Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Thoughts on the new ThermoWorks "Signals" 4-probe Thermometer?
Collapse
X
-
Administrator
- May 2014
- 19018
- Clare, Michigan area
-
Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:- Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Tags: None
- Likes 1
-
Not sure but initial concern is just the WiFi or Bluetooth option.... and price.
Like the app based concept so you don’t have to carry around another device/screen.
Hate the Bluetooth connection because of the range issues.
Wifi option is viable if you are close enough to get wifi signal.
Could you daisy chain this with another device if needed to get signal?
I feel like Thermoworks keeps hitting all around the bullseye with coming up with a good BBQ thermometer but just can’t quite hit the bullseye when it comes to a device like this.
Also I haven’t seen the app yet... will it be able to graph and such?Last edited by Nate; October 30, 2018, 06:15 AM.
-
Then you're going to have issues with any WiFi based device like the Fireboard which relies solely on WiFi.
-
Nate You asked about a "daisy chain" to get a signal. If you have a device you can use as a hot spot, you can link to that. If you had a stand alone hot spot, or a tablet to use as a hot spot, that would give you the wifi connection. You obviously can't use the phone you are going to use to monitor the signal as that hot spot. At least I don't think that would work.
-
-
Administrator
- May 2014
- 19018
- Clare, Michigan area
-
Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:- Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
The 2nd graphic says it can graph. I agree, price is too high... nearly Fireboard price but only 4 probes.
My personal (non-AmazingRibs.com) opinion is for the price go Fireboard and get 6 probes, or for 4 probes go Maverick XR50 for $90.
Comment
-
Club Member
- Mar 2016
- 1630
- Sunny SoCal
-
Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
Looks pretty cool...but it won’t be replacing my ThermaQ or ThermaQ WiFi.
Having used several of their products, I’d have to consider it if I didn’t already have a pit thermometer. Though I have to say, I much prefer the probes on the ThermaQ.
Comment
-
Charter Member
- Oct 2014
- 7422
- NEPA
-
Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Maverick 732, DigiQ, and too much other stuff to mention.
That’s a lot of money to just know the temperature of your food. Bells and whistles have a cost, and I think this might have gone over it.
- Likes 2
Comment
-
I was really excited when they teased the launch on Instsgram, but now a little disappointed. Three things I don’t like:
1. Price, seems way to high, even taking into account great Thermoworks build quality.
2. No standalone receiver like Smoke.
3. Rechargable battery with "up to" 16 hours. I’ve had my Smoke for over a year and never had to replace batteries.
Like Nate said, they keep hitting around the bullseye...
- Likes 2
Comment
-
Club Member
- Nov 2014
- 5032
- Near The Villages, FL
-
Cookers:
Weber Kettle (used/fair condition; a gift).
Grilla OG.
Pit Boss 3-Burner Ultimate Lift-Off Griddle.
SnS Kettle.
Everything Else:
Sous Vide equipment.
Instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Royal Oak Lump Charcoal, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
BBQr's Delight Hickory & Apple flavor pellets, propane torch, 6" smoke tube.
Grilla apple & hickory pellets, Royal Oak charcoal pellets.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church, Meathead.
Rubs without salt: SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef.
Rubs home-mixed: None at this time.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
I usually need 2-4 probes and want to be able to see the temps wherever I'm at around my house. Having a receiver sitting near me is good enough. My XR-50 receiver works everywhere in my house (Smoke doesn't) and I can take it to the lawn if needed. I recently had ~3 days when the ThermoWorks Smoke gateway/app stopped working due to 3rd party server issues which reminded me that remote monitoring, graphs, etc was fun & nice but not necessary for me. I use my XR-50 almost all the time and I like that the probes are hybrid and waterproof. I have no interest in the Signals, especially at $239.99!
- Likes 4
Comment
-
Club Member
- Nov 2017
- 7143
- Huntsville, Alabama
-
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 think they are CLOSE but missed the mark, especially on price.
For $239 its a lot more than my 2 channel Smoke + the Wifi gateway, and appears to NOT include a remote display, which I find useful if I don't want to keep my phone on me and am at the house. Graphs are cool, but I'm don't sit there watching it on my phone like I do the dedicated Smoke remote when I am doing other stuff around the house.
I think they should have offered this in the $149 to $179 price range, and it would be considered a hit. $239 is way too much with it not offering a dedicated remote display, and not offering stuff like fan control. They also need to do something about making all their pro series probes waterproof. I've killed several of them now, and have learned I just gotta be super careful when cleaning to not get that critical junction of wire to probe wet AT ALL.
- Likes 3
Comment
-
Club Member
- Mar 2016
- 1772
- North Central Iowa & the Iowa Great Lakes
-
Bronco Pro Barrel Smoker
PBC
Pit Boss 757GD Griddle (2)
Blaz'n Grill Works Grid Iron
Weber Genesis E-310
Original Original Grilla
Smokey Joe® Charcoal Grill 14"
Fireboard 1
Thermoworks ThermoPop
Thermoworks Thermapen Mk4
Thermoworks Smoke Thermometer with gateway
2 iGrillminis - from before they were Weber.
I would have thought they would have come out with a promotional introductory price, to get some units out there. Considering the almost constant deals they run, I would expect some great prices to be coming soon, and at that time I'll think about it. I wouldn't pay the $240. $40 more than my Smoke and gateway, no radio receiver, for the 2 extra probes. Does have a backlight, which is a plus.
