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Wasted $120 on a digital meat thermometer that died after one cook
Bought this fancy wifi thermometer from a brand I saw on Instagram. Worked great for a brisket last Saturday. Connected to my phone, let me monitor the temp from inside the house. Sunday I go to smoke some pork shoulder and the thing won't even turn on. Changed the batteries three times, still dead. Called customer support and they said it's out of warranty by three months. So now I'm back to using my old $15 analog probe and checking it every hour. Has anyone else had luck with those thermoworks thermometers or should I just stick with the cheap ones?
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parkerkim1mo ago
Is it just me or does it feel like everything these days is designed to die right after the warranty expires? I've had bluetooth speakers that stopped charging, phone cables that frayed in a month, and now your thermometer. It's like companies figured out they can make things juuust good enough to work for a year or so, then they're trash. With the cheap analog stuff, it either works or it doesn't, and you're out 15 bucks instead of 120. I'd rather take my chances with the old school probe and save the hassle.
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