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Old 05-26-2012, 09:49 PM   #1
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I am looking for a networkable device to monitor my pit and meat temps. I started out with Maverick 732 and while I know most have had great luck with theirs, my experience has not been good. If I am going to upgrade I figure I might as well have network capability as well. Wifi would be nice, but dependability comes first. I can always use a wifi router if I need to. Pros and cons or other suggestions?
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Old 05-26-2012, 10:00 PM   #2
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I'm a Stoker user and love it. For multiple pits and multiple temp senors don't think a stoker can be touched. The shear expandability is amazing. But I will say if you want it for one pit then you can't beat the Party Q in price and function.

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Old 05-26-2012, 11:18 PM   #3
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I am going with a Stoker next week.
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Old 05-26-2012, 11:37 PM   #4
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Old 05-27-2012, 07:22 AM   #5
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@pwa, do you use a blower on your UDS's?
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@pwa, do you use a blower on your UDS's?
Yes I do, I can run without it, but gives me piece of mind. I use stoker console which graphs the whole cook and probes, this lets me review each cook/timing ect... at a later date.

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Old 05-27-2012, 09:48 AM   #7
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My Big Hat has had great results with the Stoker, the wifi version has been a nice update.
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