- Brand: The MeatStick
- Age Range (Description): Adult
- Unit Count: 1 Count
- Power Source: Battery Powered
- Number of Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
- Item Length: 15 centimeters
- Upper Temperature Rating: 300 Degrees Celsius
- Style: MeatStick X Set (260ft Range)
- ? SMART WIRELESS – No wires, no mess. The MeatStick Smart Wireless Meat Thermometer with Bluetooth technology is designed to be inserted and left in cooking all types of meat, so you can have a hassle-free culinary experience, whether for BBQ outdoors or in your kitchen.
- ? RANGE up to 260ft – With its Xtender built-in premium charger using Bluetooth technology, you can get temperature signals from up to 260 ft away outside or 100 ft away inside! No additional set up/pairing needed.
- ? APP CONTROLLED – The MeatStick App is your personal smart sous-chef for helping monitor real-time temperatures, customize cook alerts, and notify when your meat’s ready. Features a guided cook list with different meats to maximize your options. Compatible with any iOS/Android devices, smartphone or tablet. (Phone is NOT included)
- ? HIGHLY DURABLE with DUO SENSORS – Built to withstand high heats, the MeatStick Smart Wireless Meat Thermometer is dishwasher-safe, deep-fryer proof, and perfect for sous-vide with its 24hrs+ battery life performance; ideal for low and slow cooking. Contains 2 sensors (internal withstands up to 212ΒΊF/100ΒΊC, external up to 572Β°F/300Β°C).
- ? 30 DAY SATISFACTION GUARANTEED – Enjoy free returns within 30 days of purchase if unsatisfied.
- ? INSIDE THE BOX – 1 MeatStick (Black), 1 MeatStick X Charger (AA Batteries Not Included, Phone Not Included)































Scott Lucas –
So I have to start out by saying that I *really* wanted to like this. I think that the design is fantastic, the concept amazing, the practical applications endless. Unfortunately, the reality just doesn’t quite get there. I’ll do a pro/con:Pros:Fantastic designVery small, great carrying caseYou can monitor it anywhere through the internet (with the package I purchased)Relatively easy setupWorks anywhere, including a deep fryerSolidly built (the probes, anyway)One probe tells you both the grill/fryer/smoker/sous vide temperature AND the meat temperatureCons:If the probe is near the meat (which, by default, it *has* to be), it is *WILDLY* inaccurate. one was 70Β° offThe charger works perfectly, but leaves a lot to be desired. It is battery-powered, so the LED’s don’t stay on, there is no way (without going to the phone app) to see whether or not it is charging and when it is done.There is no way to turn these on or off (by design, since they are sealed). You have to put it in the charger, then power the charger on, then pull it out and connect with your phone. Not a huge deal, but slightly annoying.It can’t be used to solely monitor grill temperature, it has to be in the meat and part of a “cook” on the app.The occasionally don’t connect to the phone, and occasionally drop off the extender. Not enough to be bad, but an occasional annoyance.The internal thermometer seems to be 5Β°-12Β° off (from my other two thermometers) at cooking temperatures, but fairly close to accurate in ice water (where they suggested I test it). It doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is the difference between a medium-rare and medium-well steak.So these aren’t guesses. I have a ThermPro (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014DAVHSQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) thermometer which I love. I also have a stand alone digital meat thermometer, and two analog thermometers to measure the inside of the smoker (in addition to the ThermPro, you never know when a battery may go out). I bought this because I wanted to be more wireless, and I liked that I could leave for a bit if I had to and still monitor something cooking.For my first test I used the ThermPro and the MeatStick in the same piece of meat (bacon belly), pushed in the same distance, with the tips around an inch from each other. I hung the ThermPro ambient probe above the MeatStick (about 3 inches away). I also put a second ThermPro into a twine-wrapped boneless Boston Butt. The analog thermometer was on the other side of the smoker (in front, the others were near the back, both on the same side to eliminate heat coming out of the smoker box). In the pork belly there was a 12Β° temperature difference between the ThermPro and Meatstick, but my stand-alone digital thermometer agreed with the ThermPro. For the ambient temperature, though, the MeatStick in the pork belly was 30Β° different than the ThermPro and analog thermometers (both which measured within 1Β° of each other). For the Butt, there was a 70Β° difference. Since the smoker was at 225Β°, this is over 30% off. Had I been using only the MeatStick, I would have been smoking the pork at 295Β°, which is kind of the opposite of slow cooking.I contacted customer support, who told me that my smoker likely has hot and cold spots (a smoker with variations of 70Β° in three inches would cook stripes into the meat), and that with the ambient probe so close to the meat it can’t register the ambient temperature accurately. They did reassure me that it accurately shows the temperature directly around the meat . . . but since that changes constantly as the meat heats up it really isn’t helpful. I need to know the temperature of the inside of the smoker. They also pointed out that it is really accurate when in ice water (this is true, they were only a degree off, and a couple of degrees from each other). They said that there are too many variables for what the thermometers show. Which is funny, since *everything* I’ve cooked with the ThermPro has come out exactly like it is supposed to be cooked with no exceptions. I replied with my concerns, and they never wrote back.After their e-mail, I did a second test when I was smoking