Maverick Voice Alert Anticipation Digital Thermometer

by Maverick Industries

Product Features

• Monitor the meat cooking cooking in your oven and receive voice alerts when it's ready
• Includes special "Don't forget to baste" alert--perfect for cooking poultry
• Displays both target and actual temperatures, elapsed time and remaining time
• Presets for the doneness of beef, pork, veal and poultry
• Powered by 3 AAA batteries (included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012RPH9Y
• Item model number: ET-84
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,160 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #97 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Thermometers & Timers > Instant-Read

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Precisely keep track of what's cooking in your oven with this Maverick digital thermometer/timer, which offers an innovative voice alert to keep you updated. When your dish is ready, you'll hear "Your food is ready" (or a beep, if you prefer). It even features a special "Don't forget to baste" alert--perfect for cooking poultry, especially around the holidays. The thermometer features reminder alerts for 30, 20, 10 and 5 minutes and has presets for the doneness of beef, pork, veal and poultry (based on USDA- recommended temperatures). You can also program any taste and temperature you prefer. Other features include a 48-inch wired probe, LCD display that shows both target and actual temperatures, and readings in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. It's powered by 3 AAA batteries (included).

Product Description

With the Voice Alert Thermometer-you don't even have to be in the same room to know your food is done. With its easy-to-read display, you will know the target temperature and actual termperature at the same time. When your food is done, you have the choice of hearing, Your food is done, a beeping alert, or no alert at all. It even features a special, Don't forget to baste alert-perfect for your poultry dinners. The thermometer features reminder alerts for 30, 20, 10 and 5 minutes and has presets for the doneness of beef, pork, veal and poultry. You can also program any taste and temperature you prefer-this thermometer has it all. Choose F or C for measurement, and with the 48-inch probe-you're assured more accuracy than ever before.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Function is great, rubber probe connection broke twice for me., May 5, 2009

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Retired Doc "love to cook" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maverick Voice Alert Anticipation Digital Thermometer (Kitchen)

I really like the functionality of the thermometer. Easy to program. Much better than some of the other thermometers that I have had, BUT the "cord / wire " breaks too easily. I have now bought two of these thermometers, I am extremely careful with the probe and especially careful not to put any pressure or bending at the wired end of the probe but both have fractured at this site.

I have other thermometers that I do not like as well functionally and they have a wired mess over the cord or a protective cover at the site where the probe ends and the wire begins. These have lasted forever. AND you cannot use a probe from a different thermometer. They are not interchangeable.

I would give this a 10 star if they coukld fix their probe/wire connection problem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works reasonably well, October 22, 2010

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L. Zar (Northbrook, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maverick Voice Alert Anticipation Digital Thermometer (Kitchen)

I've used this for about a year, both in the oven and BBQ. The alert voice is fun and reasonably loud. I can't hear it outside if I'm inside, but indoors it can be easily heard. There's a nice option to change from "alert voice" to "alert beep" if you get tired of "10 MINUTES UNTIL READY".

There are a couple of problems with it:
First, if you use it in a BBQ, the probe is easily damaged if it is exposed to direct flames. Be careful to place the cord from the probe over a part of the grill that will not flare up. Replacement probes are available from Maverick (you can get 2 for $20 with shipping).

Next, the probe design allows ambient heat to affect the temperature reading. If too much of the probe is exposed outside of the food, the surrounding air will raise the reported temperature by 10-20 degrees. Insert the probe as deep as possible.

Back when I bought this, the probe had a faulty design. The point where the probe attaches to the cord was weak. Maverick has since changed the design to a more robust attachment. So far, none of my probes have broken at that point, although I have toasted 3 of them due to direct flame.

Overall, I like it and use it several times a week.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comes out perfect every time, February 12, 2011

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Baivab Mitra "Save a tree, one at a time" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maverick Voice Alert Anticipation Digital Thermometer (Kitchen)

All I'll say is this product for this price is awesome. Every time whether I've cooked poultry, beef, pork - it comes out perfect. The voice alerts indicating when to baste, turn, done, etc. are awesome. Every time the meat came out juicy. Poultry and beef doesn't allow anything but well done but beef and veal allows rare, medium and well done settings. I've used in outdoor grill and indoor oven, all works. There are 2 probes given 1 which is insulated and 1 which is silicon. Battery life's pretty good too. I've used this about 40 times the probes did not break.