![]() Though for quick direct heat cooks, I usually just use my Thermapen. I even name the sessions with date - cooker - and type of food to make searching easy. I can see how long whatever food I want took to cook at a certain temp. You can add notes and pictures to sessions and it retains the full graph of the entire cook. The session history is where I really love Fireboard. I also use it as ATC for my WSCG with a Pit Viper fan and Weber fan adapter. I’m a heavy sleeper, so on overnight cooks I set it to repeat critical alerts every 5-10 mins. Last year I upgraded from the original to a Fireboard 2 Drive.įireboard has a top notch mobile app, fully customizable alarms with highs and lows you can send as push alerts, text messages, or email. Seems like they’ve been trying to catch Fireboard ever since. I believe this was before Thermoworks was even in the remote bbq thermometer game. However, I bought my first Fireboard as a Kickstarter backer. Have you thought about a Fireboard 2 or Fireboard Pro? I’m a Thermoworks fan and have several of their products. on my BGE, I could not limit the air coming in, even with the fan not running, and I could not get temps down to 220F grate. If you buy the billows, spend the extra $3 and get the plastic adjustable damper. On my to-do list, is to custom make a power cable so I can run the billows off of a small, $20 12V sealed battery so I don't' have to drag an extension cord to the smoker. It "looks" like a standard USB-C external battery will work, but it is not setup with the power delivery circuit to deliver 12V and you cannot run a fan off of a USB-C brick battery. ![]() If you are thinking about a billows for longer, low-and-slow cooks, keep in mind the billows needs 12V power into the base unit (either the X4 base or the signals base) to run the fan. I read the signals uses more power and goes through batteries faster. ![]() I wanted a dedicated remote more than I wanted another app on my phone.īoth the smoke and the smoke X4 run a long, long time on a set of batteries, and I use rechargeable. Signals will run a billows, works with a phone app, but there is no dedicated remote. Signals was available when I bought my X4, and I went back and forth, I also looked at fireboard 2. The non-X version of the smoke has a wifi gateway that will allow a phone app to work. I get really good temp stability on my BGE, however there's nothing better for a good night's sleep than an automatic temp controller with a fan. I already owned the smoke, but the non-X version smoke will not run a billows. I meant to add, I bought the X4 to run the billows. Tyia and i appreciate your replies and input. Please be specific and detailed in pros and or cons. I am only considering these products due to very high ownership satisfaction of other TW products and their solid performance over the years, unless there's a major compelling reason to consider another brand/product, of which price alone is not a motivator to me on this tool purchase. So, feedback your experiences, please and list why you like/prefer the tool you're using and if you'd prefer to upgrade to another tool due to any shortcomings. these are the ones i'd like to know internal protein temp and alarm setting so i can pull the proteins at desired temp(s). I tend to do more searing and then idirect for chicken and meat cooks. Sure, ambient grill air temp is nice to have which will be more valuable on LAS cooks (but my E6 is a champ at holding LAS temps over time). My identified needs are for remote temp monitoring of proteins and ability to set an alarm for desired done temp so i can remove proteins from the grill for resting. Seeking owner/user feedback on these specific products as compared to each other.
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