some salmon. This time I made sure that the ThermPro probe end and the MeatStick end were actually touching each other inside the meat. I was cooking it at a much cooler internal temperature, and they were only 5Β° different (still the difference between medium rare and medium), but the MeatStick seems to measure cold temperatures better than it does hot ones. The ambient temperature, however, was still over 30Β° off, again with the ThermPro end hanging directly over the MeatStick.I was going to keep them to ignore the ambient temperature (which you can turn off the notifications for) and just use for internal temperature, and/or use the second one just to measure ambient temperature. However you aren’t supposed to get the internal part of the probe that hot. You can’t use the external one without the internal one in the “cook” screen, nor can you turn off the alarms for it. So if you tried to use it to measure ambient temperature you would find that the alarm would go off constantly. You also can’t display it when you have a cook for something going on unless you set up a cook for it as well, so you can’t see the display temperature for it without doing the cook setup.In the end I decided to return it. I think that it would work for the sous vide . . . but those cook so accurately I don’t really need to spend $180 on it. I could use it when I deep-fry a turkey each year . . . but again it seems expensive for a once-per-year cook. Since both things *should* measure a more accurate ambient temperature from the total immersion, I think that it would probably work.I’m not one of those people who buys things just to try them and return them, this is only the second thing I’ve returned in nearly 20 years of shopping on Amazon.MeatStick is coming out with a smaller probe that doesn’t have ambient temperature. Once it comes out and I see some reviews, I may end up getting it. At least if I can’t remotely monitor the smoker temperature, I can remotely monitor the meat temperature.I’m sorry this turned into a book. But with more information, you can be better prepared. This may still work perfectly for you if you don’t need it for the things I need it for. It IS a great product overall, but fails the most in the one thing I really need it to do.
Scott W. –
I’ve been eager to try a wireless meat thermometer for a while to take the guesswork out of cooking. I read several reviews and landed on The MeatStick X. I’ve only used it once, and it did its job. The app is a bit clumsy (and has endless tutorials that you cannot seem to avoid), but once I got it charged-up and was able to use it, it did its job well. I was impressed that the connectivity was never lost despite the probe being inside a foil-wrapped tray inside a metal oven. I didn’t stray far from the oven, so I cannot attest to the range beyond a few feet. But, the “X” feature was engaged. I’m impressed how well the whole thing works on two AA batteries. The base unit is magnetic, too, which is a handy touch for storage near my oven. We’ll see how long it holds-up.
MzBizz –
I bought this for my husband for Father’s Day this past year. I was choosing between this and the Meater+. All 3 of my brothers and my father have the Meater+ and highly recommended it. I saw this was the “competition” so I did some comparing and even reached out to MeaStick’s CS team with some questions. Between the longer range for the bluetooth App, the ability to connect unlimited sticks (Meater+ has a limit of 8 and you need a special “hub” then) and my extraordinary Customer Service experience with MeatStick, I chose to go with the MeatStick and I am happy I did! My husband found it a little touchy to set-up initially, but loves how easy it is to use since. The settings on the App for the type of meat you’re cooking are perfection every time which takes the guessing out of it. It’s so easy to “Set and forget”!
papa –
This thermometer is not bad lβve used it a couple of times with pretty good accuracy
Eli –
-once a cook was started I couldn’t change the target ambient temperature-the time remaining kept reading 2 min and was not adjusting up or counting down-when attempting to edit the temperature warnings, I couldn’t save them and kept getting error codes (30 and 40 I think) and couldn’t find any info on what the error codes meant-im surprised I didn’t have to input the weight of the meat being cooked-in order to change setting I had to end the cook, but in order to start a new cook I had to remove the thermometer, place it back on the base and replace back in the meat-for the cost, the build of the base feels cheap
John T –
The temperature probe works well and is fairly accurate. Maybe it’s just me but some of the font in the app is small and hard to read. It doesn’t appear to have any custom options, like if I choose oven method, there are only options for cuts they think you might cook in an oven. That doesn’t really matter if you put your own name and temperatures, but it would be nice to have saved options. The real problem is at peast 3 times now Ive inserted the probe and started cooking and found it doesnt connect and the only option is to take it back out and try to sync it up by putting it on the charger and back off. Also one time I started a cook and it said a firmware update was required, so I had to take it out and do the 15 minute firmware procedure.
coach –
I purchased this to replace the Meater due to connection issues, and it was a fantastic move, no connection issues and it’s really accurate for ambient temp and internal temp! I recently bought the wifi bridge for brisket smokes that I can control at work or when out and about! I highly recommend the Meatstick!
Bixx –
I have a Meat Stick Mini Extended as well, i use the Mini for small cuts of meat the standard size for larger cuts of meat. You will need to keep the base station within the prescribed distance from the probe as the instructions state.