Dyna-Glo DGE530BSP-D 5-Burner 62,000 BTU Propane Gas Grill Reviews

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List Price: $499.00
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Was looking to replace my 15yr old Weber, and wanted a 4 or 5 burner, but couldn't afford over a Grand for a new one so... I did a LOT of shopping around and research online. Turns out, just about anything under $500 or so either doesn't get very hot, or turns to rust in a year or two. I checked out models from Sears, Lowes, and Home-Depot

I came across this new model online and decided to take a chance due to the rave reviews of Dyna-Glo's other products. And also really likes what I could see in all the online pictures.

Pros:

Packaging: I was very impressed with how well this product came packed in the box. Every part individually packed. Not a ding or scratch to be found

Instructions: Very well written. Easy to follow. Took me & my son about an hour.

Construction: Appears to be made of quality materials; very will built. Everything fits nicely together; like it should. No flimsy materials.

The slide-out holder for the propane tank is a REALLY NICE feature. Most grills you have to wrench yourself into a pretzel to take the tank into/out-of the doors. Also makes it easy for opening / closing the valve.

The Slide-out grease-tray... on some other brands this does not slide-out, forcing you to take apart the Grill just to clean it.

Burners: They get Very Hot, Very Quickly

Design: Plenty of depth... what I mean is, some grills have the Warming Rack not far above the grates; this makes it tough to flip burgers. Not a problem here. Some grills also have the grease pan not far below the burner; creating flare-ups. Not a problem here. Just cooked Chicken & Burgers with NO flareups.

Price: Paid $435 from Amazon (no shipping or sales tax). Would have been another $100 from HomeDepot.com

Cons:

My only complaint is that the back of the lid has about a 2" opening for the length of the grill. On my old Weber, there was no opening. This was closed, creating a very hot Grill area. On this Grill, you can feel an enormous amount of heat escaping through the back opening. Can't imagine why they did that. Because of this, you will never see the Temp Gauge go over 450 degrees, maybe 500 if all 5 burners on high. Thinking of fabricating some kind of panel (sheetmetal ?) to enclose the back. Will let you know how that works out.

*** UPDATE ***

I fixed the problem of all the heat escaping out the back. I cut a 2" metal strip and screwed it into the back of the grill opening. Turn it on and it goes up to 700 degrees in about 10min. I turn 1 burner Off, put the rest on Low, and it maintains 550. Finally the Front of the grill now is just as hot as the Back. Now I'm satisfied....

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Had my heart set on a Weber grill but couldn't get past paying $699.00 so I started researching for the next best thing. Boy I am sure glad I did. Found this beauty online for half the price. Took me about and hour and a half to put together. By far a well built grill indeed. This company sure did take a lot of pride in the building of this grill. Fires right up and cooks like a dream. You can't go wrong on this grill. Even when they send it to you it is well packaged with assembly pieces starting from beginning of instructions til the end. So here's your chance guys and gals to cook like the pros at half the price. Happy grilling!

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Like other reviewers I did quite a bit of reading on pros and cons of grills prior to purchasing this DynaGlo grill. Consumer Reports gave it an OK rating overall. For me, it's replacing a grill that is entirely stainless steel including the base/cabinet, etc.

A few things to consider:

1. There is a pretty big hole in the back of the grill where the lid meets the base. Another review mentions this and that owner devised a way to cover it. Prior to addressing this issue, I ran the grill for 15 minutes to determine how hot it would get. About 650 degrees. I then bought an Aluminum Kickplate for a door from Homedepot and cut it down to an an upside down L and installed it on the lid to cover the hole. The grill got to OVER 700 degrees in about 8 minutes. I am sure it's fine without this modification, but I prefer high temps for searing.

2. The pictures make this grill appear to be ALL stainless steel, including the base/cabinet. However, that is not the case. The base/cabinet is silver painted steel. The doors have decorative stainless around the edges, but the face is painted brown (not stainless). This is fairly obvious from the pictures, but you should know that those brown panels are NOT stainless.

