eap0510
Full Fledged Farker
I have a question for the users of the Fireboard and CyberQ users. How many of you actually use the cloud function and was the cloud function what sold you on the device that you chose?
I use the FireBoard. I love the cloud feature and use it all the time. Leave my smoker and run to the store and keep an eye on the temps. Sometimes I download the raw data and play with it in excel (I’m a geek sorry).
Love the product overall. Returned a Signals to get the FireBoard and am totally satisfied.
What I am thinking about doing is bringing back the Stoker. I was able to locate someone that reverse engineered the probes and blower sensors. We got to discussing what it would take to bring the Stoker back to life and he seemed to think that we would need to produce a cloud version to compete with the CyberQ and the Fireboard among others. I personally believe that the cloud piece is not that big of deal but the real selling point would have to be an app that works on mobile devices.
To me the Stoker is still a great device for one is not limited to the number of probes you can run and not limited in the number of pits you can run as well. I compete and cook on two pits so I am really able to take advantage of the Stoker's abilities.
As much as I dislike most apps for simple things, having to use a webbrowser based portal to control things sucks massive donkey clackers.
Did you buy the product based solely on that ability?
Good luck with your project; lots of competition right now and I still think the biggest bane of these types of devices is the wired probes. Those damned cables go bad all the time in high humidity environments, and it makes me furious. I love my MEATER because it doesn't have cables, but it also doesn't have a fan system, so for running my cabinet smoker all night long it doesn't have much utility anymore.