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Fan kits

Bpeep
Bpeep Posts: 9
edited August 7 in EggHead Forum
How many  of you use a fan kit for smoking and are they the worth the investment? 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,779
    Yes, and yes.

    You'll get a variety of responses. It will boil down to how/what you cook, and what your budget is.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    I have one, I may use it once every 18 months.

    I really only use it for a pure overnight cook just so I get a little more comfort while sleeping.  I dont really do a lot of "low and slow" cooking so maybe thats why I think its a finnicky little bugger.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    edited August 7
    Smobot, runs the egg the way god intended it.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    ThermoWorks Signals and Billows here. No complaints, does exactly what it’s supposed to do 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,514
    I respect any and all opinions. Yes, I have no doubt electric fans can facilitate in many ways; they also carry many potential points of failure that could easily complicate a crucial cook. 

    For me, low tech is the best tech. One of the reasons I love the Egg. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,662
    As said by @GrateEggspectations - learn to run the cook w/o any external assistance aka manual so that when the powered assist fails you are able to bring it home.  
    So get comfortable with the assist failure option and then enjoy the upgrade.  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • zaphod
    zaphod Posts: 1,012
    one of the main attractants for me about the egg is it's simplicity.

    It's a bowl of fire.

    It really takes me back to scouting when everything was over a fire you built yourself from wood you chopped down in a fire pit you dug. Nothing automatic about that cooking.
    ~~
    Large BGE, Jonesing for a MiniMax
    The Vegegrilltarian

    The first rule of egg club is: you do NOT talk about egg club.
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 992
    I used a FlameBoss 200 for a couple of years, and definitely liked it.
    Now I use a Smobot and like it even better.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,553
    naturally aspirated
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,875
    I had a stoker unit and used it for several years..

    I have smoked BBQ for many years and, in my opinion, there's minimal difference between cooking 200 degrees to 250 degrees..there's minimal difference between cooking at 250-300...I've found things can get sideways when cooking BBQ if thermometer starts creeping above the 300 mark..

    that being said, its a fun gadget to play with on your phone nowadays...

    grain of salt..


    Have:
     XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
    Had:
    LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby

    Fat Willies BBQ
    Ola, Ga

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,553
    billt01 said:
    I had a stoker unit and used it for several years..

    I have smoked BBQ for many years and, in my opinion, there's minimal difference between cooking 200 degrees to 250 degrees..there's minimal difference between cooking at 250-300...I've found things can get sideways when cooking BBQ if thermometer starts creeping above the 300 mark..

    that being said, its a fun gadget to play with on your phone nowadays...

    grain of salt..



    pretty much the same here, used to just use a temp alarm set to  220 low and 280 high alarms. hated getting up to check where it was at so stopped using it and just slept thru
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • WoodworkerBED
    WoodworkerBED Posts: 84
    I am totally addicted to my Thermoworks Billows and use it almost 100% of the time
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  • Mr1egg
    Mr1egg Posts: 429
    Flameboss is an amazing kit, I've been using it for many years and have no complaints at all. When yours having a big bbq you don't need to worry about temps anymore, just drink and have fun with your guests.
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