I am a kickstarter addict. I go through phases. As my last backing run is winding down (Nom2 delivered, Ace Marks shoes cleared customs and being packed, Misen knives forged, awaiting low hydration packaging, and Field Skillet, somewhere in the refinement process... I'm a late backer on that), it's probably time to fire up the green and white again... I'm on this. Earliest bird. I'm a sucker for KS's doing their manufacturing in the US, particularly either locally or in the midwest.
I just looked it up. Damn I wish I would have seen those sooner. What a cool deal to get in on early. If they take off, those first run pans will be collectors for sure!!
Grills: 22" Weber (wood handles) (another Weber on the way), Lodge Sportsman "hibachi" Smoker: None yet, part of why I joined Thermometer: 10+ yr old Taylor digital thermometer with remote Sous Vide: Anovo Imersion Circulator (1st gen) Coffee Roaster: Hot Top Coffee Roaster Adult Beverages: Fighting Cock Bourbon, Leinny Shandy, Troegs Mad Elf
I too am a kickstarter junkie. waiting eagerly for my Misen knives. However, I'm a bit leary about tech projects. They have ways of going wrong (so do non-tech ones). I backed (at $1) the Meater probe. Nevermind that it was "due" in June and has been having delays on delays on delays. Part of the way I found this site was that Meathead is a backer. Debating whether or not I should do more than $1 on this one (being able to read the backer only updates is helpful). Sometimes, I'll wait until the last 15min and see if an early backer drops out. I've done well with that tactic on a couple projects.
Ah, I knew there would be a "catch." It's one you find with fitness trackers:
The FireBoard Cloud is free to use up to 48 hours per week. 24/7 monitoring will be available for $10/month.
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Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove
Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)
Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set
Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt
Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"
Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.
Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"
Don't like that the only way to see your data is via their web service. If I couldn't also download a CSV file of my cooks from their cloud I would not be at all interested.
Seems a little pricey also. Since there is a growing demand for remote read/wifi thermometers like this I would not be surprised if the Chinese don't start putting gizmos like this on the market for $75 in the next year or so.
The Tappecue thermometer is like this device and it also utilizes a cloud service to see your data. Cloud services are not always a bad thing...until the company goes out of business.
Since I'm seeing a lot of commonality between roasting meat and roasting coffee, check out some coffee roasting boards. They have some pretty interesting data loggers going between their roasters and their laptops.
Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove
Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)
Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set
Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt
Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"
Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.
Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"
Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
There is No Fool Like an Old Fool UNLESS IT'S A DAMNED OLD FOOL? I'm in I am going to Sell it as a Priceless First Run to @Spinaker!
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan
I am in touch with them and they are sending me a unit to test. I will give it to Bill, our electrical engineer to put it through his testing equipment. It may be a few months, but we'll have a thorough run down on it. That said, if it lives up to its promise...
Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove
Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)
Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set
Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt
Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ"
Cookbooks to check out - Raichlen's "Brisket Chronicles" and anything by Adam Perry Lang.
Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"
Meathead if Fireboard lives up to it's promise, it's going to be an awesome piece of technology that totally changes the thermometer scene in BBQ ... Not to mention you could apply the same tech to your stove in the house, which would be pretty cool, too.
Competition is good. The more entries the better. Just don't see how the Fireboard is a game changer when the Tappecue is on version 2 and has been out for more than a year.
So Fireboard does everything Tappecue does, it allows for 6 probes, instead of 4, and the Super Early Bird buy in is much less than Tappecue 2.0 ... Competition is good
Glad they made that clear. Don't really need one but to help their project I went ahead and jumped in on the "Extreme BBQ" option. I'll set my calendar to look for come July 2017.
I asked if we can just get the data from our phone/tablet directly. They said they would need that to be added to their app and are considering that. Otherwise you would have to get if from their cloud which could be problematic if they fold.
Received an email from Ted, the individual who started the Co. He explained that it would be possible to open the firmware to allow connections to other servers but will most likely be complicated. They are using MQTT as a message broker on their server so would need to substitute.
So for most of population you are taking it on faith that this company will be around for the long haul.
He also mentioned that if for some reason the wifi does go down, it can still be used via Bluetooth but obvious restrictions on distance.
True but at the moment you can't get the data either directly off the device (apparently the USB cable is just for charging and not also data) or save a CSV file from the app on your phone or tablet. I'm betting they will add that feature to their apps.
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