3. The inside of the grill is not stainless. The bottom part where the burners are is a dark color painted steel. I imagine it will eventually rust.

4. The decorative Bronze painted panels for the lid and doors will rust. Despite being covered with a grill cover and placed under a covered lanai, my lid began rusting within 4 days. I think this is partially my fault but anyone could do it VERY easily. The handle has two "washers" that separate the handle from the face of the lid. The edges of these washers are sharp. Tightening the screws down on the handle too much will cause these sharp edges to puncture the paint and the lid will then rust very FAST. Be very careful about scratching these surfaces and over-tightening the lid handle.

Customer Service: I contacted customer service regarding the rust. They replaced the grill top. They shipped it within 4 days of my phone call. I called them 3 times to check on their status of sending the lid and asked each time for an email confirmation about shipping. This never happened, but they did provide a tracking number via the phone. Overall, the customer service seems fine, but then again it's very new and I admitted I would send it back to Amazon if the issue wasn't addressed quickly (I was within the 30 days for Amazon returns). In the manual it specifically states the grill is NOT covered by rust. So I would imagine after the initial 30 days, you'd just have to deal with the rust.

Some Pros:

Solid stainless grill grates. My old grill had these and after 8 years they were rusted, but worked perfectly. These are nice and typically outlast the grill.

Solid construction. Very sturdy grill once assembled.

Gas-Tank pull out is a really nice back-saver and prevents you from banging the grill against other surfaces that would cause scratches (rust)

Leaving off the Tank Exclusion Bar on the right side provides you with a nice spacious area for storing other grill related items.

Assembling was not too bad. It's time consuming, as it's a big grill. But the instructions are great and items are labeled very well. Instructions for installing the side-burner and side table are poor, but if you look at the holes it's fairly straight-forward on what to do.

5 Burners | BTUs | Gets hot fast

Price : Nice large grill with a good deal of stainless parts for a reasonable price in contrast to Brinkman, Charbroil, and other cheap brands. Also, it's at nearly 1/2 the price of most Weber grills in comparitive classes.

Nice looking unit

Customer Service seems pretty good

Even heating. Great cooking

Missing Parts on 1st order; AMAZON is amazing as always, taking care of the issue

Some Cons:

Not all stainless. Painted steel in many places (Cabinet, bottom part of grill, top of lid, and doors). While it looks beautiful, be careful about nicking these areas as they rust fast.

Other Thoughts

Personally, I would keep this grill covered. My last grill was entirely stainless steel, including the cabinet, lower basin of the grill, and burners . But, I learned the hard way and left it out in the rain. The burners rusted away within two years, despite being stainless. Most folks know these things, but new grill owners may think like I did -it's stainless! it doesn't need covered. But, depending on the grade of stainless that's used, and the fact that many parts are painted steel, this grill is best cared for by being covered. Amazon sells a Classic Accessories Veranda Barbecue Grill Cover (Medium fits this grill). I've owned this cover two times. It's excellent.

Stainless Steel Cleaner: It's a bit hard to find, but reading up on stainless cleaners and polishes over the years has led me to this product (not on Amazon unfortunately): Superior High Shine Stainless Steel Cleaner & Polish. Really keeps the grill looking glossy, clean, and beautiful. Oil based too.

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I bought this grill for my son and daughter-in-law and they both love. It cooks food evenly and quickly. So far it really does its job. I also fixed steaks on it and was very pleased. I have a weber and this grill works just as good. I would recommend this to anyone.

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For the price you can not beat this grill. It has solid construction which only took me 1 hour 20 mins to put together by myself. It gets the grill real hot and the cooking space on this thing is huge. You can easily cook for an entire party with this bad boy.

Buy King Kooker KK44SR Ridged Stainless Steel Pot, 44-Quart

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I have used it a couple times to cook low country boil and to cook other things. Not the heaviest in the world but not the most expensive commercial pot. A good choice for me. Cooked enough low country for around 35 people

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Review of Broil King KA5527 Multi-Purpose Tool

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This is not high tech and that's good. It should be very handy for raking ash out my Vision/Costco Kamado Grill.

