I Was Wrong About The MEATER Block | Updated Review

I was wrong about the MEATER block. In a recent review, I mistakenly made some claims that were not true based on an older unit I had. The company reached out to me and sent me a new MEATER + and MEATER Block to test out. In this video, I'll do an unboxing and give you my updated review. I'll also talk about some future improvements I hope to see and do a giveaway.

(CLOSED) GIVEAWAY DETAILS: The winner is @AdamHomsi14
Comment below and tag @MEATER What would you use the MEATER + for? Let the MEATER company know Tom Wade sent you on their Instagram! The giveaway is open worldwide. I will ship out the (1) MEATER Plus at my own expense.

One (1) Winner will be selected at random and will receive a MEATER + Probe.

The contest ends 48hrs after this video has been published.

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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Unboxing
01:22 - Older Unit Power Issues
05:04 - Future Improvements
06:44 - Do I Still Recommend MEATER?
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[AzKaraokeVic]

So you never mention what claims you said were not true. Hmm, looks like you wrote a favorable review because they sent you new units. Are they going to do that for the rest of us who have had a block die?

[tomwadek]

GIVEAWAY DETAILS: The winner is @AdamHomsi14
I was wrong in first review.The MEATER block does in fact run on batteries with full wifi tethering. What features do you want MEATER to add or update?

[hanktrantham]

I bought a Meater block a few years ago and had nothing but headaches with it. Every time I got it out of the box it wanted to do an update. Finally sent it back and went with a wired brand and have been extremely happy with the purchase. If I want to cook, I want to cook, not wait around on something to down load an update.

[rickpatterson]

I bought the block with 4 probes, , I'm not having good luck with, it disconnects all the time, probe to block, I also had two probes side by side, the temp were 8 degrees difference, Not sure if i'm doing something wrong, if you have set temp, it flags you 5 degrees before and locks up,

[DonaldHTyers]

Very Interesting! I just had the Meater Block in my Amazon Cart and and a result of this Video, I have cancelled the order! Dropping the WiFi and also the Battery Issue is a MUST! I'm a Professional Cook!

[georgemeads]

Hello Tom. I’d use the MEATER+ for everything that I’ll cook in the oven (ribs, chicken, pork and beef), plus everything that goes on the grill! I’ll definitely use it for cooks w/ lamb… don’t want to over cook that protein!! But more so, I’ll be able to teach my kids the importance of using a measuring tool, to accurately track the temperature of their foods while it’s cooking! I currently use the ThermaPen (love it btw), but to be able to track the cooking progress w/o opening the oven door or grill lid, helps to keep as that heat where it suppose to be… on my food!! Thank you for the give away!!!

[kepmorvant]

Stumbled upon this video because I've had nothing but trouble with my Meater+ block. I've only used it 3-4 times, but I've lost connection on every cook. My block stays very close to the probes, but I generally do other things while cooking and my phone comes with me. Invariably, I lose connection and the probe does not reconnect. Hoping to figure out what's going on. Keep this in mind when considering the purchase.

[gmangman]

In all honesty, how can you recommend Meater? I bought the original Meater Plus. Would experience occasional disconnect issues so I “upgraded” to the block. I get disconnect issues ALL the time. Even with the probes and block and phone within 3 feet of one another. It is absolute junk.

[GrantMorris-fc]

Tom. Mine and my Son’s does the same connection fails all the time I’m not overly pleased to be honest. Also about 10 degrees off temp.

[PaceyPimp]

Can i use it with the top closed at 500+ degrees?

[katdeskinner]

Just got it today!! Ready to rock some chicken for the picky wife…lol. How do i enter the giveaway??

[sylviarowlands]

Do you know if i may use these in sous vide cooking? Thank you.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[GallaghersGrub]

Hey Tom! Just found your channel. Definitely considering a wireless meat thermometer. Thanks for the helpful, well produced videos. Cheers man!

[scubagoofdiver]

Hey Tom… recently found your channel from your SS CS and CI pan videos but loving the other content your putting out :) gladly subbed

As for the Meater+, it’d be a game changer as I recently just got a smoker and monitoring the cook without opening the lid would be huge! Definitely want to do a longer cook while monitoring remotely, such as a brisket.

Keep on doing great work eh bud!

[Lucky]

Just bought 2 meater plus probes and had the disconnect issue with them. Even though I am a about 15 feet from my smoker. Still they did make smoking the pork butt a lot less hassle free especially with ambient temp monitoring. I was able to stay inside and just go out to add wood when the temp started dropping. 2 thumbs up 👍.

[JordanDTS]

I would use the @meater plus with my pellet grill. The ability to not only get the food to the proper temperature but to have an accurate estimate as to how long that would take would be invaluable in making sure all items made it to the table at the same time. I've had difficulty doing that in the past.

[ELEVOPR]

Pretty kool tool, but like you said the block display seems pretty outdated for sure.

Hoepfully they will come out with a newer inproved model. Thats why I have not purchased one yet, I find this model to be outdated and hopefully they will come out with a new probe that doesnt require the use of a block when using just one probe and much better range without the need of the block?

I hear MeatStick 4X us govinf them some serious compition which much better range wheb using a single Probe ?





Thanks for sharing.

[jaycalicotte]

i contacted meater to get the meater block with the probe lights, they said they dont offer the one you are showing on this video, they wanted me to send them info where you got it or a web link to where you bought it and a model number

[katzsteel]

I have two Meater+ units. I got the second one pretty cheap on marketplace (used once), hoping my connection issues would be solved with a newer unit. Nope, I still have connection issues and no matter what I do it never is completely trouble free. It’s probably the last Meater I will buy. By the way, the customer service is not that great either. It took them weeks and weeks with back and forth communication to replace my first one. Support was very challenging. Sorry, I speak the truth and it’s not been a great experience. I gave it plenty of tries because I love it when it does work. By the way, all firmware and software were always up to date.

[AzKaraokeVic]

You know one thing they never fixed in the app? How many steaks have you broiled on one side? They should estimate when the cook is half done and remind you to flip the steak.