TempPro BBQ

So the ThermoPro I got works just great. Bluetooth range could be better but it’s fine. The app however…. Start with the good. Temp readings are very accurate. Alarm is nice and loud. Simple to set temp or time alarms. But the bad. First off the estimated time to temp feature might as well not exist. It takes it forever to show any number and that number is almost always nowhere near accurate until you are within five-ten minutes of the time. Pretty useless if you are trying for an overnight long hours cook. It’s easier to estimate the time yourself just looking at the graph. Takes me to point 2. The graph. Not really useful other than trying to guess the finish time. Would be nice if the app showed quick look numbers on the Lock Screen. Also would be nice if it could adjust for dark mode. And the alarms need to just go off even if the temp goes below the set point for a second. Like it will hit temp for a second, sound the alarm. While you silence the alarm it goes down two degrees. Then goes back up and sounds the alarm again. This can happen a number of times before you get to the grill. Just some suggestions.

I read several reviews that noted numerous problems with disconnects and inaccurate probes. I decided to take a chance on the TP25 anyway. I did not experience any of the problems other reviewers described. The range was excellent (I was about 150ft away, through one exterior and three interior walls with no disconnects), probes were accurate, and alarms went off as programmed (I was alerted on my phone and Apple Watch). I’m very pleased. That being said, there are some things this app could do better, especially for use with a smoker. First, the temperature graphs show a maximum of eight hours, with no ability to scroll back or zoom out. Fixing this should be top priority for the app team, as seeing the full temperature graph is important for understanding how the smoker is running and where the meat is in the cook. Second, being able to snooze an alarm for a few minutes would be wonderful. Opening the smoker lid always results in a temperature drop for the ambient probe, and the alarm trips constantly even after dismissed until the lid is closed and the temperature get back within the set range. Being able to snooze the alarm for five minutes would be more than sufficient. Hopefully the app team can implement these changes.

So I recently got a new ThermoPro meat thermometer, went to download the app and saw several negative reviews about how it disconnects all the time. Now maybe there was an update that fixed this, but I think it is mostly user error. The product is Bluetooth with a 600ft range, and I know for me my smoker is in my garage 600 ft from my house. I didn’t have any connection unless I was either in my basement or on the far side of my house well out of the 600ft range and even then it would reconnect on its own as soon as it got a connection. The app worked great I didn’t have to leave my home into -15 degree conditions until my pork loin was done smoking! It’s a life saver for those of us crazy enough to grill/smoke year round.