Flameboss 200 - Yea or Nae

TN_Sister_State · April 2017

So I received the green light from my wife to fire on the flameboss 200 since we used cc point for a gift card so should I fire on it? Is it worth it for no worry cooks? The wifi remote access makes me want it even more since I could enjoy floats down the river and fly-fishing while monitoring.

RedSkip · April 2017

I would. Even for easy pork butt cooks, it's nice to have piece of mind. I have the FB100, and wish I would have waited for the 200.

Youll love it, simple and accurate.

GoooDawgs · April 2017

I've got my fb200 used on ebay right now... upgrading to the 300.

stlcharcoal · April 2017

FB200 is being discontinued, and the 300 is out. Got the first shipment last week! Sold about a dozen so far, that box was full......

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PlanSB · April 2017

Honestly, if i could do it over i would have bought a thermoworks smoke over my fb200. The egg hold temps so well, i think the blower is useless 99% of the time.

etherdome · April 2017

If you get one that's not a lemon, it's worth it. I'm on my third unit. They do back up their warrranty so it was no extra cost to me. Apparently I just had a stroke of bad luck because no one else on this forum seems to have experienced the problems I have. This third unit been doing well for almost a year now. I find it to be awesome for overnight or long cooks in general. The egg is notorious for its temp stability. That being said , the flameboss provides insurance for you to be able to leave the house or sleep through the night with even more of a guarantee your cook won't be ruined when you check it again. I would question anyone who says they have NEVER EVER left their egg unattended for several hours and come back to an undesirable low or high temperature. It's rare very rare but it CAN happen.

stlcharcoal · April 2017

PlanSB said:

Honestly, if i could do it over i would have bought a thermoworks smoke over my fb200. The egg hold temps so well, i think the blower is useless 99% of the time.

It does, until it doesn't. I've had an Egg 23 yrs now and 9 out of 10 times (or even 24 out of 25), yes, it holds the temps. But then while I was on a 14hr night shift on the air ambulance, my fire went out and I came home at 0800 to 34# of pork butt that had been sitting at 70-80F for 8 hrs.......and guests arriving in 3 hrs. I threw those butts in the dumpster trash, ran to the grocery store, and we had burgers. A year later it happened again, then again later on. $150-200 worth of lost meat, and screwed up party plans, it was a no brainer to buy a controller. THREE out of HUNDREDS of low and slows was a pretty good track record, but enough lost money to buy one. It wasn't the charcoal, it wasn't the grate, it wasn't the setup, it was just a fluke. I know in one case it was the wind--something I can't control even with the old coffee can "smokeware" cap. Now I'm hooked, anything below 300F, the controller is installed and it's out of site out of mind. I did 10+ yrs without one and consider myself an expert on BGE temp control--I love my controller.

JacksDad · April 2017

Yea

Carolina Q · April 2017

TN_Sister_State said:

So I received the green light from my wife to fire on the flameboss 200 since we used cc point for a gift card so should I fire on it? Is it worth it for no worry cooks? The wifi remote access makes me want it even more since I could enjoy floats down the river and fly-fishing while monitoring.

You leave the house with a grill burning? Not a good idea unless your egg is on a non-flammable surface and far from a structure. That's why wifi is worthless on temp controllers.

I've had a DigiQ for 6+ years. Used to use it, but now I rarely bother. I just get up in the morning and put the meat on buy 9 or 10 at 300-320° and it's done by dinner time. And I'm always there to keep an eye on things.

TN_Sister_State · April 2017

I do yes but 99% of the time my wife is home or my in-laws are here. It's on a brick patio next to a brick house. And the very rare time we are both gone my neighbor checks on my egg for me as he is also an egger.

Carolina Q · April 2017

TN_Sister_State said:

I do yes but 99% of the time my wife is home or my in-laws are here. It's on a brick patio next to a brick house. And the very rare time we are both gone my neighbor checks on my egg for me as he is also an egger.

Excellent. I think there are many on here who can't say that.

