Alternatives to the BBQ Guru

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 04:39 PM

And don't start with any of this "Just watch your fire and control it yourself!" crap!

After firing up the pit this evening and finding out that yet another power supply has gone out on the BBQ Guru (fourth one in 2 1/2 years) I'm ready to look for something else. So what's out there that works with the Pit Bull fans these days?

foam2 · 04-21-2019, 04:48 PM

fireboard https://www.fireboard.com/shop/

Huskres · 04-21-2019, 05:06 PM

Does the fireboard have a fan?

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Huskres

Does the fireboard have a fan?

Thats what I was about to ask.

Bigdawg580 · 04-21-2019, 05:22 PM

I am in the same boat my guru just went out.
Time to look for something else

Nuco59 · 04-21-2019, 05:28 PM

Is the power supply the only problem you've ever had with it? Might be the plan to keep a spare supply. Has it ever died in mid-cook spoiling a whole cooker worth of meat? If so, looking into a more bullet proof unit makes good sense.... assuming they are superior and not just "different"

patrickd26 · 04-21-2019, 05:37 PM

I would recommend the BBQ Guru fan and adapter paired with the FireBoard and Drive cable. It's the PERFECT combo.

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nuco59

Is the power supply the only problem you've ever had with it? Might be the plan to keep a spare supply. Has it ever died in mid-cook spoiling a whole cooker worth of meat? If so, looking into a more bullet proof unit makes good sense.... assuming they are superior and not just "different"

Not yet, it always seems to die on a Saturday or Sunday when I'm about to start a cook. The power supply is only $21 but standard shipping is $13. Not much money, but I refuse to pay it over and over and over again. They'll call me tomorrow morning in response to my email and send me another one. THEN I might buy an extra.

Tonight's plan is to give the brisket and butts six hours of smoke, then transfer them to the Alto-Shaam and let it finish it overnight so I can get some sleep.

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickd26

I would recommend the BBQ Guru fan and adapter paired with the FireBoard and Drive cable. It's the PERFECT combo.

So the Guru fan works with the Fireboard? That's extremely helpful. I assume the drive cable is sold separately from the Fireboard.

By the way, I got inspected at the scales north of Fremont once by a beautiful redheaded DOT officer. She was one of the most pleasant officers I've ever encountered. Didn't mind that inspection one bit.

foam2 · 04-21-2019, 06:59 PM

the fireboard works with the guru fan. Another power supply is probably cheaper but that's not what you asked for lol. Check out the video - theres more videos out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9D7cxzc7Y

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by foam2

the fireboard works with the guru fan. Another power supply is probably cheaper but that's not what you asked for lol. Check out the video - theres more videos out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9D7cxzc7Y

Nice! Will the Guru probes work with the Fireboard if I decide to be really cheap?

Slamdunkpro · 04-21-2019, 07:27 PM

Use a 12v power supply. I've had Guru's for a long time and have never had a power supply issue. Could you possibly have a voltage / amperage issue ? If something is burning up your wall wart power supplies on that outlet (which aren't made by guru btw) odds are someone else's wall wart will get burned up too.

Jcmhc · 04-21-2019, 07:30 PM

Build a Heatermeter.

medic92 · 04-21-2019, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Slamdunkpro

Use a 12v power supply. I've had Guru's for a long time and have never had a power supply issue. Could you possibly have a voltage / amperage issue ? If something is burning up your wall wart power supplies on that outlet (which aren't made by guru btw) odds are someone else's wall wart will get burned up too.

I've tried a couple of other power supplies and for some reason none of them will work even when they're the same wattage/amperage as the power supply the Guru's use.

Maybe with the new one I'll run a cord and plug it in at the house rather than the garage. If it's a power surge issue that should take care of it since the garage is on a separate box.

Kaptain Kadian · 04-21-2019, 08:41 PM

Get the cigarette lighter adapter from BBQ guru and run it off a jump box. Been doing it for years. Just make sure to charge the jump box every few cooks

04-21-2019, 04:39 PM	#1
medic92 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-24-16 Location: Mount Sterling, IL Name/Nickname : Kevin	Alternatives to the BBQ Guru And don't start with any of this "Just watch your fire and control it yourself!" crap! After firing up the pit this evening and finding out that yet another power supply has gone out on the BBQ Guru (fourth one in 2 1/2 years) I'm ready to look for something else. So what's out there that works with the Pit Bull fans these days? __________________ Homebuilt Cinderblock Smoker, Homebuilt UDS, Weber 22 inch Kettle

04-21-2019, 05:06 PM	#3
Huskres Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-20-14 Location: Oklahoma	Does the fireboard have a fan?
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04-21-2019, 05:28 PM	#6
Nuco59 Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-18-13 Location: Texas	Is the power supply the only problem you've ever had with it? Might be the plan to keep a spare supply. Has it ever died in mid-cook spoiling a whole cooker worth of meat? If so, looking into a more bullet proof unit makes good sense.... assuming they are superior and not just "different" __________________ I started out with nothing and I got most of it left.

04-21-2019, 05:37 PM	#7
patrickd26 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-01-17 Location: Fremont, NE	I would recommend the BBQ Guru fan and adapter paired with the FireBoard and Drive cable. It's the PERFECT combo.
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04-21-2019, 07:27 PM	#12
Slamdunkpro Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-27-07 Location: Northern VA	Use a 12v power supply. I've had Guru's for a long time and have never had a power supply issue. Could you possibly have a voltage / amperage issue ? If something is burning up your wall wart power supplies on that outlet (which aren't made by guru btw) odds are someone else's wall wart will get burned up too. __________________ Aporkalypse Now Competition BBQ team Thanks to our sponsors: Wusthof Trident USA, Creekstone Farms, Myron Mixon Smokers & The BBQ Guru MABA 2014 Team of the Year Spicewine Tandem - "The Beast", 2 Vulcan V33's & 1 V9 Brinkman modified upright, Weber Kettle(s); Meadow Creek Pr-24, Super Stealth Mode black & Night Vision Red Thermopens ----------------- MABA - (Mid Atlantic BBQ Association) President KCBS Certified Judge - #23289

04-21-2019, 04:48 PM	#2
foam2 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-02-11 Location: chicago, illinois	fireboard https://www.fireboard.com/shop/

04-21-2019, 05:22 PM	#5
Bigdawg580 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-13-16 Location: Harris Oklahoma	I am in the same boat my guru just went out. Time to look for something else

04-21-2019, 06:59 PM	#10
foam2 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-02-11 Location: chicago, illinois	the fireboard works with the guru fan. Another power supply is probably cheaper but that's not what you asked for lol. Check out the video - theres more videos out there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9D7cxzc7Y

04-21-2019, 07:30 PM	#13
Jcmhc Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-17-17 Location: Wisconsin Name/Nickname : Jason	Build a Heatermeter.

04-21-2019, 08:41 PM	#15
Kaptain Kadian is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-22-14 Location: Broken Arrow/ ok	Get the cigarette lighter adapter from BBQ guru and run it off a jump box. Been doing it for years. Just make sure to charge the jump box every few cooks __________________ Lsg vertical cabinet aka Porktress Maximus