Wireless thermometer recommendations?

[Steve Broady]

I’ve been using this Inkbird WiFi thermometer for a while now, and I need something better.

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I really like the functionality, the app (especially since I use other Inkbird products), battery life, and the fact that it’s WiFi instead of Bluetooth. However, none of that matters if it’s not giving me accurate data. I’ve had to resort to busing at least two probes and taking either the average (if they’re close) or the more sensible number (if they’re not). I’ve been through two packs of probes, which are not cheap and are not compatible with virtually every other thermometer probe out there, and all of them have given me issues. I’ve even seen the temperature randomly climb, and two probes which start out agreeing can differ wildly over the 12-24 hours it takes to mash a batch of grain.

I should add that I’m using this primarily for mashing, where the ability to check on it remotely and without opening the cooler is handy. I don’t use it for cooking any more, because I just don’t trust it well enough to differentiate between medium and well done.

So I’m looking for a replacement. Does anyone have a recommendation on a reliable wireless probe thermometer, preferably WiFi, that I can actually trust the data on?