PlanSB · April 2017

stlcharcoal said:

PlanSB said:

Honestly, if i could do it over i would have bought a thermoworks smoke over my fb200. The egg hold temps so well, i think the blower is useless 99% of the time.

It does, until it doesn't. I've had an Egg 23 yrs now and 9 out of 10 times (or even 24 out of 25), yes, it holds the temps. But then while I was on a 14hr night shift on the air ambulance, my fire went out and I came home at 0800 to 34# of pork butt that had been sitting at 70-80F for 8 hrs.......and guests arriving in 3 hrs. I threw those butts in the dumpster trash, ran to the grocery store, and we had burgers. A year later it happened again, then again later on. $150-200 worth of lost meat, and screwed up party plans, it was a no brainer to buy a controller. THREE out of HUNDREDS of low and slows was a pretty good track record, but enough lost money to buy one. It wasn't the charcoal, it wasn't the grate, it wasn't the setup, it was just a fluke. I know in one case it was the wind--something I can't control even with the old coffee can "smokeware" cap. Now I'm hooked, anything below 300F, the controller is installed and it's out of site out of mind. I did 10+ yrs without one and consider myself an expert on BGE temp control--I love my controller.

I would never leave the house for more than an hour or two max, let alone 8, during a cook, so being gone for 8 hours and losing meat is kind of irrelevant to me. And when I do leave the house someone is always there to check the egg for me, and make sure my house isn't burnt down.

stlcharcoal · April 2017

PlanSB said:

I would never leave the house for more than an hour or two max, let alone 8, during a cook, so being gone for 8 hours and losing meat is kind of irrelevant to me. And when I do leave the house someone is always there to check the egg for me, and make sure my house isn't burnt down.

I didn't have that luxury. My wife had to put our four kids to bed and get them up the next morning without me there, I sure wasn't going to ask her to get up overnight to check on the BGE (or manage it if something did go wrong.) Lot easier to have a machine watch it EVERY second of the night. No worries about burning down the house on my end either--in a nest, on a surface that doesn't burn, monitored fire alarm, Knox Box, escape ladders on all five upstairs bedrooms, inspected commercial fire extinguishers, etc......we're set. If I would have built this house, I would have done a concrete (LOGIX) form/frame and put sprinklers in.

Ozzie_Isaac · April 2017

@Carolina Q I understand not having egg on a deck, dry leaves, etc. However, with an egg on a stable non-flammable surface and nothing flammable near by, what exactly can go wrong? I have yet to see an egg blow up and spread flamming lump everywhere. These things are not bombs. They have a controlled inlet, a controlled outlet, a big mass of wet protein, and carbonized wood.

Carolina Q · April 2017

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@Carolina Q I understand not having egg on a deck, dry leaves, etc. However, with an egg on a stable non-flammable surface and nothing flammable near by, what exactly can go wrong? I have yet to see an egg blow up and spread flamming lump everywhere. These things are not bombs. They have a controlled inlet, a controlled outlet, a big mass of wet protein, and carbonized wood.

Huh? I said..."Not a good idea unless your egg is on a non-flammable surface and far from a structure". If it is, great.

Ozzie_Isaac · April 2017

Carolina Q said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@Carolina Q I understand not having egg on a deck, dry leaves, etc. However, with an egg on a stable non-flammable surface and nothing flammable near by, what exactly can go wrong? I have yet to see an egg blow up and spread flamming lump everywhere. These things are not bombs. They have a controlled inlet, a controlled outlet, a big mass of wet protein, and carbonized wood.

Huh? I said..."Not a good idea unless your egg is on a non-flammable surface and far from a structure". If it is, great.

What do you consider a safe distance?

Carolina Q · April 2017

I don't know. I think Nature Boy's was like 15' or something. His house burned.

Ozzie_Isaac · April 2017

Carolina Q said:

I don't know. I think Nature Boy's was like 15' or something. His house burned.

What caught fire first? Did he have a deck?

