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Fully Wireless Meat Probes
Our pick
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe
Choose the four-probe ThermoWorks RFX starter kit for tracking several foods during the same cook.1
The alternatives
Other contenders
Choose FireBoard Pulse when you want phone monitoring without a base or gateway.3
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe
Choose the two-probe RFX starter kit when two separate food readings cover your cooking plans.5
For tracking more than one food
Choose enough included probes for the foods you want to track separately.15 Choose the four-probe RFX starter kit for tracking up to four foods with one probe in each.1
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ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe
- Probes included
- 41
FireBoard Pulse
- Probes included
- 16
MEATER Plus
- Probes included
- 14
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 1-probe
- Probes included
- 12
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe
- Probes included
- 25
Every specification for these products
| Specification | ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe | FireBoard Pulse | MEATER Plus | ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 1-probe | ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probes included | 41 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| Wireless range | 1,500 ft (Environment: Line of Sight)2 | 200 ft (Environment: probe sitting in a Dutch oven, within a metal smoker; Host: FireBoard 2 base station with accessory Sub-1GHz antenna)7 | 165 ft8 | 1,500 ft (Environment: Line of Sight)2 | Up to 1,500 ft (Environment: line of sight)2 |
| Probe battery life | At least 65 h (Duration: full 20 min charge)2 | 43 h (Host: FireBoard 2 and the accessory antenna)6 | Not published | Up to 52 h (Duration: 10-minute charge)9 | At least 65 h (Test method: full 20 min charge)2 |
| Base or gateway required | Yes2 | No3 | Yes4 | Yes2 | Yes2 |
| Max internal temp | 212 f2 | 212 f6 | 212 f4 | 212 f2 | 212 f2 |
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ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe
- Base or gateway required
- Yes2
FireBoard Pulse
- Base or gateway required
- No3
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MEATER Plus
- Base or gateway required
- Yes4
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 1-probe
- Base or gateway required
- Yes2
Product image unavailableThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe
ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe
- Base or gateway required
- Yes2
How they compare
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| Specification | Our pickThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe | FireBoard Pulse | MEATER Plus | ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 1-probe | ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 2-probe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probes included | 41 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| Wireless range | 1,500 ft (Environment: Line of Sight)2 | 200 ft (Environment: probe sitting in a Dutch oven, within a metal smoker; Host: FireBoard 2 base station with accessory Sub-1GHz antenna)7 | 165 ft8 | 1,500 ft (Environment: Line of Sight)2 | Up to 1,500 ft (Environment: line of sight)2 |
| Probe battery life | At least 65 h (Duration: full 20 min charge)2 | 43 h (Host: FireBoard 2 and the accessory antenna)6 | Not published | Up to 52 h (Duration: 10-minute charge)9 | At least 65 h (Test method: full 20 min charge)2 |
| Base or gateway required | Yes2 | No3 | Yes4 | Yes2 | Yes2 |
| Max internal temp | 212 f2 | 212 f6 | 212 f4 | 212 f2 | 212 f2 |
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- ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe vs MEATER Plus
- ThermoWorks RFX Wireless Probe Starter Kit 4-probe vs FireBoard Pulse