Made my first snack sticks this past weekend. I just bought some 80/20 about 3 1/2 lbs of hamburger. Used w pepperoni seasoning, ECA, carrot binder, sure cure and about 8 ounces of water. I had troubles with my wireless thermometer so I had to keep poking at the sticks to find out what temperature they were at and every time I did a lot of water squirted out. I am thinking that is not good. And just one more thing is it normal to have a lot of fat on the outside of the casing when down?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/2419/snack-sticks-water-squirting-outRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:33:16 GMTThu, 18 Jun 2020 12:25:11 GMT60brian scheider okay, that is going to have to wait a week or so but I will make sure I get the hard reset and check it

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29807https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29807Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:00:22 GMTJonathon yes I only had the temp reading sore out of control when I had got the probe to wet I accidentally submerged them a couple times. Mine says it’s firmware is up to date too. But I never updated it. I think the part on those instructions about holding the power button for 10 seconds is important. I think it is a hard reset.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29757https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29757Fri, 29 Jan 2021 02:41:35 GMTI am sorry Jonathan, I must be getting old or older but I always say Thank You for making a bad situation into something positive. Again Thank You!!!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29625https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29625Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:51:26 GMTI will try it and let me know.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29552https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29552Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:16:19 GMTsbtech If you want to try something else I will put the Meater+ on sale next month?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29549https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29549Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:03:41 GMTI am still trying to get this company to fix their problems. They keep blowing me off. My life and time is to important to go back and forth with GrillEye. I have decided to cut my lost and move on. Jonathon good analogy about twice the temperature of lava. I have no cloud to cool down my GrillEye.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29535https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29535Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:36:09 GMTbrian SCHNEIDER No, I couldn’t get it to work, sadly. It kept saying my firmware was up to date. NOW, it is possible (i suppose) that it had been updating its firmware on it’s own but I highly doubt that. I have it set to take home and will be seeing what it says on my next reverse sear and obviously seeing if it connects through the “cloud” like it used to. Did it fix yours being roughly twice the temperature of lava?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29532https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29532Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:59:22 GMTJonathon so we’re you able to get it working again following the instructions I posted?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29192https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29192Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:59:21 GMTThis is a great example of trying to “improve” something with a firmware update and ruining it. Sad because it was an awesome unit. I wonder if it was a security risk or something that forced them to do the update.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29159https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29159Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:34:54 GMTsbtech it was on the app where I saw that crazy temp

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29130https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29130Fri, 22 Jan 2021 03:08:19 GMTI am in the process of having a video conference call with GrillEye. I said I don’t know what good a video call will do but I will humor them. So far not liking the process to fix the problem. I contacted them 2 weeks ago and they keep pushing it away. Will let you know the outcome maybe tomorrow

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29064https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29064Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:26:00 GMTsbtech It still told me that my grilleye was up to date with firmware and I don’t trust that. I am still going to test it though, maybe somehow the thing updated itself without me knowing in the past few months.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29061https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29061Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:39:04 GMTsbtech I’m also going to try updating firmware and following the instructions and seeing if that works!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28665https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28665Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:54:29 GMTI didn’t think the GrillEye had that many digits. If mine went that high I would have gotten out the hose and put out that bad boy. LOL!!!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28645https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28645Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:05:04 GMTsbtech i had mine read some crazy temp reading on one of my probes a couple different times but I was able to clear it on my own some how. But I don’t remember how. But it was reading something crazy lik 256,987° lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28636https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28636Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:07:33 GMTbrian SCHNEIDER I’ve been using the Meater+ for everything basically but I will go back and try to fix that. If it works I will replace that old video with a new one. I loved the functionality of the unit and initially it was great, so hopefully, this fixes that! sbtech I am glad it helped identify the issue for your smoker, somewhere we used firebricks to stabilize the wave in our smoker and I am wondering if they could actually work to stabilize top to bottom heat fluctuations? I’ve got an old Weston vertical that had some fluctuation so I could test this is people thought it could be helpful? Hopefully grilleye gets back to you, if you bought it from us let me know I can get a receipt if it was bought online or by calling in!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28613https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28613Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:12:31 GMTBrian Schneider Just a little input about GrillEye. I bought the version before the pro. I did not see the pro on the website. Anyway I bought it back in June and used it a couple of times in my Masterbuilt smoker. My wife and boys bought me a bit boss for Christmas. The temperature rose up to 590 degrees on one probe and the others were reading fine. The temperature was fluctuating between 590 degrees and 350 degrees. Replaced the probe same thing. I tried a newer style probe and same thing. Now I thought i will see what happens if the temp drops. Well it did not but started on another port on the GrillEye. I did the same process as I did on the other port. Contacted GrillEye on the 6th. They responded on the 8th asking me to check a few things they may cause the problem. I did what they asked and not the problem. They also wanted a receipt for the GrillEye and I am thinking that is long gone. Thanks to Angie Anderson she emailed me a copy of the receipt and forward it to GrillEye. I have not heard from them so sent another email on the 13th asking did they get my email. Not heard back, This is just a FYI and not upset just giving info just incase anyone else might have problems. I say it was a great product and liked how it worked. Johnathan suggested I get it to to test my smoker amdient temp. He was right on because in my Masterbuilt I had 4 different temps. Thank you Johnathan

