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Maverick 732 w/ 12 mile range
Jeepster47
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I wanted ribs tonight, but a granddaughter had a ball game starting at 5:00pm. Finally decided to go ahead and trust my DigiQ and eat after the game ... trust but verify that is. I always use a Maverick on the pit as an alert for temp problems. This time I stood the Maverick in front of a dLink camera in the family room:

Then used my smartphone to monitor the Maverick from the ball game:

The food readout is from a probe inside the opened rain box.
Figured if the temp went down while away, then no drastic problem. If the temp started climbing, one of my neighbors could be called on to pull the plug on the DigiQ. Additional features are that the DigiQ could be plugged into a cheap internet on/off switch controlled by my Liftmaster garage door internet interface to control the DigiQ without neighbor intervention. The dLink could also be programed to save a picture every 10 minutes or so ... the picture values could then be inserted into MS Excel to obtain temp/time plots. Think that covers all the functions of the wifi units ... yes?
One picture to show you what the baby back ribs looked like ... Rockwood lump, hickory smoke wood, Oakridge Dominator rub, six hours at 250 degrees grill temp, and Red Mud sauce 30 minutes before pulling from the egg:


Then used my smartphone to monitor the Maverick from the ball game:

The food readout is from a probe inside the opened rain box.
Figured if the temp went down while away, then no drastic problem. If the temp started climbing, one of my neighbors could be called on to pull the plug on the DigiQ. Additional features are that the DigiQ could be plugged into a cheap internet on/off switch controlled by my Liftmaster garage door internet interface to control the DigiQ without neighbor intervention. The dLink could also be programed to save a picture every 10 minutes or so ... the picture values could then be inserted into MS Excel to obtain temp/time plots. Think that covers all the functions of the wifi units ... yes?
One picture to show you what the baby back ribs looked like ... Rockwood lump, hickory smoke wood, Oakridge Dominator rub, six hours at 250 degrees grill temp, and Red Mud sauce 30 minutes before pulling from the egg:

Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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That's a creative use of the available tech that one has. Pretty cool.I raise my kids, cook and golf. When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season.
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Well played ... now no reason to not see kiddos play.
I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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Also no need for the Maverik now, go @Carolina Q style and just point the camera at the dome thermometer.
I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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Now THAT'S ingenuity!Ajax, ON Canada(XL BGE, MED BGE, La Caja China #2, and the wife's Napoleon gasser)
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Damn, you gave away my next post. It was going to be; "How to read your BGE dome thermometer from 14 miles away."Ozzie_Isaac said:Also no need for the Maverik now, go @Carolina Q style and just point the camera at the dome thermometer.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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Really cool!
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Genius!
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I can't wait to try this with my dropcam. Great idea!Joliet, IL
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Nice bong behind the barcolounger back there!!
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COOL idea, Sir Thomas!Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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Nice try ... that's a cordless phone. Although a cordless phone dates my technology almost as much as the black dial phone that @RRP uses dates him . So, don't know which would be more embarassing.MaskedMarvel said:Nice bong behind the barcolounger back there!!
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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Nice. You got me thinking. Our baby cam supposedly has a 300ft range. Now I can use it to look at my Flame Boss without getting my a$$ off the couch. Who wants to watch a baby sleep anyway?
Rowlett, Texas
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@Griffin, isn't the egg your baby too? better to watch it work than the kid that can't go anywhere
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LoL. What won't an egghead do to ensure a successful cook? Nice work! Way to go.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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This is very timely. I have been thinking about an inexpensive hack to monitor my grill temps from afar, without investing in a problematic wifi controller. Just peace of mind is all you need, sometimes...
The LiftMaster interface it another good idea to consider. I did just get a garage door opener with that feature and was wondering how else I can use it.
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Before opening the thread, I was wondering if you had gotten the CyberQ to connect to your wifi and then could monitor/adjust it over the internet.
Aledo, Texas
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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. -
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