My Favorite Thing About Signals? Smoke for $20 Off!

Started by jcnaz, November 09, 2018, 09:34:29 AM

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HoosierKettle


Quote from: Jules V. on November 13, 2018, 12:57:21 PM
At some point i may need to get a thermometer. I'm old fashioned so I've been relying  mostly on my 10 fingers for the past 30 years that I've been grilling.

I generally don't use anything but an instant read but certain things like jerky and cheese, I like to be more accurate.

However, with it being winter, I will probably use one for the last half of the cook on large cuts so I don't have to go outside lol.


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Troy

I did a long cook yesterday and ... I reached for the Smoke instead of the Signals.

reasons:
- i didn't want to move my grill into wifi zone
- i didn't want to deal with bluetooth nonsense
- i didn't want to deal with a most likely dead battery in the signals
- i knew the smoke would be good to go without any hassle. battery for DAYSSSS

HoosierKettle


Quote from: Troy on November 13, 2018, 02:06:34 PM
I did a long cook yesterday and ... I reached for the Smoke instead of the Signals.

reasons:
- i didn't want to move my grill into wifi zone
- i didn't want to deal with bluetooth nonsense
- i didn't want to deal with a most likely dead battery in the signals
- i knew the smoke would be good to go without any hassle. battery for DAYSSSS

One of the main reasons I bought the smoke was because I don't get WiFi in my grilling area. I could have worked on my WiFi and figured out a way possibly, but if I understand correctly, the smoke gateway uses an rf signal to communicate to the base so I'm assuming that if I get a gateway, I could position it between the base and my router effectively giving me WiFi coverage where the signals would not. Am I understanding that correctly?  In other words, could I put my gateway 10 feet away in the kitchen while the base is outside?


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ClubChapin

Quote from: HoosierKettle on November 13, 2018, 04:22:50 PM

Quote from: Troy on November 13, 2018, 02:06:34 PM
I did a long cook yesterday and ... I reached for the Smoke instead of the Signals.

reasons:
- i didn't want to move my grill into wifi zone
- i didn't want to deal with bluetooth nonsense
- i didn't want to deal with a most likely dead battery in the signals
- i knew the smoke would be good to go without any hassle. battery for DAYSSSS

One of the main reasons I bought the smoke was because I don't get WiFi in my grilling area. I could have worked on my WiFi and figured out a way possibly, but if I understand correctly, the smoke gateway uses an rf signal to communicate to the base so I'm assuming that if I get a gateway, I could position it between the base and my router effectively giving me WiFi coverage where the signals would not. Am I understanding that correctly?  In other words, could I put my gateway 10 feet away in the kitchen while the base is outside?


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Yes, the WiFi gateway can go between the smoke and your network. You should likely be able to find a location where the smoke FR receiver works and also where WiFi works. The smoke gateway should be able to work there.

HoosierKettle

Quote from: ClubChapin on November 14, 2018, 01:08:17 PM
Quote from: HoosierKettle on November 13, 2018, 04:22:50 PM

Quote from: Troy on November 13, 2018, 02:06:34 PM
I did a long cook yesterday and ... I reached for the Smoke instead of the Signals.

reasons:
- i didn't want to move my grill into wifi zone
- i didn't want to deal with bluetooth nonsense
- i didn't want to deal with a most likely dead battery in the signals
- i knew the smoke would be good to go without any hassle. battery for DAYSSSS

One of the main reasons I bought the smoke was because I don't get WiFi in my grilling area. I could have worked on my WiFi and figured out a way possibly, but if I understand correctly, the smoke gateway uses an rf signal to communicate to the base so I'm assuming that if I get a gateway, I could position it between the base and my router effectively giving me WiFi coverage where the signals would not. Am I understanding that correctly?  In other words, could I put my gateway 10 feet away in the kitchen while the base is outside?


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Yes, the WiFi gateway can go between the smoke and your network. You should likely be able to find a location where the smoke FR receiver works and also where WiFi works. The smoke gateway should be able to work there.

Awesome. That's what I was hoping. I don't have the gateway yet. Maybe a Christmas present if I'm good.  But my smoke arrived today




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HoosierKettle

Thank you to Jcnaz for alerting me to the sale and thank you to my old thermometer for finally breaking.


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Homerdog

Quote from: Troy on November 13, 2018, 02:06:34 PM
I did a long cook yesterday and ... I reached for the Smoke instead of the Signals.

reasons:
- i didn't want to move my grill into wifi zone
- i didn't want to deal with bluetooth nonsense
- i didn't want to deal with a most likely dead battery in the signals
- i knew the smoke would be good to go without any hassle. battery for DAYSSSS

The Smoke is great on AA batteries. Been using the Smoke on a regular basis for about 18 months with the same batteries. Still going strong. I like the idea of the Signals, but it's another gadget that needs charging, I'm sure it works great. Heck, sometimes I wish my phone ran on AA or AAA batteries. Sometimes, I just get sick of having to "charge" something. Okay, rant is over.