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MEATER: No more guessing to grill your meat to perfection

Whether you’re tracking the time or simply gauging by touch, some people just have the knack for knowing exactly when their meat has been cooked to perfection. For others like me, it’s always been about constantly hovering over the hot stove or grill poking your chicken, steak or fish with a thermometer or cutting into it to make sure it’s cooked right.

Dual Sensor Waterproof Wireless Probe

MEATER by Apption Labs, a gadget and companion app is one solution that can change all that. It’s a dual-sensor thermometer probe only 130mm long and 6mm diameter you leave in your protein. It’s also fully wireless as all the electronics are embedded and should last for up to 24-hour continuous use on a single charge. It’s waterproof and rustproof and made from highly durable stainless steel with a ceramic top. It’s also dishwasher safe so it’s easy to clean.

With Thanksgiving behind us, in Canada anyway, and the holiday season just right around the corner, for many of us our thoughts turn to holiday gadgets, but also to food. And if you’re the cook, chef or preparer of the food, those thoughts may turn to recipes. Many look them up in our cookbooks, have them memorized or simply Google them but there is a better way to keep them organized, keep you focused and save you from pulling your hair out. It’s called MacGourmet Deluxe.

MacGourmet Deluxe by Mariner Software is more than just a place to keep recipes. Any organizer or database manager can do that. This application, specifically for Mac OS allows you to take the recipes you have and organize them into lists and smart lists. You can categorize them in categories like, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free or “Great Grand Mother’s secret recipes.” The application also allows you to import or “clip” recipes from select sites and allows you to add critical preparation information after the fact. And if pairing your wine, beer and cheese is important to you, you can make notes along those lines. To really make the experience yours, you can also decide how you want to view your recipes by using themes, choosing your desired icon sizes and customizing the overall layout.

If you need a little help, the app also has Cookbook, Meal plan and Nutrition plugins.

Once you know what’s cooking and you’re ready to head to the store, you can quickly create your shopping list to save you time. Alternately you can sync the items free through the Mariner Cloud to Gournet for iOS($2.79 CAD), an iOS app that offers a number of features found in the full desktop app.

Limited Time Offer

For those who want to make the most of their time in the kitchen, MacGourmet Deluxe seems like a great little app to manage your recipes and more. Itretails for US $49.95, but right now, through the company’s eStoreyou can get a 40% discountif you use the discount code MGDHDY.

If you owned a previous version, you might want to consider an upgrade. The latest has a number of added enhancements – better navigation, cloud syncing and newer recipes. The upgrade is only US $24.95, a 50% discount.

Photos courtesy Mariner Software Inc.

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Greg Gazin is the Real Canadian Gadget Guy, Columnist, Speaker, Podcaster & Author.

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Originally published at Canoe Tech Blog: Sun Media / Postmedia

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