Carolina Q · April 2017

I don't know. Put yours wherever you like.

chuckytheegghead · April 2017

Pull the trigger and get it

Ozzie_Isaac · April 2017

Carolina Q said:

I don't know. Put yours wherever you like.

I'm not arguing, just curious. I would be more worried a fire would start over night while familys asleep in the house than when everyone is gone. This will defintely factor into my outdoor kitchen layout.

Ozzie_Isaac · April 2017

TN_Sister_State said:p

So I received the green light from my wife to fire on the flameboss 200 since we used cc point for a gift card so should I fire on it? Is it worth it for no worry cooks? The wifi remote access makes me want it even more since I could enjoy floats down the river and fly-fishing while monitoring.

Back to the OP, the FB200 is awesome. PM @stlcharcoal and get a unit from him. His prices are about the best you will find.

PlanSB · April 2017

stlcharcoal said:

PlanSB said:

I would never leave the house for more than an hour or two max, let alone 8, during a cook, so being gone for 8 hours and losing meat is kind of irrelevant to me. And when I do leave the house someone is always there to check the egg for me, and make sure my house isn't burnt down.

I didn't have that luxury. My wife had to put our four kids to bed and get them up the next morning without me there, I sure wasn't going to ask her to get up overnight to check on the BGE (or manage it if something did go wrong.) Lot easier to have a machine watch it EVERY second of the night. No worries about burning down the house on my end either--in a nest, on a surface that doesn't burn, monitored fire alarm, Knox Box, escape ladders on all five upstairs bedrooms, inspected commercial fire extinguishers, etc......we're set. If I would have built this house, I would have done a concrete (LOGIX) form/frame and put sprinklers in.

Sounds good. Well I do have that luxury, which is why I said I wouldn't buy it if I could do it over.

Carolina Q · April 2017

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Carolina Q said:

I don't know. Put yours wherever you like.

I'm not arguing, just curious. I would be more worried a fire would start over night while familys asleep in the house than when everyone is gone. This will defintely factor into my outdoor kitchen layout.

As I understand the story, Chris rolled his egg out of the garage by at least 15'. Garage door left open, egg in the driveway. Spark popped into the garage and caught something flammable.

One of the reasons I've started turbo cooks. I sleep like the dead and my first hint of an overnight house fire would probably be the water from the fire hose hitting me in the face. 300-320° dome will finish a butt by dinner time, even if I don't start until 10AM. Tastes the same. No overnight and no temp controller needed.

TN_Sister_State · April 2017

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TN_Sister_State said:p

So I received the green light from my wife to fire on the flameboss 200 since we used cc point for a gift card so should I fire on it? Is it worth it for no worry cooks? The wifi remote access makes me want it even more since I could enjoy floats down the river and fly-fishing while monitoring.

Back to the OP, the FB200 is awesome. PM @stlcharcoal and get a unit from him. His prices are about the best you will find.

We've already worked a deal for the FB300. I will look to him first for accessories before looking elsewhere.

SaintJohnsEgger · April 2017

Carolina Q said:

TN_Sister_State said:

I do yes but 99% of the time my wife is home or my in-laws are here. It's on a brick patio next to a brick house. And the very rare time we are both gone my neighbor checks on my egg for me as he is also an egger.

Excellent. I think there are many on here who can't say that.

I do too. (90% of the time one or more of the kids are home and they can keep a look out for fires. While I monitor my cook temps remotely. They are all in the early 20's and can handle things. Just not interested or knowledgeable about egging. But smart enough to push the egg into the pool if its burst into flames or pull the meat off and take it inside.

TN_Sister_State · April 2017

Fired on the FB300 from @stlcharcoal. If you need anything regarding your egg i suggest reaching out to him first. Excellent customer service and very responsive to all communications. Couldnt be happier with my purchase. Unboxing post coming soon.....

Kent8621 · April 2017

I have two cooks in with my FB300 and couldn't be happier. great comfort doing long slow cooks and able to go to the farmers market and lowes with no concerns.

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