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Stoker & Brisket Fail - Enjoyed Brisket
The cook itself was awful! I was ready to throw the Stoker across the garage. (Just ask my palm sander last week what happend....It went airborne. The worst palm sander in the world. I probably spent more on sandpaper from the sander ripping it than the value of sander. It gave me the excuse to get a new one. Long time coming.) The Stoker had me thinking the same way. The Stoker would connect perfectly for 45 minutes and than eventually drop it's info and webpage. I'd have to go power it off and manually put back in the IP address. 45 minutes go by again and the same thing. I even cleared the database on the Stoker and reprogrammed everything with the router. Same thing. Would work perfectly for 30 minutes and would lose it's IP address or just stop loading the webpage. Other times I'd still have the IP address correct on the Stoker but wouldn't show up online. I slept maybe 4 hours between midnight and 11am. The rest of the time messing with the Stoker. My Auber Instruments controller looks like gold. I'm going to update the Stoker software and see if that fixes anything. It's bizarre. Works good until it drops everything. Frustrating!!!
The brisket itself was pretty good. Not the best bark or smoke flavor but was happy with it's tenderness. The point was really small. I cut some up to use for chili in the future. The flat was big compared to the point size. Good eats anyways. You win some and you lose some. Lost some sleep but the brisket was a nice treat!
Minnesota
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Brisket looks good from where I'm sitting.Steve
XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio -
I have the same problem with my stoker. Mine will stay connected for a couple of hours but will disconnect. I am not sure of what the problem is.Garland, TX
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Brisket looks great, remind me not to get a stoker, I have no tech patients anymore at my age. My old palm sander did the same thing last week, hadn't used it in a long time, guess I know why now. I had a new one, not sure why I grabbed the old one, that won't happen again, AMF.LBGE - I like the hot stuff. The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA
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@WeberWho Which Stoker did you buy? White, Wifi 1 or Wifi 2?
If the Wifi 1, it is picky on the WAP that you use. Cant remember but I think it has an 802.11B radio.
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX -
@hotch
I believe it's the original black wifi Stoker. It works perfectly anywhere between 30-45 minutes. Out of nowhere it goes crazy. The Stoker seems to lose the IP address or other times just the Stoker info site.
I'm going to try the Stoker update available on their website and see if that changes anything. I've read that others were having the same issue.
Could you explain a little more about the radio number? I get lost very easily with computer stuff. Thanks Hotch!"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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That brisket looks great to me.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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My stoker II sometimes goes out on wifi, but I blame my router. Regardless if it's online or not, it sits there holding my temp all the day long. So maybe I walk out and check it every couple hours. No biggie. Nice brisket!Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
Stoker II wifi, Thermapen, and a Fork for plating photo purposes -
Odd. I have experienced the stoker (white), stoker wifi and wifi 2 and none dropped off my network. I did assign it an IP...not sure if that mattered. I would definitely update to the latest firmware though. Good luck.Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/ and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
What am I drinking now? Woodford....neat -
Brisket looks good.
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Oh yea...regardless, brisket does look good. Nice job.Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/ and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
What am I drinking now? Woodford....neat -
Exact same thing goes on with my Stoker. It's a POS in my opinion. I can disconnect the wifi and seems to work fine. Their customer service is an absolute joke too so don't expect any help from them.
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Brisky looks good. As far as the Stoker goes check your Wi-Fi settings at your router etc to make sure that at extended idle it's not going into sleep mode. I had this issue some time ago. Truthfully I don't recall how we corrected it but, it hasn't been an issue in quite some time now ....knock on wood.
Edit: make sure Stoker is up to date. And give Rock's BBQ a call as they may have further wisdom they can share.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
I have all 3. Once I got the correct Wap for the first wifi Stoker it is all good now.Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX
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"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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Thecoiman said:I have the same problem with my stoker. Mine will stay connected for a couple of hours but will disconnect. I am not sure of what the problem is."The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
logchief said:Brisket looks great, remind me not to get a stoker, I have no tech patients anymore at my age. My old palm sander did the same thing last week, hadn't used it in a long time, guess I know why now. I had a new one, not sure why I grabbed the old one, that won't happen again, AMF."The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
Brisket looks killer. Re: the Stoker, and in addition to what others have said, check your router's IP lease time setting. Highly unlikely that this is what's kicking you off after on 45 min, but if the other suggestions above don't help, it's worth checking the lease time settings.Ajax, ON Canada(XL BGE, MED BGE, La Caja China #2, and the wife's Napoleon gasser)
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Cookbook_Chip said:My stoker II sometimes goes out on wifi, but I blame my router. Regardless if it's online or not, it sits there holding my temp all the day long. So maybe I walk out and check it every couple hours. No biggie. Nice brisket!"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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4Runner said:Odd. I have experienced the stoker (white), stoker wifi and wifi 2 and none dropped off my network. I did assign it an IP...not sure if that mattered. I would definitely update to the latest firmware though. Good luck."The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
DoubleEgger said:Exact same thing goes on with my Stoker. It's a POS in my opinion. I can disconnect the wifi and seems to work fine. Their customer service is an absolute joke too so don't expect any help from them."The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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NPHuskerFL said:Brisky looks good. As far as the Stoker goes check your Wi-Fi settings at your router etc to make sure that at extended idle it's not going into sleep mode. I had this issue some time ago. Truthfully I don't recall how we corrected it but, it hasn't been an issue in quite some time now ....knock on wood.
Edit: make sure Stoker is up to date. And give Rock's BBQ a call as they may have further wisdom they can share."The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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bweekes said:Brisket looks killer. Re: the Stoker, and in addition to what others have said, check your router's IP lease time setting. Highly unlikely that this is what's kicking you off after on 45 min, but if the other suggestions above don't help, it's worth checking the lease time settings.
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
@WeberWho?, sorry to see that your cook and set up failed you. Pretty sure that won't happen again!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Just send an e-mail to Stoker and they'll get right back to you... in a month or two. Their CS over e-mail sucks.
I set my router to give the Stoker a permanent reserved IP address. So no matter what, it's the only device that gets that IP and it always gets that IP. Try doing that first.
Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
Low tech here. Use a digiQ 2. Mine has worked every time, with no issues. I lose sleep from time to time, because I mostly do night cooks. The end result is an awesome cook.
restaurant depot provides great packers at a great cost."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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Taken from a prior post by @DMW:
Something else to keep in mind. The Stoker, as well as the BBQ Guru CyberQ are 802.11b only. You might want to get an wireless AP dedicated to the Stoker that isn't competing with and slowing down the rest of your wireless devices. If I ever get one, that's what I will do. Hard wire the AP to your router and only configure the Stoker to connect to it. This will also allow you to place it as close as possible to your Egg/Stoker. Set it up on a dedicated SSID and channel that is different from your other WLAN. Keep in mind with 2.4Ghz WLAN there are only 3 non-overlapping channels (1,6,11). Also, if you have close neighbors that have WLANs on interfering channels with yours that can cause problems.
Also this may make for good reading:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/1819314/#Comment_1819314
Like I said before, once I had the correct WAP, set it correctly I had 0 issues with the first Stoker Wifi.
You could just go commando and not worry about the Wifi. You will need to turn it off in the setup as the Stoker will boot up looking for a Wifi. If not connected it will then switch to NON Wifi mode.
I now have an 802.11 n/AC WAP (Stand Alone) so If I need to use the Wifi 1 Stoker it is either with a bridge or hard wired.
I plan to give it to my neighbor once he orders in the probes and blower.
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX -
bgebrent said:@WeberWho?, sorry to see that your cook and set up failed you. Pretty sure that won't happen again!"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota
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