Let's Talk BBQ
FORUM SPONSORS => MAK Grills => Topic started by: Harriska2 on December 12, 2017, 05:09:59 PM
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Yesterday I used the 2 star standard meat thermometer to track a beef roast. I used the Sunday Roast Traeger recipe which called for browning at 450 for 25 min then 225 for 2-3 hours. The roast was rubbed and sitting in beef broth uncovered. I got the roast up to 142 degrees but after 3 hours it wouldn’t budge higher. The 2-3 hours was for 3 to 3.5 lb roast, mine was 2.5 lb. I used another thermometer that indicated it was 155 (which I wanted for well done as we are a bunch of wimps). Is there a calibration for the thermometer? BTW, the roast was pretty dried out and super done. That said we still devoured it as the smoke flavor is really addictive. Suggestions? My husband wants to test the thermometer by dipping it in boiling water which we haven’t tested yet.
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test the thermometer with hot and cold water..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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test the thermometer with hot and cold water..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
What she said. Buy it once and you will have it for life. Something goes wrong with it. Send it to them and they will fix it.
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..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
And here I was thinking of getting the yellow one ;)
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Yep, I almost never use the MAK probes. I’m all about Thermoworks products, especially the Thermapen. Only time I use the MAK probes is for loooong unmanned cooks where I need the Pellet Boss to drop the temp when my internal temp is at my desired temp and hold the meat until I return to the cooker (a very handy feature when needed!).
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You just can't beat the accuracy of Thermoworks products
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Yesterday I used the 2 star standard meat thermometer to track a beef roast. I used the Sunday Roast Traeger recipe which called for browning at 450 for 25 min then 225 for 2-3 hours. The roast was rubbed and sitting in beef broth uncovered. I got the roast up to 142 degrees but after 3 hours it wouldn’t budge higher. The 2-3 hours was for 3 to 3.5 lb roast, mine was 2.5 lb. I used another thermometer that indicated it was 155 (which I wanted for well done as we are a bunch of wimps). Is there a calibration for the thermometer? BTW, the roast was pretty dried out and super done. That said we still devoured it as the smoke flavor is really addictive. Suggestions? My husband wants to test the thermometer by dipping it in boiling water which we haven’t tested yet.
There is no calibration adjustment for the meat probe. MAKs or any other brand of similar type meat probe.
If your probe is 1 year old or less, it will be replaced at no charge by MAK. Please call Dennis Ogg @ 503-623-1234 for technical assistance. What may have happened is that the probe got damaged exposing it to 450F while you were browning the roast. Whenever you use your meat probe, always run it through the "mouse hole" on the left side of the grill. This prevents damage caused by the lid dropping on the probe cable.
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Your first mistake was using a Traeger recipe on a MAK ... :D :D :D
But seriously - I always use my MAK probe and a 'pink' Thermoworks to verify my internal temperatures. I have found that a probe is only as accurate as it's placement. That's why I use the MAK probe to monitor the cook and then use my Thermoworks to check a couple of different locations to finalize the cook.
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Yesterday I used the 2 star standard meat thermometer to track a beef roast. I used the Sunday Roast Traeger recipe which called for browning at 450 for 25 min then 225 for 2-3 hours. The roast was rubbed and sitting in beef broth uncovered. I got the roast up to 142 degrees but after 3 hours it wouldn’t budge higher. The 2-3 hours was for 3 to 3.5 lb roast, mine was 2.5 lb. I used another thermometer that indicated it was 155 (which I wanted for well done as we are a bunch of wimps). Is there a calibration for the thermometer? BTW, the roast was pretty dried out and super done. That said we still devoured it as the smoke flavor is really addictive. Suggestions? My husband wants to test the thermometer by dipping it in boiling water which we haven’t tested yet.
There is no calibration adjustment for the meat probe. MAKs or any other brand of similar type meat probe.
