34% of 155 verified Meater Plusowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 53% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Constant trouble with this thing. Says not close enough when phone, probe, and dock are all right next to each other. Getting ready to just throw this thing out!”— @cassandratheisen6865 on YouTube
“Same thing with my meater plus. Worked amazingly for a few months, never abused it, and one day it just fails to connect to the block and drops signals when you're trying to cook.... I've given up on mine and it's a shame.”— Dnm3k on Reddit
“Be careful on the Meater plus, I had the same thing and after couple cooks the innards of Meater came out when pulled it out.”— kutchduino on Reddit
“Mine is not very old and I’m having problems with it taking a charge.”— @brucemerryman7365 on YouTube
“I am extremely disappointed with my Meater Plus. Its finicky. It's a diva. The wireless connection is spotty at best. I could have the charger less than a foot away and my bbq maybe 3 feet away from my wifi router and the connection will spontaneously drop and will refuse to come back.”— AnotherDrunkCanadian on Reddit
“they are utter shit products. I bought 3 of their "plus" products, and neither worked as advertised in my pellet smoker. The blocks couldn't "see" the sensors except for when the smoker was open. what's the point of these things if you can't use them with the smoker closed?”— Careful_Square1742 on Reddit
“I’m not a fan of the type of thermometer like the Meater Plus as,afaik, the probe’s battery is not user replaceable and I wouldn’t want to buy an expensive probe that will only, potentially, last a few years before the battery”— NeilDeWheel on Reddit
“I love/loved mine but lately it's been overshooting Temps - not telling me to pull on time. That was the most impressive thing about the early days. For the record, I've not worn out the old one and I have a brand new meater plus that's doing it too.”— maddmoguls on Reddit
“I bought the Meater Plus from all the ads on facebook. I started watching reviews after I bought it. Found out it took a battery. I didn't like that”— Rancoranthum on Reddit
“I have the meater plus, and it's a piece of garbage unfortunately. It doesn't stay connected.”— WxaithBrynger on Reddit
“The meater plus is a great concept with mediocre execution (fairly easy to kill it by overheating if you’re not careful), and awful customer service (took me 2 weeks to get a response from them).”— [deleted] on Reddit
“I bought meater plus. Estimated Time is really allaround place. Every time i use it i watch estimated Time and think "well thats a fucking lie". Also docking station must be right next to grill. And if i walk with my Phone to inside. (5m away to kitchen) connection Lost. Always same case.”— jonzeri on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“I used a Meater Plus probe that consistently showed the ambient temperature in the Traeger was 25 degrees lower than the set temp (i.e., I had to set the Traeger to 250 to get an ambient temp of 225). I didn't independently confirm the ambient temp, but I did cross-check the meat readings with my Thermapen, and they agreed every time”— b1gmouth on Reddit