There is a little hook on the back of the rake that will be handy lifting a hot grate. Nice little extra.

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This tool works great in my Vision grill. It pulls the ash out of the clean put and I no longer have to use my hands.

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I use this on my big green egg to lift the grill grates, to move charcoal around, and to sweep ash out of the bottom vent. Very solid and worth the money!

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Just like the name says, great multi-purpose tool. very handy. Great tool for moving coals, moving and lifting grates, shifting ash. I have it hanging from the side of my vision grill at all times.

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this spreads the charcoal nicely without burning the hands or the hair on the hands and arm. p p p

Review of Camco 59143 12" RV Brass 90 Tee with 3 ports and 12' Extension Hose

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I use this to hook up my oven and grill to my camper propane tank. I wish it had 2 regular ports and one type one. But I'm satisfied for now.

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Depresser on hose not long enough to engage valve in tee. I had to disable it, no automatic shutoff now when hose is disengaged. Otherwise tee and hose worked as I would have expected.

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Although I haven't really used this Extendion Hose todate, I anticipate it will coome in real handy when I run out of those pesky little bottles I have. I'm on my last one, and once that one runs out, no more little bottles for me. I have two 30lb Propane tanks on my RV and will have plenty of fuel for my Coleman two burner camp stove, and my gas grill. I plan on using this for both, just swapping connections.

Infrared Table Top Grill Review

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cons:

1the part over the ceramic heater is NOT stainless steel, this is where it counts the most. I will remove this part and get it made of high grade stainless steel someplace.

2no thermometer :-(

3the brackets where you screw in the legs are spot welded only.

4Doesn't get too hot.

5fat that drips will produce flames that make heat distribution uneven. (this doesn't matter at all).

pros:

1portable,

2big solid handle that doesn't get hot.

3small outside yet very decent grilling surface. (about 12" x 12"). (I fit 1 massive steak, 3 pork chops and 2 sausages at a time).

4Easy and quick to use,

5gets ready to use almost instantly!!

6the exterior doesn't get too hot.

7I feel safe using this grill, knowing it is fast, not too hot, easy to manage. boom, boom, boom you're done.

8has push-button start...yayyy!

9SS grill rack with thick bars (tines, bars, whatever you call them), for easy cleaning and less sticking.

10I Have had several grills in the past, this is the first time that I have obtained grill marks without over-cooking!!!! I can make grill marks now, I have achieved manhood!

I hope this grill lasts. I rather pay a little more for something that lasts. If this inexpensive grill lasts, I will be doing a victory run with the Rocky soundtrack. I think it will.

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When you first open the shipping box, you find that the grill has already started to distingrate. Each time you cook with this grill more pieces fall off. If you paid three dollars for it, you could have a good laugh.

The manufacturing quality (or lack thereof) is unlike anything you have probably seen before. It sets a new low water mark for Chinese made products.

You will never have to clean the drip tray in this grille. Juices leak out all over the bottom of the grill, leaving the drip tray empty.

Forget cooking chicken on this grill, unless you love blackened chicken.

The manufacturer states that this Infrared Table Top Grill is "all Stainless Steel." It is not! Quality Stainless is made using nickel and creates a non-magnetic metal. This product is magnetic and is made in China out of some mystery metal, which one could only hope is non-toxic like so many other Chinese made products seem to be.

The earlier model, which looks the same, was once made out of quality Stainless and was constructed far, far better. The earlier model was also larger. This grill can't possible last very long in the manner it is constructed and would suffice for grilling for a maximum of two people, unless limited to cooking hot dogs.

So, if you want a table top grill for only one or two evens and one or two people for a limited period of time, you don't want to cook chicken and you don't mind a mess all over the ground, this grill might work provided the metal (whatever it is) doesn't contaminate your food and before eating, make sure that metal parts falling off have not landed in your food.

All-in-all, better to spend more money and buy a better made grill unless you want to experience first hand just how bad a Chinese made product can be.

