I am looking at buying the freboard extreme BBQ edition. I need the grahing capabilities for the meat inspector while doing my sausage and hams and bacon.. I have the choice of checking temp every hour with a handheld and hand documenting it or finding a graphing thermometer then dropping the printout in her file so she can see it.. who here has a fireboard?? Would ya but it again or should I be looking in a different direction for a graphing thermometer..
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- Jul 2014
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- The Poconos, NEPA
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Smoker:
Landmann Smoke Master Series Heavy Duty Barrel Smoker (COS) - With mods including 2 level rack system with pull-out grates
Masterbuilt 40.2" 1200W Electric Smoker
Masterbuilt ThermoTemp XL 40" Vertical Propane Smoker
Gas Grill:
BBQPro (cheap big box store model) Stainless steel 4 burnerswith aftermarket rotisserie.
Charcoal Grill:
Weber Smokey Joe Charcoal Grill 14"
Thermometer:​​​​​​
Fireboard 2 with Drive cable and 20 CFM fan and Competition Probe Package
Fireboard 1st Generation
ThermoWorks Mini Instant Read
Lavaworks Thermowand Instant Read
2 Maverick 733
ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S Industrial Infrared Thermometer
ThermoWorks ThermaPen Mk4 x 2
Govee Bluetooth Thermometer with 6 probes
Miscellaneous:
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - 1st generation
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - wifi/bluetooth connected
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Anything to the dark side and malty rather than hoppy. Currently liking Yuengling Porter and Newcastle Brown Ale. In a bar or pub I will often default to Guiness
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Bourbon - Eagle Rare for "every day"; Angel's Envy for special occasions, Basil Hayden's, Larceny
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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Super Tuscan Sangiovese (Including Chianti Classico Riserva) Brunello di Montalcino
Favorite Meat(s):
Pork - especially the darker meat. I love spare ribs and anything made from shoulder/butt meat
Chicken - Mainly the dark meat and wings
Beef Ribeye steak
Favorite Cuisine to Cook:
Can't list just one: Indian, Chinese, Thai, West Indian/Carribean, Hispanic/Latin American, Ethiopian, Italian, BBQ
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Indian, followed closely by BBQ.
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Love my fireboard but you might want to have a look at the Thermoworks Thermadata series. These data loggers can connect with their free Thermadata Studio software and permanently log any number of probes around your facility. These probes and loggers have an NIST certificate that might be required by the inspector.
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- Jul 2019
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- Central IA
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MAK 2 Star General
KBQ C-60
Weber Summit Charcoal Grillw/ Big Joetisserie, SnS LP, and VortexWeber Genesis II - S-345
Weber Traveler
Fireboard 2 Drive
Anova Precision Sous Vide
All the (pellet) grills I’ve loved before:
Traeger Junior Elite^
GMG DB
Traeger Texas Elite
Memphis Pro§
Traeger Pro 575
CampChef SmokePro STX (ugly grills need love too)
Weber SmokeFire EX4§
Traeger Select
CampChef Woodwind WiFi w/SearBox^
Weber SmokeFire EX4§
^ = Favorites
§ = Love/Hate Relationships
I was a kickstarter backer of Fireboard and added the drive system this year when I got my WSCG. If it were to break, I’d buy another without hesitation.
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I’ve tried both thermo works data loggers and the fireboard. Both have issues with dropouts on occasion, usually related to connectivity local or to the remote servers . Not a big deal to backyard, but if you are required to log, then I don’t know if I would trust them.
You can export fireboard data if you need to, but I still occasionally get dropouts or lost data. In some cases it requires a device restart to recover and it’s fine for weeks. (I run powered and sometimes forget to turn it off.
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Surprisingly I am not required to have a HAACP plan even in place since I do no retail. My requirement are that I have a visual temp reading to verify the thermostat on my walk in coolers and freezer . The fireboard is way above what I need for documentation,. I am only required to check meat temps every hour then verify a finished product temp. They told me I could use a dial meat thermometer and document every hour.. I was surprised with the leniency..
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Wow! I'm a bit surprised at that leniency myself. Pretty much everything I did was retail (catering) so perhaps that's a difference...that and I worked in CA...which up until recently wouldn't allow true "home made" items to be sold.
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- Land of Tonka
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Minnesota/ United States of America
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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
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Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
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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
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FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal
Kingsford Blue and White
B&B Charcoal
Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60
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Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife
Dexter 12" Brisket Sword
Global
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I have two FireBoard units and I love them. (I actually have a third on the way to me now) They are great to use for graphing and keeping cooking logs and notes.
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Curious, why do you desire three? I’ve run one to monitor 2 pits and four meats simultaneously. I’ve thought a little about a new one since it supports both probe types, but have held out so far.Last edited by glitchy; December 24, 2019, 09:59 AM.
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For one, I like to have two separate graphs, with its own notes, conditions, meats etc. I can also run fans on multiple units at once, that is really why I did it. It makes things easier, and I have plenty of probes to run everything, I don't need 6 in each unit. glitchy
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- Oct 2019
- 460
- LA (Lower Alabama - Gulf Coast)
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Pits/Grills:
Wood burners:LSG 20 x 42 offsetCharcoal:
LSG 24 x 48 Adjustable
Watchman
Fire pitsPK 360Kamados:
PK 300 (at camp)
Weber
Custom park grill (at camp)Big Joe IIIGas:
Big Green Egg lg
Grill Dome lg (at camp and it sucks!)Modern Home Products WNKYakatori: Konro XL
RecTeq Matador w/WOK
Blackstsones (at home & camp)
Electronics/Tools:
FireBoard - Original, II, and Spark
Fans - Pit Viper, Pit Bull, FireBoard
Temp measurement - Thermapens (all), DOT, timers, . . .
KJ rotisseries (L and XL)
Lots of cast iron, woks, etc.
GrillGrates® and SearMagic®
Sous Vide Water Immersion Oven
Kindling crackers (at home & camp), axes - Gransfor, other favs
Just like most everyone here, a lot of other stuff!
I have two FireBoard systems. One that is built into my Yoder pellet smoker and a complete system for my other grills. It is excellent and the cloud based data logging has worked extremely well. They continue to upgrade and improve it. I have personally benchmarked it against Guru (own it) and ThermoWorks (son owns it). In my opinion the FB is in another league.
I have used FireBoard on the Yoder, a PK360, and a BGE. It has been flawless for me and allows me to share my cooks with others and maintains records and data. It is quite flexible in terms of documenting each run with notes. I understand they are working on the ability to include some photo records with the data logging.
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- Jun 2015
- 533
- Clayton, CA
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Cookers
- 18" Weber Smokey Mountain (2000)
- Weber Genesis EP-310 (2013-2015)
- 22.5" Weber Master Touch (2015)
- Traeger Pro Tailgater (2015)
- Mak 1 Star General w/ wi-fi (2016)
Thermostats
- ThermaQ
- Thermapen
- ChefAlarm
- DOT
- iGrill2
I love my Fireboard so much that I recently bought a second one. Its extremely versatile & easy / straight forward to use.
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