So I have a Smoke and was wondering if I should get the gateway for it or should I go with a Fire board ? truth is I will probably end up with both but I just wanted some opinions on which is more robust or piratical for grilling.
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I currently have 4 grills 2 gas (Weber spirit 700 and Weber 1000) 2 charcoal (Weber master touch 22 and PK360). I also have a cast iron hibachi and a joule Sous vide. I have multiple probe thermometers , MK4, Smoke, 2 chef alarm, ThermaQ and thermaK and a thermoworks IR with K probe port. for knives I love my Messermeister Olive elite and my TojironDP Gyutou. which I keep razor sharp using my edge-pro. I also have a weather station to keep an eye on good Grilling weather.
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I have the same dilemma. I like the Smoke but, as you know, it's limited to two probes. When using the grate temperature probe its effectively a one probe thermo device. The gateway doesn't over come that fact. With the Fireboard you get the app capabilities and numerous probe ports. Of course you're looking at almost twice the cost. I'm hoping Santa brings my Fireboard as I asked for. If you can afford it, step up imo.
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Well, if you already have the Smoke, the practical (versus piratical) thing to do is get the Gateway for now..... and get the Fireboard for yourself next year. The Fireboard has a lot going for it, but unless you NEED up to 6 probes right now, the Smoke Gateway gets you to remote monitoring for a little under half the cost. The biggest thing I would like the Fireboard for is the waterproof probes, but I've been using Thermoworks probes all year and have not killed one (yet).
The things I smoke in large quantities are butts, ribs, and chickens. For the butts I just put the probe in the largest one on the cooker, and you don't put a probe in ribs. For chicken if they are the same size, they are all going to hit temp around the same time. I set the Smoke alarm to 160F, and then use the Thermopen to check all of them before pulling.
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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.
I have 4 Smoke thermometers but not the Gateway since I have the Fireboard. I read somewhere on here where someone was having problems with their Gateway app.
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- Custom Built Offset Smoker (304SS, 22"x34" grate, circa 1985)
- King Kooker 94/90TKD 105K/60K dual burner patio stove
- Lodge L8D03 5 quart dutch oven
- Lodge L10SK3 12" skillet
- Anova
- Thermoworks Smoke w/ Wifi Gateway
- Thermoworks Dot
- Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
- Thermoworks RT600C
- Weber Connect
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Not sure why folks have problems with their RF readers on their Smokes. I have never had issues unless I get WAY out of range, but everywhere in my house it seems to read fine. I think the other problem with the Gateway is the app seems to be a bit gimpy. The Fireboard seems to give a wider range of readouts with their app. Again, I'm happy with the Smoke, just wish I had additional temperature probe ports. I suggested to ThermoWorks that they take that big timer stack unit and convert that to a jumbo size smoke unit. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
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Jim Morris
Cookers- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (2021)
- Camp Chef FTG900 Flat Top Grill (2020)
- Weber Genesis II E-410 w/ GrillGrates (2019)
- Weber Performer Deluxe 22.5" w/ GrillGrates & Slow 'N Sear & Drip N Griddle & Vortex & Party Q & Rotisserie (2007)
- Custom Built Offset Smoker (304SS, 22"x34" grate, circa 1985)
- King Kooker 94/90TKD 105K/60K dual burner patio stove
- Lodge L8D03 5 quart dutch oven
- Lodge L10SK3 12" skillet
- Anova
- Thermoworks Smoke w/ Wifi Gateway
- Thermoworks Dot
- Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
- Thermoworks RT600C
- Weber Connect
- Whatever I brewed and have on tap!
I don't have any issues with my Smoke remote, other than if I get all the way to the very front of the house, in which case there are probably 5 or 6 walls, including brick, between me and the grills. Plus the grills are across a swimming pool from the house.
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I have both (including the gateway), and use both. But I can highly recommend the Fireboard. The whole "connect to ze Internet" feature is just so much simpler with Fireboard. Plus you get 6 probes. Can't beat that.
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