The MeatStick

This probe brings cooking to a new level. I highly recommend it and trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

There is no excuse for requiring access to precise location services at all times to connect to a Bluetooth device. I understand you could turn it on and off each time, but the fact this company is stooping to this level is inexcusable. I’ll be returning this product. I’m not into paying for spyware. How dumb does MeatStick think people are? Shame.

Thermometer is great Wi-Fi bridge is great. Customer service seems like one guy with a dial up Internet connection. Hard to reach and very slow fair enough maybe he is on holiday. If so I’m sorry, call me when you get back.

I don’t like that you always have to share your location even when not in use.

This is total spyware disguised as a meat thermometer. Extreme caution advised. They require Precise GPS location of you at all times for this to work. It will track your movements 7/24 and know when you aren’t home. It further wants access to your entire LAN, and requires you to maintain an account (to receive spam no less) for it function at full specifications. The terms and privacy are 44 pages long. They also reserve the right to charge you to use the app in the future. They are completely untruthful in the setup process “eg Bluetooth only works if GPS-Precise is enabled” About the only they didn’t ask for during setup was my bank transit and acct number This is right up there with washing machines that ask for your gps location 7/24 to allow you to know when the rinse cycle starts. I’ll go back to something more basic like a glass liquid thermometer to know when the chicken is done. Returned it to Amazon after 20 minutes on non use - as it’s impossible to setup unless you submit to all the invasive privacy access it demands. TOTAL FAIL

As a temperature monitor the meatstick does a fine job. But it does have one intensely annoying “feature”, the requirement to have location services set to “Always” in order to use it. If you don’t shut down location services it will occasionally access your location when not in use. Why can this not be changed to “Only when in use”?

I’m not sure why you need to permanently know my phones location even when not using the app. Seems a bit of a stretch for a meat thermometer

I’m trying to understand why this app need precise location services to be used. I’m sorry but I don’t want to turn that on for a meat thermometer. Makes me feel like the months of waiting for this device is a disappointment. Sorry. I don’t think I’m going to use this device until I hear why location services are needed.

My 3 MeatStick are useless tonight.

Perfect meat all the time. Everyone can have a choice of how they like their meat. This is easy and accurate!