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Oregon Scientific AW131 Grill Right Wireless Talking Oven/Barbeque Thermometer | 
| Brand: Oregon Scientific
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $38.30
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 10
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 6 x 1 x 2.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: AW131
Model: AW131
UPC: 734811400000
EAN: 0734811400000
ASIN: B000RL2ZGO
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Features:
| • | Oven/barbeque wireless thermometer with digital LCD screen for perfectly cooked meat | | • | Stainless-steel 6-inch detachable probe; temperature display from 32 to 572 degrees F | | • | 8 entree programs; 4 doneness selections; 2 verbal and 3 audio alert options | | • | Transmission range up to 330 feet away; low-battery indicator; batteries included | | • | Main unit measures 5-3/5 by 2-3/4 by 1-1/2 inches; remote unit measures 3-2/5 by 3-2/5 by 1-1/5 inches |
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Product Description
No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is ready?this wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entrees, choose the doneness desired and you're good to grill! Four Verbal And Audio Alert Options Let You Know The Status Of Your Meal?Almost Ready, Ready,overcooked, and out-of-range Audio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reached Main unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet away Stainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaning Low battery indicator SPECIFICATIONS - Main Unit (L x W x H) - 5.6 x 2.75 x 1.53 inches (142 x 70 x 39 mm)Weight (without batteries) 145 g (5.1 oz) / Temperature unit - C / FTemperature Resolution - 1 C (2 F)/ Display temperature range - 0 C - 300 C (32 F - 572 F)Signal frequency 433MHz / Power 2 x UM-3 AA 1.5 V batteries Remote Unit (L x W x H) - 3.4 x 3.4 x 1.2 inches (86 x 86 x 31 mm) / Weight (withoutbatteries) - 1.9 oz (55 g) Transmission range 100 m (330 ft) unobstructed / Power 2 x UM-4 AAA 1.5V batteries
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 So Much Fun You May Sell Your Stove October 22, 2007
J. Malkowski (Tampa, Fl. United States)
60 out of 61 found this review helpful
I happened upon the "Talking Wirless Grill Thermometor ("TWGT")in Lowes $29). Being a gadget guy I could not pass it up. Got it home, put in the batteries and it worked perfectly. It immediately measured room temp within 1 degree of my digital room thermometer. I Cooked "Beercan Chicken" on the patio grill that weekend. Put the probe into the thigh as directed and placed the base unit on my kitchen counter about 40 feet away. Opened a cold beer and watched the info on the base unit as I prepared other food in the kitchen. No need to periodically go out to the grill and check the chicken. Instead I watched football and the unit as it measured temp up and up. When it was time, it told me "It's almost done." Headed to the patio when the unit told me "It's done". The TWGT worked great. I was so impressed I went and bought a second one to give as a gift.
Then I tried to use it a second time. I had steak marinated and ready for the grill. Football on TV. Turned the TWGT on but the base was not getting a signal from the probe. I changed batteries, hit the reset button on the probe, shook it, cursed it, prayed. Nothing made it work. I even opened the one I had bought to give as a gift - it did not work either. Both units and probes were on but not communicating with each other. I gave up and cooked the steak the old way by trying to time it, lifting the grill and testing it. Very dissappointing.
Fortunately for me, I love gadgets and did not give up. Later, I kept experimenting, trying to figure out what was wrong. I went to Amazon.com and read a review saying you have to hit the reset button, but I had already tried that too many times without success. Then I figured it out. When you turn on the units, if they do not talk to each other, you have to press the reset buttons on BOTH THE PROBE AND THE MAIN UNIT. I'd never noticed the main unit also has a reset button. I turned on both units, pressed both reset buttons one after the other and --SUCCESS! Both units and their probes started talking. Again they were within 1 degree of room temp. I cannot wait to grill out this weekend! Maybe on Sat. for the Gators and on Sun. for the Bucs.
Summing it up? Yea. It would be a good idea for OE to put a troubleshooting section in the manual to cover this problem. As it is you need to either figure it out or call OE. I suspect many of these amazingly fun grill gadgets are lying unused in some dissappointed owner's junk drawer. But, if you know the secret (you can probably get the secret if you call OE customer service)this thermometer is fun, and convenient. I won't grill without it. In fact, I will now use both units at the same time for different foods cooked simultaniously (so much for the gift idea). BTW. The unit's voice is female and she speaks multiple languages. My advice - set her for French. I don't speak the language but she sure sounds good. :)
 I had high hopes... July 30, 2007
Boathouse6 (Atlantic City, NJ USA)
36 out of 46 found this review helpful
I have purchased and used several remote thermometers before. When they work, they are fantastic. What lazy cook, especially when entertaining, doesn't appreciate being able to throw something into the oven or onto the grill and then be able to do other cooking chores or just hang out with your guests, and get an audible signal that your main course is done, perfectly? I've used several of the others that have a maximum temp. of 392 or so, with great results. Until I burned out their probes because I was doing true roasting in the oven, or grilling, which require higher temps.
I had high hopes for this. Not because of the secondary unit you can take with you for a distance that talks to you in a robotic female voice saying: "it's almost done" and then, "it's done", I bought it because Oregon Scientific claims the max temp is close to 500 degrees, so I thought it might work for roasting and grilling.
I had a hard time getting it going. The manual doesn't explain that you may need to "Reset" when you first get it, if it doesn't work. Which it didn't. Bad manual. I had to email tech support to figure this out, although they were very helpful.
I tested this on several simple tasks. Like grilling a 3.5 lb. chicken on indirect heat; the cooking temperature was not accurate. When "she" told me it was "done", even at standard (high) 180 degrees, the bird was still bloody. I would have done better just clocking an hour for a 3.5 lb. chicken.
I don't know. Maybe it's me. I gave it my best shot. But I'm kinda disappointed.
Great BBQ gadget to prevent overcooking. September 12, 2007
James W. Elkins (Boulder)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
For those people that are worried about overcooking meat and fish and creating potential carbon causing cancer, this is this device for you. The voice message announcing "almost done" and "done" is very loud. The overcooked alarms sound from as far away as 50 feet inside the house. For those of you not wanting the voice, there is a less expensive version available from Oregon Scientific.
Great little device July 31, 2007
T. Werkema (Pennsylvania USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
We bought this from a local hardware store. Our previous thermometers were the analog instant read types and they've died. We use this 3 to 4 times a week for cooking fish, hamburgers, steaks, poultry and have been extroardinarily pleased with the results each and every time. Now, if I don't use it, I can tell the difference. The fish flakes apart perfectly, the poultry is absolutely not bloody, and the hamburgers and steaks are cooked to temperature. There is a setting to set your own temperature if you don't like the presets.
Make sure to put the probe into the meatiest part of the meat and not touching any bones. Also, don't put the probe directly over the flame (the manual says these things). I angle it towards the front of the grill so that it is almost under the cover. That way I can close the grill but it is not over direct flame. I've cooked from low BBQ temps to High grill and had no trouble with it. It's made making dinner much less of a hassle.
We've not used it in the oven, though it says you can. We had one issue where the base unit lost track of the remote unit. The temperature reading started flashing and it couldn't reconnect. I turned off the base unit and turned it back on and it reconnected with no further problems.
We like ours so much that we bought another one as a gift.
Recomended October 18, 2007
M. Furniss
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is my third wireless thermometer. I use them on my grill which can easily destroy regular kitchen types. This one has held up great and is much more durable in its construction.
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