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this is a great item i own a hot dog cart business in the near future i plan on buyn at least 2 or 3 more they cook faster then your average gas grill look around you won't find a better price then on amazon for this item unless you want to bid on it then you will pay the extra money for postage anyways i rather pay $100.00 plus $21.00 for postage and know that im getting a great item THIS COMES BRAND NEW IN THE BOX ...THANKS AMAZON

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Sucks when you buy cheap stuff online. The grill looks great great grilling surface, assembles easily, fires right-up... but about 5 minutes into grilling every damn time it POPS! and turns orange with flames coming out of the burner with a scary-loud hissing and popping noise to back things up. I shut it down... cool it off... and disconnect. i have used multiple tanks and even hooked-up a 5lb tank with an adapter always getting the same results. There is a leak that is somewhere inside the the burners and i dont think i should have to take the bbq apart to test for leaks. Needless to say, it does not make me feel safe.

I will probably update my review depending on how the seller handles my return...

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An excellent grill if you love your meat seared on the outside and raw in the middle. Also works for overcooking meat if you choose to, you just have to turn it down.

Replacement Flavorizer Bars 7536 7537, Set of 5, 22.5" (20 Ga.) Reviews

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These bars are substantial and appear to be high quality steel...better than original equipment and at a lower cost...a great value!

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These were exactly as described and fit perfectly into my weber genesis silver. Saved me a bundle, and now they wont corrode as quickly as the original steel ones, which in their defense, lasted 12 years. But toward the end there were lots of flare-ups. These new bars almost eliminated that issue. I regret not ordering them a few years earlier.

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These aftermarket flavorizer bars arrived quickly and fit my Weber Spirit 310 like a champ. High Quality Stainless Steel. Much better than the original porcelain coated bars that came with the grill. I would definitely purchase these again from RiversEdge Products.

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Although these are not Weber brand, they are every bit as good, if not better. The manufacturer obviously takes pride in their product. They fit great, work perfectly, and priced well. I highly recommend them.

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I priced these replacement flavorizer bars with Weber and every where else. They were by far the best priced and work just fine. I will get at least one to two more years out of my grill.

Discount Weber 6645 Original Portable 2-Piece Stainless Steel Tool Set

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We are very happy with the BBQ items. Good quality. Nice looking. Work great with his Weber Q size BBQ.

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These are very good quality grilling tools made for Weber. Too bad they are made in China, but isn't everything nowadays.

We would buy these if we had to again. So much better than any other in the stores that we considered. Just the perfect size.

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I've only used this a couple of times so far -grilling chicken and then eggs/pancakes. Very nice quality, substantial, but easy to use. Works will with the weber Q-120

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Just perfect for use with my Webber portable grill. They are high quality and the tongs can

grip everything securely.

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This was a gift and the receiver was delighted. Arrived as promised in perfect condition.

Very well made good weight and easy to use.

Review of Char-Broil 15" Folding table top grill

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Grill is cheaply made, but for the price what can you really expect? Previous review had an issue because there is no ventilation hole in the bottom but that is easily fixed with a power drill. Wasn't an issue for me. As for size and grill space it's fine. Easily grilled 9 burgers at once. I gave it a 3 because I am neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with my purchase. But I plan to buy a more expensive one that will better suit my needs. This one will work for tailgate parties and what not.

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I got one of these on clearance for $10 and I still feel like I spent too much. The "legs" are flimsy, and feel like they're going to collapse at any moment, spilling fiery goodness onto whatever surface is nearby. There are NO air holes on the bottom, making it very difficult for the coals to really heat up. If you want to cook food with the cover on you might as well just forget about it, the coals will cool off and become useless shortly.

Do yourself a favor and spend a little more for the small/portable Weber grill.

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I purchased this in hopes it would aid in the homebrew process. I was right. This is an excellent, low cost product (for my intent) overall with a few minor engineering flaws.

Pros: Excellent replacement for Brew Structure. Many cost around the $500-$1500 area depending on where you are shopping. This is an affordable alternative. Burners are excellent and the jet burner gets to the wort to the boil quickly. The cart is sturdy and can easily support the keggels. I do like the dual LP connection as well, very handy and convenient.

