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  1. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    Seems like too much work. Time better spent smoking.
  2. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    The other probes for the heatermeter are thermistor not thermocouple.
  3. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    Yea, I had seen the heatermeter, and it appears to be a decent solution, but still has most of flaws that drove me to make my own...bad UI, still needs a decent enclosure that is waterproof, and it's still using those mono jacks. I also wanted everything 'off the shelf', no soldering, no custom...
  4. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    I have been considering selling them as either whole prebuilt units and /or as a kit. But everything is open source so someone can build their own if so inclined.
  5. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    I am looking for a way to get the price down and get it all into a more compact 'production' enclosure.  If you guys could have the perfect thermometer what would it look like?  More probes, maybe?  What kind of features would you want on the web interface?
  6. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    Yes, very similar to the iGrill.  At the time I started this, the iGrill was Apple only I think, so I wanted something that was accessible on any device.  iGrill is bluetooth, which I considered, but ultimately decided that the distance is unreliable and limited. I also have access to a wider...
  7. drygravytrain

    Tired of bad thermometers, built my own

    The first problem I ran into when I started smoking about 8 months ago with my MES 30, was all the thermometers suck.  So what did I want in my ideal thermometer? Multiple high quality probes, and the flexibility to add different types of probes. I wanted to be able to check the temp remotely...
  8. drygravytrain

    New smoker from Colorado

    My name is Michael, and I have been lingering around and reading the forums for about 8 months now, and finally decided it might be time to just join in.  I have an MES 30 with Cold Smoking Kit, and have been smoking for about 8 months as well, so still relatively new.  Learning a lot and trying...
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