - yep!

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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2016, 07:35:29 AM »
Thanks for putting this post where I'd get responses,
Thanks for all the answers to my question, this thermometer should arrive today and I'll be trying it out tomorrow in my Big Easy, I'm doing a beer can chicken and with possibly a couple of turkey legs. I'll check into the maverick thermometer the next time if this doesn't last
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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2016, 11:52:33 AM »
I was at a competition where, if I bought something from Maverick, I got a cheaper digital thermometer free.  It came with 2 of the cables.  I could care less about the back up thermometer but the cables on hand - yep!


Check to be sure the cables/probes are interchangeable.  I have two different Maverick Wireless thermometers (ET-732 & BB-22) and the probes, unfortunately, are not interchangeable.

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Re: Digital Grill Thermometer Question
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2016, 01:55:44 PM »
Oh, I did.  The rep was there at the open house for Maverick.  I got their blow torch attachment and got the temperature gauge for free !

I am a sucker for a deal!