Cave Tools Meat Temperature Guide Magnet

I bought one on a whim last year, after starting to experiment with the smoker. Mine came in good printed quality, on a magnet that's strong enough to stay in place but not too strong to move if needed. I personally keep mine attached to the lid of my pellet hopper (Traeger Pro 22). Since I've had this, I've never thought "well, I know most of these wood flavors work but are any recommended over the others?" or "what was the safe temp range for chicken again?". What's more, not only is it magnetized for convenience, I'd say this one in particular probably has the most information per square inch of the popular smoking guides available. Ultimately, this won't (and shouldn't) be something you lean on every single time you cook, but it is more than nice to have as a reference when you're in a bind or not sure where to go next. I'm sure my dad and father-in-law will enjoy these as birthday gifts too.

OK... I'm smoking chicken.... which flavor wood makes more sense? Next, I'm smoking a Boston Butt, again, which flavor of wood makes more sense? This magnetic-back chart is a GREAT reference tool to answer such questions. I had full intentions of putting this on the top of the Traeger pellet hopper but my wife said otherwise. She put it on our refrigerator and said that it would be better served there since I put all of our brined meat there and can reference it anytime. I purchased this through the Amazon Deal of the Day. Now, I need to get myself the chart outlining the meat temps. I'm always finding myself going to the internet to look this information up. Another reference tool like this would be great as well and yes, I know that Cave also sells this and will probably order such. Thanks Cave Tools! PROS: Intuitive, easy to read chart CONS: None noted

I received the magnetic meat smoking guide in good time and condition. Looks great! It was a gift to my boyfriend who has a new smoker and is experimenting with all kinds of meats. He is a train wreck in the kitchen - losing, burning, and damaging things and I think this product is great for him because: 1) He was able to stick it to his refrigerator where he can't lose it in the shuffle of his black hole of an apartment. 2) It's not likely he will be able to tear, burn, stain, or otherwise destroy it while it's stuck to the relative safety zone of the refrigerator door. 3) He can still refer to it very easily without his glasses, and without ever, or even, having to put it away! He recently printed a similar graphic guide which he was intending to have laminated to keep for reference. But, he agrees, this is much better! After purchasing I received two nice follow-up customer service emails which included a .pdf of recipes and a certificate of purchase (not sure what I'd need this for).

Apparently we have a difference of opinion as to the rating scale. In my world 3 (in a 1 to 5 scale) means it meets my expectations. Anything above that means my expectations were exceeded and below 3 means they have some work to do. Therefore, 3 should be acceptable. Now, that having been said, I am quite pleased with the smoking guide I received from Cave Tools. It's very handy and contains a lot of information in a small area. It got here in two days! Those are the good pieces. In the '3' (again, "meets expectations") range, I was surprised that it wasn't made of metal There isn't anything that tells me how hot I can get the thing without melting it. Can I place it directly on the hinged smoker top? The top gets too hot to keep your hand on during use. Some guidance would be nice. OK, let's recap... One minor item and two pretty good pluses... sounds like a good solid 4 to me. Thanks for the guide, the quick delivery, and the follow-up note. Any info on temperature resistance of the guide would be appreciated, (I don't want to find out what the melting temperature is at home). Thanks!! Bill

Why in the world would a company let a useful product like this be marked, I hope is was by a disrespectful employee and not authorized. This is totally unacceptable. So after a day to cool off and talking to Mike Odonnel from Cave Tools, here is the scoop. I realized today that this was shipped from Amazon, now maybe it was a disgruntled employee or a vegetarian that made the mark but it happened. Mike called me from Cave Tools and was extremely nice and I do appreciate their promptness. I have used many of their products and they are always top quality. Mike responded with more than I expected and I do appreciate it, I will buy from them again. I am raising this to 5 stars for Cave Tools and their product along with fantastic customer support/care. I hope Amazon can crack down a little on their shipping folks, this had to be intentional by someone there and very disturbing. Thanks again Mike and if anyone wants a great info magnet to keep near their smoker, this baby has a lot of great info on it.

This is so useful and helpful for providing the temperature that should be used

Nice and clear chart with all kinds of information. I love the fact I can magnetically put it onto my smoker

This Chart is large, easy to read and full of information. Excellent source of information for beginners.

This is a great ready reckoner for your cooking. Easy to ready and understand your favorite meat temperatures.

Nice and big but hard to find a place on the barbecue to mount it for easy reading. The information displayed on it could be a little easier to understand. Useful but could have been better.

Quite expensive for what it is but conversely it does have all the relevant temperatures I need for use when BBQing. Many similar items only have temperatures in Fahrenheit but this does have both and it is a nice size to stick by the grill. As others have said make sure it isn't in a position where it will get too hot! Star deducted purely because of purchase price. Edit: At less than a year old and despite being under cover for all of it's life this item has started to delaminate, expected better.