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Charter Member
- Oct 2014
- 2814
- Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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Cookers:
Broil King XL
Broil King Smoke
Weber Kettle 26
Grilla Pellet smoker
Capital 40 natural gas
Napoleon Pro 22 kettle
Thermometer:
Maverick 733
Thermapen (ok..4 thermapens)
Thermo works DOT (or two)
Fireboard (probably my favourite)
Thermworks Smoke (or two)
Accessories:
SnS (original, plus and XL)
DnG pans, 6 or 7 of these
Vortex
Grillgrates
and, maybe some other toys as well
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Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen
- Jul 2014
- 7136
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
A bit pricey for only two probe ports, from what I can tell. Or am I missing something?
Kathryn
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Looks like it has 4 ports but only two probes supplied standard, unless you order the no probe package if you already have BQG hardware. I'm thinking it's a price point call on their part, similar to Fireboard only supplying 3 probes in their just under $200 package.
Target marketing here that might not appeal universally. With the Alexa, BT, and Wifi, plus the "look out the window" quick thought process colored light thing it's less analog minded.
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Club Member
- 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!
Looks like it's not available yet. Wonder how many will rush to "pre-order"?
Trusted brand at my house and I have a box full of their stuff. I love my old school Pit Viper and Pit Bull fans! I use them with my FireBoard. Too bad they cheaped out on the Pit Viper and replaced the old model with a cheaper plastic model.
I'd want to see some independent reviews before I'd order.
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Club Member
- Nov 2017
- 7089
- Huntsville, Alabama
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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!
The UltraQ looks interesting, and is probably competing directly with the Fireboard plus drive cable plus fan. Once you add all that stuff to the Fireboard, it probably would cost more than the UltraQ.
I noticed they also killed the PartyQ. I've enjoyed using mine, and in fact, used it to manage my cook of corned beef, cabbage and veggies on the Performer on Monday. The PartyQ was $30 under the DigiQ, so I guess they decided to simplify the line-up.
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Club Member
- 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!
Interestingly, UltraQ at $266 and FireBoard at $268 (sans fan, fan to cooker connection adapter, and shipping). So they are really about the same price. Looks like Guru was smart in their pricing strategy doesn't it?
From what I see, you can use Guru's "ShareMyCook" and get cloud based data logging and cook records like those of the FireBoard. This is a really nice feature from my perspective.
UltraQ - 4 ports; FireBoard - 6 ports. I have never used 6 ports but have used 5.
I am looking forward to some independent reviews of the new UltraQ to see how it works. I am really interested in a side by side comparison of the cloud based cook records of both the UltraQ and the FireBoard.
Full disclosure: I use the FireBoard extensively. I have it built into my Yoder pellet grill and I have another complete system for my other grills. I find the cloud based system extremely beneficial. It does have a small learning curve but it becomes very easy to use and it allows me to capture and record all or as little detail as I want. From a review sometime back, I thought the FireBoard cloud based software was more detailed and capable. But again, I am really interested in a good side by side review.
Last edited by Alphonse; March 11, 2020, 10:46 AM.
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Club Member
- Apr 2016
- 18055
- Near Richmond VA
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Weber Performer Deluxe
SNS
Pizza insert
Rotisserie
Cookshack Smokette Elite
2 Thermapens
Chefalarm
Dot
lots of probes.
Fireboard
If you already use Guru products and have the fan and some probes, the price isn't too bad. BUT - I'm waitin' for someone to improve on the Meater 'cause I hate the cables...
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Founding Member - Moderator Emeritus
- Jul 2014
- 5019
- Stockholm, Sweden
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Author of the book Barbecue, fire and smoke
Manufacturer of:
Hank's Bonafide Beef Rub
Hank's KC Royale Pork 'n Poultry Rub
Hank's Signature Steak Rub
Grills
Big Green Egg (M)
Weber 22" kettle (lime green)
PK TX
8 noname 22" kettles (black)
"Rude Boy" - my own custom built offset smoker
Thermometers
iGrill 2
Thermapen
Fireboard
Accessories
BBQ Dragon
Slow n' Sear
All my recipes, photos and information can be found at
https://hankstruebbq.com
YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Hankstruebbq
Oooh, MCS, MCS, MCS. Dang, that looks good! And dishwasher safe probes? And a very good price. I may pull the trigger on this one. I have the FireBoard, and I'm extremely happy with it, but this one looks like serious competition!
Did any of you figure out if the fan comes with it or not?
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Club Member
- Apr 2016
- 18055
- Near Richmond VA
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Weber Performer Deluxe
SNS
Pizza insert
Rotisserie
Cookshack Smokette Elite
2 Thermapens
Chefalarm
Dot
lots of probes.
Fireboard
Henrik Directly from their site for the Weber kit:
"UltraQ Kit w/ Pit Viper Fan and Weber Adaptor - $323.99
UltraQ Kit with 6' Probes, Pit Viper Fan, and Weber Adaptor."
You can choose your cooker from a drop down list for the complete kit.Last edited by RonB; March 11, 2020, 01:24 PM.
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Looks like amazingribs/Bill McGrath did a review for them a couple days ago:
​​​​https://amazingribs.com/thermometers...troller-review
The BBQ Guru UltraQ Thermostatic controller and food thermometer is a full-featured product that incorporates all the conveniences expected in a product of this type, and received a Gold Medal.
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