Stop gambling with your food: This $130 gadget put an end to cooking anxiety for me

• The Meater Pro is available now for $130.
• Five-sensor accuracy, a powerful companion app, long battery life, and a handy magnetic case are the key highlights.
• The device is relatively expensive, but the lack of wasted meat thanks to proper cooking makes up for it.

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My family enjoys good steak, chicken, pork loin, and other meats cooked on the barbecue grill, so the pressure is always on when I'm wearing the apron. After discovering the Meater thermometer in 2018, I never cooked meat without it. 

That's because while steak is considerably easier to grill properly with timing and visual cues, chicken is the bane of my culinary existence. Thankfully, having a precision thermometer in hand has made all the difference between a raw or tough piece of meat and one that's tender and juicy.

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