Doubt on MEATER.

[TedW]

OK

In my opinion the OP should wait until the unit launches, then read the reviews. The OP is spending a lot time using this open forum to damage Meater. In my opinion.

If I were the dudes from Meater, I'd be pretty bummed to have all this bad press be facilitated by the forum. In my opinion.

 

[BBQchef33]

Agreed. Completely agreed. I'd pull the thread if I were a mod.

:bored:

On what grounds?? someone expressing their opinion? Thats not an infraction of our rules.

You know we don't operate like that. :mod:

Also keep in mind he is translating form Chinese. So you are reading an indirect translation and the lack of inflection is even worse than usual.

 

[Ron_L]

OK

In my opinion the OP should wait until the unit launches, then read the reviews. The OP is spending a lot time using this open forum to damage Meater. In my opinion.

If I were the dudes from Meater, I'd be pretty bummed to have all this bad press be facilitated by the forum. In my opinion.

The dudes from Meater are more than welcome to join the forum and answer any questions on their product :-D.

In the mean time, we can have a civil discussion about it, without resorting to name calling and personal attacks. Several of the recent posts have been very close to crossing that line. In my opinion.

 

[TedW]

Look at his posting history, he designs/sells stuff too. I think he's a Chinese manufacturer, looking to talk down the "competition".

Yes I am selling digital BBQ thermometer on eBay.

Thread distillation

 

[BBQchef33]

Look at his posting history, he designs/sells stuff too. I think he's a Chinese manufacturer, looking to talk down the "competition".

Thread distillation

Youre incorrect. He had a vendor forum and was one of our supporters. He does things by the book here and abides by our rules. He was gone for a while and has recently returned.

He also, historically, has used our forum to get ideas and feedback on his products and ideas.

So, if you dont care for his ideas, or his delivery, i suggest you simply just leave the thread, or try to be constructive and civilly offer alternatives or feedback.

 

[TedW]

My constructive advice to the OP would be for him to realize that he is coming across negatively to some.

It's possibly a cultural / translation issue, but in my opinion, the OP would do well to not risk cheapening his brand by criticizing a competitor's product before it even launches.

 

[Ron_L]

My constructive advice to the OP would be for him to realize that he is coming across negatively to some.

It's possibly a cultural / translation issue, but in my opinion, the OP would do well to not risk cheapening his brand by criticizing a competitor's product before it even launches.

It is definitely a translation issue. He uses Google translate to translate from his native Chinese to our native English. Have you ever tried to use Google translate? We're lucky that it even comes close to making sense :-D

 

[woodpelletsmoker]

Sorry for the mess this thread causes.
At this stage I am NOT a competitor of MEATER.
If MEATER works as supposed, I will never waste my money to develop a same thing.
It must be the No.1 for at least 10 years.
I do not have the same resources to develop same great product.

But It seems that the MEATER is too good to be true.
It got 1.5M$ on kickstart and 2.5M$ on indigogo.
You can read comments https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/...rt-meat-thermometer-food-technology#/comments
Backers are getting angry and asking for refund.

If MEATER fails, it leaves room for me to play.
Some idea of MEATER is geat, which I must learn from
I can use its idea to develop a sceond-good thermometer than MEATER, but better than all brands at market now.

All in all, I will wait and see.
If MEATER success, I will not waste my money to develop a new thermometer.
If MEATER fails, I will take use of SOME of its idea to develop a second better thermometer. and I will use my own pocket money.

 

[woodpelletsmoker]

I am watching MEATER on kickstart and indigogo.
Now I can be 100% sure that MEATER guys are liars.
But some of its idea is good to follow.

I am going to develop a similiar thermometer but with two main changes
#1. same construction as MEATER, but leave electronics part outside the smoker. Needle will be 20' Inches long. You need to drill a hole on your smoker.
Then you insert the needle into the hole. Electronis part is left outside the smoker

#2.instead of bluetooth or Zigbee, or Zwave, I will use most common 433Hz wireless signal, for long effective distance. Please read feedback of iGrill on Amazon.com.
iGrill claims 150' feet. A few commnets say 15' feet in reality. iGrill uses bluetooth. By 433Hz 50' feet is GUARANTEED.

The electronics part will be fully insulated. It is water proof.
Built-in rechargable li-ion battery.
wireless recharge

I need a partner good at I.T. Photoshop, and most important native English speaker

 

[Q Junkie]

I am watching MEATER on kickstart and indigogo.
Now I can be 100% sure that MEATER guys are liars.
But some of its idea is good to follow.

