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I have to say...the SMOBOT is incredible!
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Wish there was a was to implement using Smokeware. For obvious reasons it currently doesn't have that capability.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Jcrosson said:Smobot is running a 20% off sale starting today. Promo code Thanks20.
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I'm in. In this case procrastination paid off.
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ryantt said:What I think is great about the product is the service, hands down the most responsive company I’ve ever felt with.
The 'any day now' in BGE terms is really a year or so from now and the jury is still out on uuni as the summer of 2017 is over and i grew tired of non responses from uuni when inquiring about gas burner availability. Im sure theres an answer somewhere hidden on their website and schmoes like me can access only after jumping through a bunch of hoops and login sequences that frustrate me to no end...maybe the uuni is just for millenials, i dont know....
BgE failure to deliver a product when indicated actually saved me money as it kept me from dropping $5,000 on the XXL. Instead i got the minimax, which, as many on this forum will remember was worse than being a little kid anticipating Christmas. It was like 25 Dec came and went and we got to open presents on Valentine's Day..... -
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This was the last post on page 1. I didn't want people to miss it.
My xmas shopping is now complete, DON'T post anymore great deals, mmmkay???_____________"Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month
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You won't regret it. I have been using mine more than I expected. Original thought was only for low n slows. I find myself using it for normal cooks now too. After the temp gets to around 150 or so, set the temp and throw it on. Then don't worry about it until I add the meat.
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What's the highest temp you can use the smobot for? Is 350 ok to do a turbo butt?Large BGE
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jeponline said:What's the highest temp you can use the smobot for? Is 350 ok to do a turbo butt?
... Went to look it up - the grill probe is good up to 750°F.
They are using a Type K probe and you can buy those in a wide range of probe types and temperature ranges if you needed a probe that measured higher temps.
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
You gave me the info I needed. I don't think I'll ever need higher than 350. I placed the order, the discount was too good to pass up.
I told my wife the same story she always tell me when she buys something expensive, "but it was on sale, so I saved so much money".Large BGE
Huntsville, AL -
You guys have cost me money again. I just ordered one.
Thanks for pointing out the discount.
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HeavyG said:FearlessTheEggNoob said:The smobot is a clever solution to controlling temps, no doubt. But to me its like throttling your engine by restricting flow at the tail pipe.
Why yes, yes it does. All the Smobot does is automate that method.Gittin' there... -
Bought one. Damn, Said I would never use an automated temp controller. Laughed at my Brother for buying a trager. Damn. Cant wait to get it.Simi Valley, California
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What's the lowest it can reliably hold? That's one of the advantages for the blower type for me. I can hold really low temps that I wouldn't be able to with the vents alone.
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Ragtop99 said:the advantage of having a fan is when the cook is behind schedule. On an XL, passively bringing the temp up can take a while, especially with a partially blocked daisy wheel. If I'm out and realize a butt is stuck in its stall, i can tell the FB to crank up the temp and the fan will push the temp from 235 to 285 within a couple minutes.
I really like the Smobot's simplicity, but I already own a flameboss.
I have a battery to power the FB. I bought one bigger than FB suggested, about $45 or so. If you don't mind...which battery pack? -
FearlessTheEggNoob said:HeavyG said:FearlessTheEggNoob said:The smobot is a clever solution to controlling temps, no doubt. But to me its like throttling your engine by restricting flow at the tail pipe.
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I know I had done 195, after already chugged along at 235 and wanted to slow things down. Haven’t tried Lower.Elijah said:What's the lowest it can reliably hold? That's one of the advantages for the blower type for me. I can hold really low temps that I wouldn't be able to with the vents alone.
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Elijah said:What's the lowest it can reliably hold? That's one of the advantages for the blower type for me. I can hold really low temps that I wouldn't be able to with the vents alone.
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dsleight said:Elijah said:What's the lowest it can reliably hold? That's one of the advantages for the blower type for me. I can hold really low temps that I wouldn't be able to with the vents alone.
225 is what I am looking for I can’t wait to try mine out. (when it gets here)
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On my phone, so brief response. Thanks for all the kind words!
Every summer, I use smobot to run my BGE large at 190F for about 24 hours to smoke dry jalapenos from my garden. The firmware will allow for 185F. It's nice and stable at those temps as long as you have a good lid gasket.
Recently ran an akorn up to 650F, though I'm not sure there are many excuse to do that. Just an experiment for fun.
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reinhart36 said:On my phone, so brief response. Thanks for all the kind words!
Every summer, I use smobot to run my BGE large at 190F for about 24 hours to smoke dry jalapenos from my garden. The firmware will allow for 185F. It's nice and stable at those temps as long as you have a good lid gasket.
Recently ran an akorn up to 650F, though I'm not sure there are many excuse to do that. Just an experiment for fun.
Kind regards,
Eric"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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1/3 is fine. More is fine if there's not much wind. Inlet setting doesn't matter too much. At higher temps like 350+, best performance full open
I should caveat that inlet setting can matter some on leaky grills, with bad seals or improperly installed smobots. Otherwise, not too relevant.
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If you want the exhaust more open than less, you can close down the inlet more rather than less. It's just a balance thing mainly, with some minor wind robustness implications.
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Ragtop99 said:the advantage of having a fan is when the cook is behind schedule. On an XL, passively bringing the temp up can take a while, especially with a partially blocked daisy wheel. If I'm out and realize a butt is stuck in its stall, i can tell the FB to crank up the temp and the fan will push the temp from 235 to 285 within a couple minutes.
I really like the Smobot's simplicity, but I already own a flameboss.
I have a battery to power the FB. I bought one bigger than FB suggested, about $45 or so.
Admittedly, the performance was virtually identical in all ways between the two. I wish I could say ours was "better" but they both were very good..
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This is a fairly out-of-date firmware for SMOBOT, so I suspect it'd be more precise now. Data for blower was a BGE Large, from a third party. I mimicked the setpoint profile on my BGE Large and just documented the performance, and overlaid the two. Surprising, huh?
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As mentioned above mine is en-route; can anyone recommend a reasonable, rechargeable battery pack system for the SMOBOT? I'm notoriously clumsy (Botch is accurate in so many ways) and would prefer not to have any 9v cords out there for me to trip on. Thanks!_____________
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clifkincaid said:Ragtop99 said:the advantage of having a fan is when the cook is behind schedule. On an XL, passively bringing the temp up can take a while, especially with a partially blocked daisy wheel. If I'm out and realize a butt is stuck in its stall, i can tell the FB to crank up the temp and the fan will push the temp from 235 to 285 within a couple minutes.
I really like the Smobot's simplicity, but I already own a flameboss.
I have a battery to power the FB. I bought one bigger than FB suggested, about $45 or so. If you don't mind...which battery pack?Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
8000 mAh is good for about 80+hours of run-time, with LCD backlight on full-time, and Wifi running.
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Good discussion. I've kicked around the thought of adding a controller to my setup and hearing the feedback from fellow Eggers and the support and contribution from the smobot folks definitely eases the decision making process.
Steve
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reinhart36 said:8000 mAh is good for about 80+hours of run-time, with LCD backlight on full-time, and Wifi running.
Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
stompbox said:FearlessTheEggNoob said:HeavyG said:FearlessTheEggNoob said:The smobot is a clever solution to controlling temps, no doubt. But to me its like throttling your engine by restricting flow at the tail pipe.
Why yes, yes it does. All the Smobot does is automate that method.Gittin' there...
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