Cons: I have 2 issues. 1 the bolts for the tops burner did not want to willingly fit in the drilled holes. After about 5 minutes and a long work day, I decided to use 4 of my own. It works and I have no problems thus far. The second issue is the LP tank holder. It just sits in the lip of the body of the cart. This is just to hold the LP tank while in use. Don't expect this part is a permanent part of the cart and don't expect to move the cart with the LP tank attached, I didn't try it, however there is no way a tank can be supported by this little ring as it isn't bolted in anywhere.

Overall, worth the buy, I would purchase this cart again.

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These units sell for well over $300 plus at the beer brew sites and stores, I can brew 10 gallon batches with no problem with the powerful burner that will bring 12 plus gallons up to a boil in 15 minutes which is really great for all us beer brewers. This price can never be beat I assure you. I will say this will last a life time for brewing and cooking mega pots of food or canning veggies too.

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I bought this for cooking batches of beer. And it works great for that. It was smaller than I expected, but I also expected a lot more assembly. Great burners, especially if you're like me and cook beer, but also host a lot of summer bbq's, etc.

The packaging was, well, crap. Th bottom structure has the top structure nestled inside it, and the rest of it is just sitting in there, absolutely NO packaging inside the box to support the parts from getting knocked around in shipping. And I have dented heat shields to show for it. The wheels are kinda crappy, they are heavy duty and support the unit, but the axle is wider than the wheel, and so there is about an inch of play where the wheels can move side to side?? Whats with that?? And as previously mentioned, the little ring that holds the propane bottle on just sits in a small notch on the frame. You can't move this with the propane bottle in place. Kinda sucky, because I am sure a little ingenuity would have made this a heavy duty mount, but it was made in China... so, there ya go.

All these negative statements, why 4 stars... it is worth the money, and is a great burner.

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I purchased this for all-grain home brewing. The stand is easy to assemble, and easily supports two full keggles. The jet burner is able to bring 12 gallons of wort to a boil in 15 minutes or less. If you are looking for an economical, 2-tier burner for home brewing, and you don't want to spend a fortune on a brew sculpture or tower, this is an excellent choice.

PLEASE NOTE: This does ship in its factory packaging, which is, to say, nothing special. There were some minor scratches and dents on this stand when I received it, and the box was damaged during shipping. I wasn't expecting perfection, so none of these things concerned me, and in the end, the stand and burners all worked the way I wanted them to. However, if you are expecting perfection, please set your expectations a bit lower.

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This is powerful burner. I love it. Cooking a crawfish save me a lot of time. Just cooking the small burn. Don't have chance to try lower one yet.

Cheap Music City Metals 128C4 Stainless Steel Burner Replacement

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Good fit for an old Weber Grill. Easily assembed within 45 minutes (disassembly and assembly). Quick delivery, good price. Have used for about 1 month now and works great.

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Review of SlatGrill (Aluminum) "The Trail"

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Bought the SlatGrill after visiting Took it on a motorcycle trip to the Kern River where 4 of us used it relentlessly for 4 days with gas, wood & coal to cook everything from steaks, boil water, fish, potatoes, eggs, you name it ... It's one of the better products I own & a staple in my camping gear also buying the new Titanium one for solo trips or with my son... awesome product !

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I had got a slat grill from the creator Chris W and it is perfect to grill on. My friend and I went camping this summer and it was perfect for both of us to grill on it.

The slat grill was really fun to grill on and the food tast really good. The slat grill is sweet because you can place it where ever you want and set it up how ever you want it.

The slat grill made my camping experience the best because two people can cook on it at the same time!!!

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Weber 6429 Small Roast Holder Review

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This product from Weber is built with typical Weber quality. Easy to use in the oven or on a barbeque, gas or charcoal.

