THoey1963
somebody shut me the fark up.
2015. A Kickstarter project pops up and I liked the idea. Wireless probes to go in your grill or smoker. Lots of people into BBQ invested in the idea and they raised over a million dollars.
But, to say there were delays would be an understatement. Lots of people were pissed, thinking they were robbed and would never get anything. They don't realize that this is an investment, and sometimes they don't pan out. A year ago, they finally got the single probe versions available. I wanted the Block that had four probes and connected to your Wi-Fi. Those finally became available this month and I got mine yesterday.
It's a nice unit. Looks appealing and is solid. Base unit connected fairly easily via iPhone to my local Wi-Fi. Probes connect to the base unit via Bluetooth. The Bluetooth range is not very far, but once they connect to the base, the information is available to the iPhone app. I tried setting the block unit on my dining room table, about 15’ from the WSCG, but the probes lost signal. Nice evening, so I put it on the WSCG table and just used it from there. Picture from the dining room table.
Decided to try it with some thick pork chops. Inserted one probe into each chop. A couple of clicks, and I had them set up for a target of 145* for the perfect chop. Rubbed both chops with SPOG and a little Chipotle powder.
Onto the WSCG with some apple wood as it was coming up to smoking temp, but with the vents wide open so the temp kept rising.
App provided nice timing info, so I was able to start the Mac & Cheese and have it finish just before the chops were ready. The timing had the chops pulled off the grill and 140* and rested as the temp kept going to 145*.
Chops were ready to eat. Ignore the Internal temp, as I had just removed the probes and then took the screenshot.
Plated chops and Mac & Cheese.
Perfect color, tender and juicy. All in all, I like it. Was I happy with the three year wait? No. But, I eventually got what I ordered, it works as well, if not better, than advertised, so I feel I got my moneys worth.
Would I buy it again today? Hard to say. In that three years I've gone to not temping food as much, or maybe just temping it as I get ready to pull it off, going more by look and feel. But, it will come in handy sometimes.
https://meater.com/
But, to say there were delays would be an understatement. Lots of people were pissed, thinking they were robbed and would never get anything. They don't realize that this is an investment, and sometimes they don't pan out. A year ago, they finally got the single probe versions available. I wanted the Block that had four probes and connected to your Wi-Fi. Those finally became available this month and I got mine yesterday.
It's a nice unit. Looks appealing and is solid. Base unit connected fairly easily via iPhone to my local Wi-Fi. Probes connect to the base unit via Bluetooth. The Bluetooth range is not very far, but once they connect to the base, the information is available to the iPhone app. I tried setting the block unit on my dining room table, about 15’ from the WSCG, but the probes lost signal. Nice evening, so I put it on the WSCG table and just used it from there. Picture from the dining room table.
Decided to try it with some thick pork chops. Inserted one probe into each chop. A couple of clicks, and I had them set up for a target of 145* for the perfect chop. Rubbed both chops with SPOG and a little Chipotle powder.
Onto the WSCG with some apple wood as it was coming up to smoking temp, but with the vents wide open so the temp kept rising.
App provided nice timing info, so I was able to start the Mac & Cheese and have it finish just before the chops were ready. The timing had the chops pulled off the grill and 140* and rested as the temp kept going to 145*.
Chops were ready to eat. Ignore the Internal temp, as I had just removed the probes and then took the screenshot.
Plated chops and Mac & Cheese.
Perfect color, tender and juicy. All in all, I like it. Was I happy with the three year wait? No. But, I eventually got what I ordered, it works as well, if not better, than advertised, so I feel I got my moneys worth.
Would I buy it again today? Hard to say. In that three years I've gone to not temping food as much, or maybe just temping it as I get ready to pull it off, going more by look and feel. But, it will come in handy sometimes.
https://meater.com/