If your probe is 1 year old or less, it will be replaced at no charge by MAK. Please call Dennis Ogg @ 503-623-1234 for technical assistance. What may have happened is that the probe got damaged exposing it to 450F while you were browning the roast. Whenever you use your meat probe, always run it through the "mouse hole" on the left side of the grill. This prevents damage caused by the lid dropping on the probe cable.
I put the probe in when it was 225. I used the mouse hole. I stuck it in at various places and got the same reading.
My theory is: the other thermometer is wrong.
The beef really did take over three ours to cook.
I just used the mak thermometer for a whole chicken and it really did take about 4 hours for 4.7 lbs at 225.
Still interested in a yellow thermapen. I just hope it is as accurate as the pink or red one.
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It *IS* possible to get a bad probe. It is not likely - but it can happen. I would consult with MAK - once you have enough in notes to help diagnose or narrow down the issue.
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..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
And here I was thinking of getting the yellow one ;)
I'm older than Pam and I use the orange thermapen because it is faster than the red one she uses.
just sayin'...
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..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
And here I was thinking of getting the yellow one ;)
I'm older than Pam and I use the orange thermapen because it is faster than the red one she uses.
just sayin'...
Now Jaxon..I don't wanna fight right before Christmas, but your wrong and I had to send my pink one back because the case was cracked..they fixed it, but, I have a red body on it now..seems they don't make the pink any more..bummer for me, but I noticed how much faster ther red one is..amazing..just sayin .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Yep, I almost never use the MAK probes. I’m all about Thermoworks products, especially the Thermapen. Only time I use the MAK probes is for loooong unmanned cooks where I need the Pellet Boss to drop the temp when my internal temp is at my desired temp and hold the meat until I return to the cooker (a very handy feature when needed!).
Does it really do that? How do you set the internal temp vs grill temp?
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..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
And here I was thinking of getting the yellow one ;)
I'm older than Pam and I use the orange thermapen because it is faster than the red one she uses.
just sayin'...
Now Jaxon..I don't wanna fight right before Christmas, but your wrong and I had to send my pink one back because the case was cracked..they fixed it, but, I have a red body on it now..seems they don't make the pink any more..bummer for me, but I noticed how much faster ther red one is..amazing..just sayin .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Pam you & Jaxon better put on your goggles because my green one will leave you two in the dust ;D ;D ;D ;D I had a cop stop by my house & ticket my unit for speeding......Green is the way to go ;) ;)
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..or get a thermapen..the red one is the fastest..it's kinda pricey but worth it.
Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
And here I was thinking of getting the yellow one ;)
I'm older than Pam and I use the orange thermapen because it is faster than the red one she uses.
just sayin'...
Now Jaxon..I don't wanna fight right before Christmas, but your wrong and I had to send my pink one back because the case was cracked..they fixed it, but, I have a red body on it now..seems they don't make the pink any more..bummer for me, but I noticed how much faster ther red one is..amazing..just sayin .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Pam you & Jaxon better put on your goggles because my green one will leave you two in the dust ;D ;D ;D ;D I had a cop stop by my house & ticket my unit for speeding......Green is the way to go ;) ;)
I agree with Jaxon on the orange, I also got a ticket but it was for disturbing the peace. Something about it breaking the sound barrier.
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And the orange ones are easier for us old old grey haired farts to see/find!!!!!!
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And the orange ones are easier for us old old grey haired farts to see/find!!!!!!
I am not touchign that one..but my new red will smoke you .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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At the last minute my daughter said that she would like one for Christmas. So I went on line to see if they still had the 2 @ $59 each sale. I didn't see it so I ask the live chat lady. She said it ended yesterday but if I called in they would honor the price. Called but the recording said they had a long wait so said to call back later. Told the chat lady and she took my number and someone called me within a half minute. (Nice service).
So I bought two, probably give my son one also. Got them the blue and green ones. We are all going to my daughter's near Nashville for Christmas. So I thought i would bring my orange and red ones and if we get bored we can have thermapen races
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Got the orange thermapen 4 because it lights up and it’s a bit dark on the porch. I think this one will be looked upon well by the OSU Beaver spirits. We’ll see how close the MAK plug in is to the thermapen.