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I have the new jumbo joe and this goes great with it, keeps meat and vegatables together. One trick is to put the small foil pan underneath to catch any juices and keep the kettle clean

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Well, what would you expect? This is from Weber! Highly recommend this for the Weber Q 200.gas grill. Works great.

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This roast holder is just the right size for my Weber Q 100 but of necessity is small. Holds a small chicken or roast well. Clean up is what you would expect. Works well.

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Good quality product and just the right size to fit my small aluminum roasting pan. Perfect for a roast or up to a 15 pound turkey.

Reviews of Oregon Scientific Wireless BBQ Thermometer

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This is the way to go. Perfect results every time. No more wondering if it's done. Whether you BBQ or smoke steak, hamburgers, chicken, veal, turkeys, pork know when the right temperature has been reached each and every time. One MAJOR tip the main unit and the probe both require to be RESET before the first use in order to sync up both signal and reception. The reset button is located inside each device's battery compartment. If your unit doesn't work right out of the box, then this is most likely the reason. With both units on, press the reset button.

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I like OS products, especially their weather stations, which I use. But I cannot recommend these grill thermometers. I threw both in the trash after they gave bizzare readings. Today, I was set to grill a prime rib roast....the OS probe (the one I had NOT thrown away because of the same problem) registered 199 degrees out of the refrigerator.

I compared to my Maverick thermometer, bought also on Amazon. It registered the correct 52 degrees.

I covet my meats done to perfection, and so far OS has not done the job. The Maverick dual senor thermometer has performed very well in my Weber grill and my Charbroil fryer. And yes, I know how to use digital, remote thermometers....lol.

For my money, try the Maverick.....good performer and does not give you wacko temp readings like BOTH of my OS did.

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I purchased this product because we have a four-story house and I did not want to be stuck near the kitchen to hear the temperature gauge sound. The range on this product is exceptional. Being three floors away from the base unit was not too far for the receiving sensor; it still functioned as it was designed. I have also been outside the house in the yard and the sensor still worked appropriately.

I use this product mostly in the oven. If takes the guess work out of large cuts of meat. The beef temperature that is preset is too high for my taste. But, I know this and just monitor the temperature and know that the alarm will not sound until the meat is overcooked, in my opinion.

As one of the other viewers indicated you do have to "synchronize" the base and receiving until by pressing the reset button on both items after installing the batteries and turning both products on. Check the directions, they spell out the process.

The belt clip and/or table stand is a nice feature of the product.

Another highly recommend product.

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after setting it up and reading the manual, i put it in some boiling water to check the calibration. it showed 188F, not a good sign. then i waited for it to cool off before plunging it into a glass of ice-cold water (water with lots of ice cubes, well-stirred and rested). the temperature came out to be 67F. my room temperature is at 70F, and this thermometer showed 92F. i was hoping at least that if it's off, it's off consistently so that i could still use it with some simple arithmetic, but the readings are almost completely erratic. what a piece of junk.

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I used this once or twice, and the next time I went to use it, it didn't work (I believe the part without the screen stopped turning on). Hoping that it was a lone defective model, I exchanged it for a new one, which worked for perhaps a year.

My house has thick plaster walls, so the reception wasn't the greatest from one floor up, but when it lost signal, I'd move it and it would eventually start working again. I used it inside, not outside, and treated it carefully. Leaving it on the 135 degree setting causes it to beep at 130, which is when I'll take a pork roast out of the oven. For beef, I'd prefer about 120, so I try to keep an eye on the display.

A week or two ago, I realized that the temperature of a roast seemed low, so I went to check with a second thermometer. It read 130, but the wireless said it was 75... and as I watched over the course of a few seconds, 75 changed to 78, then 71, then 89, then 65... I tried changing the batteries, resetting both units, etc., but nothing helped.

I cannot recommend a product with such a short life span. While this is the only wireless model I've tried, we've also had Polder models with a wired probe and digital readout, and they, too, have failed quickly. It is obvious that most of these thermometers are manufactured by the same place and rebranded -this Oregon Scientific model looks identical to a Weber, for example -so I'll now be shopping for ones made by different companies, with different displays and form factors.