I am going to develop a similiar thermometer but with two main changes
#1. same construction as MEATER, but leave electronics part outside the smoker. Needle will be 20' Inches long. You need to drill a hole on your smoker.
Then you insert the needle into the hole. Electronis part is left outside the smoker

#2.instead of bluetooth or Zigbee, or Zwave, I will use most common 433Hz wireless signal, for long effective distance. Please read feedback of iGrill on Amazon.com.
iGrill claims 150' feet. A few commnets say 15' feet in reality. iGrill uses bluetooth. By 433Hz 50' feet is GUARANTEED.

The electronics part will be fully insulated. It is water proof.
Built-in rechargable li-ion battery.
wireless recharge

I need a partner good at I.T. Photoshop, and most important native English speaker

I love the fire in your belly (hopefully this will be miss-interpenetrated) but you are missing the wireless aspect of this project. They may never solve this problem, but it still needs to be solved.
A 20" probe is not the answer. Unless that's what you need.

 

[woodpelletsmoker]

I love the fire in your belly (hopefully this will be miss-interpenetrated) but you are missing the wireless aspect of this project. They may never solve this problem, but it still needs to be solved.
A 20" probe is not the answer. Unless that's what you need.

sorry that is a typing error.
needle will be 10’ inches long.

the battery, the electronics will be left outside of smoker.
no worry about battery explode.
no worry about faraday cage effecting distance of wireless signal

 

[LYU370]

#1. same construction as MEATER, but leave electronics part outside the smoker. Needle will be 20' Inches long. You need to drill a hole on your smoker.
Then you insert the needle into the hole. Electronis part is left outside the smoker

I think you'll get about 5 people to buy your product. I know I wouldn't. You think I'm going to drill a hole in my Kamado cooker? What if I want to monitor several meats? Do I have to drill a bunch of holes all over?

 

[bucko]

Why would you use that to grill a steak now I have to go buy a phone get app turn it on then go inside the house and watch my phone instead of watching my steak outside for about 10 minutes I must b missing something

 

[Jason TQ]

I think you'll get about 5 people to buy your product. I know I wouldn't. You think I'm going to drill a hole in my Kamado cooker? What if I want to monitor several meats? Do I have to drill a bunch of holes all over?

Ya the "drill a hole" is a deal breaker for most i'd have to guess. Ceramic cookers, insulated gravity fed or backwoods styles, etc. I have probe holes in my offset, but 10in isn't enough to get near the grates/food. That's what appears to be great about the Meater if it works as intended is the freedom to move things around easily.

Having a probe that has to go through the cooker puts huge limitations around where the meat can be placed, unless there is the normal wire that gives you the extra length to move things around.

 

[babrisket]

I am watching MEATER on kickstart and indigogo.
Now I can be 100% sure that MEATER guys are liars.
But some of its idea is good to follow.

I am going to develop a similiar thermometer but with two main changes
#1. same construction as MEATER, but leave electronics part outside the smoker. Needle will be 20' Inches long. You need to drill a hole on your smoker.
Then you insert the needle into the hole. Electronis part is left outside the smoker

#2.instead of bluetooth or Zigbee, or Zwave, I will use most common 433Hz wireless signal, for long effective distance. Please read feedback of iGrill on Amazon.com.
iGrill claims 150' feet. A few commnets say 15' feet in reality. iGrill uses bluetooth. By 433Hz 50' feet is GUARANTEED.

The electronics part will be fully insulated. It is water proof.
Built-in rechargable li-ion battery.
wireless recharge

I need a partner good at I.T. Photoshop, and most important native English speaker

I'm guessing this was a mistranslated attempt at a joke. If you really believe they are liars, just make a real product that replaces theirs. Sounds like you are a inventor, I'd focus your energy on making great products to put them out of business, rather than bashing them on the internet...

 

[bram03]

I just think the whole idea is silly and mostly unneeded.

 

[woodpelletsmoker]

Thanks for you all. Your comments are great help. I will give up

 

[smoke ninja]

Ummm why drill a hole and use a 20 inch probe sticking out the cooker when you could just use the standard wired thermometer?

 

[TedW]

I'd like a 10" probe...

 

[bucko]

Getting a little serious someone needs to invent something where every ones q comes out the same just put our meat on go inside your house and wait until it comes out perfect and taste like everybody else's kinda defeats the purpose of doing it your own way hanging out side getting dirty and smokey still can't figure out why someone would probe a rib eye steak come on man it's bbq