Maverick OT-3BBQ Kitchen Thermometer, Black Review

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I have had the Maverick for almost a year and I am well pleased with it. I read some of the reviews before purchasing and saw the problems with the cables so I ordered the one designed for BBQ and smokers, with the steel braided cable. I use this primarily in the oven in the house. In fact it stays in the oven all the time. The opening and closing of the door has not affected the cable. I also rarely turn it off. I keep it on the non-averaging mode so it shows current actual tempurature. I replaced the AAA battery (regular batery non-alcaline)for the first time last week after it had been on for the best part of 10 months, 24/7. I don't have a good way to validate its accuracy other than looking at the way baked goods come out after I use the Maverick to adjust the oven temp. On that basis I find it to be accurate. I am happy enough with this to order a Maverick for my son.

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No complaints. My wife has thought for years that the kitchen oven was running hot. By using our new Maverick, I was able to verify that the oven was indeed hot by 12 to 20 degrees depending on the temperature. Per oven instuctions, I lowered the temperature scale by 15 degrees. Now she's happy.

I was going to remove a star because the product documentation, although well written, did not give an accuracy tolerance.

But on the Maverick website () it is stated (in response to a question): "All of our digital thermometers have a tolerance of +/(3-4) degrees F...".

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Excellent thermometer for either BBQ or regular Kitchen Oven usage. The main rule to follow is to avoid making sharp bends in the probe cable. If you do make sharp bends, either in storage or in use, you may damage the cable and render it useless. The probe tip mounts easily in the included "foot mount" and the probe tip should be placed near the item being cooked. If using it in the oven, you can close the oven door on the cable without causing any damage but just be sure that this does not cause any "kinks" in the cable. For storage, it will be safer to coil up the cable rather than storing it in the "bowtie" fashion that it was originally packaged with. I use this unit for both Kitchen oven and outdoor BBQ grills and it works great in both applications. Be aware, however, that your oven will have a fluctuating temperature. For example,if you set it for 350 degrees, the actual temperature in the oven will likely cycle up to about 375 and then shut off until the temperature drops to about 325. The OT-03BBQ thermometer display will rise and fall throughout these cycles, so you will need to take this into consideration.

My experience over many examples, however, is that the temperatures displayed (or selected)by most residential ovens are usually not accurate but some will have the capability for you to "adjust" the temperature setting. This capability, used in conjunction with the BBQ thermometer, will allow you to more accurately adjust your oven settings.

Another caution: Do not leave the cable in the oven when using the "oven cleaning" function. The extreme heat from this cleaning operation will likely ruin the BBQ probe.

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I bought this to monitor the temperature in my smoker. Smoking a pork shoulder for ten hours or so requires strict temperature control and this little device has proved invaluable. There are more elaborate models out there that have more functions but this one is just a simple thermometer with an alarm setting that will beep when your desired temp is reached if you want as well as a timer function. It's accurate and it works but the real reason I rate it so highly is I forgot about it and left it outside all last winter! This thing endured some nasty weather and you know what? It still works! I didn't even need to replace the battery! I'm very impressed with this thing's durability and I highly recommend it.

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Good little product here, really helps to keep that grill at the proper temperature. The stand keeps the probe off of your hot grill pads and the cable allows you to put the unit pretty much wherever you want. The programmable alarm feature is nice too.