> can I just use it to measure the temperature of the oven?
You can stick the probe into a large potato. BBQ people call it a "sacrificial potato", when they put it inside their BBQ to measure the inside air temperature, before they even add the meat. The sensor at the tip of the Meater probe cannot stand hot (over 100C) temperatures, so it needs to be inside a food item. Whereas the sensor at the other end is meant to measure the air temperature of the oven or a BBQ.
You might get better value from a product like this
if you primarily want to measure the oven air temperature.
For me, most of the value from Meater comes from the app, which tells me how long to cook and then how long to rest. I don't really bother to look at the temperatures, I just do what the app tells me to.
You can stick the probe into a large potato. BBQ people call it a "sacrificial potato", when they put it inside their BBQ to measure the inside air temperature, before they even add the meat. The sensor at the tip of the Meater probe cannot stand hot (over 100C) temperatures, so it needs to be inside a food item. Whereas the sensor at the other end is meant to measure the air temperature of the oven or a BBQ.
You might get better value from a product like this
https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-Bluetooth-Thermometer-Wirel...
if you primarily want to measure the oven air temperature.
For me, most of the value from Meater comes from the app, which tells me how long to cook and then how long to rest. I don't really bother to look at the temperatures, I just do what the app tells me to.