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28596https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28596Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:29:53 GMTJonathon I just wanted to check with you again to see if you ever gave your grilleye another chance. My unit is a few years old and I was avoiding the firmware updates to avoid the problem with not being able to connect via the cloud service. But I went to use my grilleye pro over Xmas and wasn’t able to connect to the cloud and I checked the firmware version and it had been updated. I sent grilleye customer service an email and they responded a few days later with some instructions on how to get the cloud service restored. I will attach a screen shot with the instructions as they worked for me.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28592https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28592Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:55:26 GMTBrian Schneider My opinion would be no, don’t let it update. I got a response from them but it didn’t fix my issue. I am waiting for a response to that but after seeing what some other people are saying I am thinking this isn’t just my unit that has this problem. If I had to guess I’d say unit bought before a certain date aren’t working well with the recent updates but that is just speculation. If we can’t fix this I am taking down our positive review from Youtube. I don’t really want to do that and we have never done it before but at this point the thing just isn’t working right. Angers me too because it was working wonderfully.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18931https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18931Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:36:43 GMTJonathon did you ever get your grilleye plus working better. I also have a grilleye plus, but I am sort of worried about doing the latest firmware update as it works flawlessly right now.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18858https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18858Sat, 27 Jun 2020 16:51:54 GMTsbtech When you add carrot fiber won’t really matter but I would suggest you add it early on at same time as water/seasoning. With sure gel or another binder that has protein in it you absolutely want to add it at the beginning as it makes protein extraction easier by adding protein to the mix. As for water, I do everything at once, aside from Encapsualted Citric Acid and cheese, both of those go in during the last 60 seconds of mixing.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18574https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18574Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:26:51 GMTsbtech what was your smoke schedule? What unit are you using to do this? Yes you always want add some water to help mix and stuffing into casings. I dont like using beef personally as do to the fatting issue. I use 50/50 venison pork blend at a 70/30 fat ratio. For some reason pork fat seams to hold better.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18569https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18569Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:19:34 GMTWow I looked on the equipment page under wireless thermometer and there is no Grill Eye Pro. I will be happy with this one if it is accurate. I went thru 3 batches of snack sticks because of temperature. Waste of money and time. Don’t mean to bug you but asked about putting the binder in after I mix meet and get the protein extraction. Also should I add a little water to the meat with seasoning if I don’t put the binder in to get my protein extract

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18566https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18566Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:03:41 GMTsbtech Awesome, look forward to seeing if that improves/fixes your issue. I am also curious as to how your grilleye is working. I fought with mine this morning trying to get it to connect to the cloud and ultimately gave up. We have a very positive review of it Here that I put a note on and will actually be taking down if I don’t get my issue fixed through support. I am hoping it is just my unit but it has been giving me issues ever since I updated the firmware. It used to be perfect and then that update just knocked something wrong with it!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18553https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18553Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:05:43 GMT