I'll be interested in what people experience for battery life. After year I still have the original batteries in my Smoke, and even the gateway has only been recharged once, and it didn't necessarily need it then, but when they were having the issues with the third party server (and before I knew that was what the problem was) I recharged the unit just in case that was the problem.
- Likes 1
Comment
-
Club Member
- Sep 2016
- 1351
- Spokane, WA
-
Weber 22" (4 of them)
Weber Ranch
Weber 26"
SNS Kettle
PK Grill (40+ years old)
Weber Jumbo Joe
Thermoworks Smoke, DOT, Signals, Smoke X4, and Thermopop
Slow n' Sear XL (2)
Slow n' Sear
http://completecarnivore.com is my site
Like most have said I wish it was a bit cheaper. My guess is we will see the price drop to closer to $200-210 during the holidays. Thermoworks usually has some decent holiday deals.
I love the 4 probes especially for when I load up the Ranch with multiple cuts. I did 4 pork butts a couple weeks back and they all ran at different temps. Would have been nice to have a couple more probes to track them. I almost always have my phone on me so not having the stand alone receiver isn't a big deal for me.
At some point I will probably pick one up but it won't be today. If it were $200? I would at least be thinking about it.
- Likes 1
Comment
-
Club Member
- Dec 2015
- 996
- Phoenix, AZ
-
Weber Genesis S330 with GrillGrates
Weber Summit Kamado E6
Weber Performer with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Weber 26" kettle with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Traeger Flatrock Griddle
PKGO
Fireboard (2)
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks MK4 (2)
Themoworks Thermapen ONE
Accessories ranging from a Vortex to bear claws.
Comment
-
Moderator
- Nov 2014
- 13678
- Land of Tonka
-
John "J R"
Instagram: JRBowlsby
Smokin' Hound Que
Minnesota/ United States of America
********************************************
Grills/Smokers/Fryers
Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1
Karubeque C-60
Kamado Joe Jr. (Black)
Lodge L410 Hibachi
Pit Barrel Cooker
Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer
*******************************************.
Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
*********************************
Accessories
Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS4000 Torch X 2
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2
Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner
Digi Q DX2 (Medium Pit Viper Fan)
Dragon VT 2-23 C Torch
Eggspander Kit X2
Field Skillet No. 8,10,12
Finex Cat Iron Line
FireBoard Drive
Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron
Grill Grates
Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate
Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4
Lots of Lodge Cast Iron
Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet
Large Vortex
Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum
Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run)
Smithey No. 12
Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3
Stargazer No.10, 12
Tool Wizard BBQ Tongs
Univex Duro 10" Meat Slicer
********************************
Fuel
FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal
Kingsford Blue and White
B&B Charcoal
Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60
*************************************************
Cutlery
Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife
Dexter 12" Brisket Sword
Global
Shun
Wusthof
**********
Next Major Purchase
Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
I really like what appears to be a very solid unit from Thermoworks. WIFI is great to have and I love using it with my Fireboard. There are a few things that I do like about this unit.
1) Large Display. It would be nice to be able to look over at the thermo base and be able to read the screen from a distance, instead of having to scroll through the tiny FireBoard screen. You can see the labeled food, temps, limits and the screen is backlit. All big positives in my book.
2) I like how the probes are color coded. That makes it sooo much easier. That is a complaint I have with the FireBoard, especially when you have all six probes in the mix. Things can get a bit confusing.
3) I like how the probes hook into the side of the unit so it will sit up straight. The FireBoard has to be laid down on its back, which isn't a huge deal because you can always look at your phone. But it can be a trying to get it to sit flat on a table and stay there.
4) Lastly, you have the backing of Thermoworks. Everything I have from them is top notch and I know they stand behind their products. (not hat FireBoard doesn't, but Thermoworks is 1st rate, IMHO)
All in all this is a good looking product. It is pricey and does not have the controller option either, but this looks like an awesome unit.
- Likes 4
Comment
-
Club Member
- Aug 2017
- 7570
-
Primo XL
Weber 26"
Weber 22"
Weber 22"
Weber 18"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Weber Green Smokey Joe (Thanks, Mr. Bones!)
Weber Smokey Joe
Orion Smoker
DigiQ DX2
Slow 'N Sear XL
Arteflame 26.75" Insert
Blaze BLZ-4-NG 32-Inch 4-Burner Built-In
- With Rear Infrared Burner
- With Infrared Sear Burner
- With Rotisserie
Empava 2 Burner Gas Cooktop
Weber Spirit 210
- With Grillgrates
​​​​​​​ - With Rotisserie
Weber Q2200
Blackstone Pizza Oven
Portable propane burners (3)
Propane turkey Fryer
Fire pit grill
-
Club Member
- Apr 2018
- 4910
- Western Mass
-
Retired, living in Western Mass. Enjoy music, cooking and my family.
Current cookers Weber Spirit 3 burner. A 22" Kettle with vortex SnS and OnlyFire pizza oven. A Smokey Joe and the most recent addition a Pit Barrel Jr with bird hanger, 4 hooks and cover. ThermoWorks Smoke 2 probe, DOT, ThermoPop and a Thermapen Mk4. Recently added 2 TempSpike wireless meat thermometers.
As they state, for competion BBQ teams, pros ect.. at this price it's all theirs. I can find a lot of things to aquire for $240 and this is not one of them. Like the techy stuff, but nope.
- Likes 1
Comment
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Comment