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Some users have complained that the temperature runs away and way over the setting, despite following instructions. And so many things can change the temperature: Diminishing charcoal, external air temperature, quality of smoker (e.g., does it leak?), or trouble figuring out the air vent settings. The joy of smoking can go horribly wrong if the temperature isn’t consistent throughout the smoking process. About its business’ is our first impression of this controller, though it does sleeker and more ‘designed’ than its predecessor the flame boss 300. Flame Boss and BBQ Guru were created by engineers, so right off the bat, there’s some assurance of products built to do what they do, incredibly well.
It takes the information given it (food and pit temperatures) calculates time and optimal temperature for food to reach the proper doneness. Both BBQ Guru and Flame Boss have a number of slightly different products in their ranges, with varying feature sets and of course at different price points. When the word “engineered” is used, we automatically think of something made with strict guidelines, high-quality materials, and precision assembly. Based on the readings from the probes, the device directs the speed of the fan to control the ambient temperature inside the cooker, by controlling the amount of oxygen given to the fire.
BBQ Guru the company also carries a line of smokers and grills with related accessories, BBQ sauce, rubs, and injections, and tools, knives, apparel, smoke wood, and thermometers. But specific to the automatic temperature controllers they can supply: Each temperature probe is made of industrial-grade platinum and are rated to work in temperatures up to 475
Help is needed for your smoker or grill to have the steady, consistent temperature required for consistent cooking, because temperatures can fluctuate by 10s or even hundreds of degrees, depending on the grill and the environment.
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The Flame Boss 500 fits a wide variety of drum, barrel, cabinet and offset style charcoal smokers and grills, and is ideal for low-and-slow cooking. Small variations of 2-3 degrees above or below the set temperature can be expected but are not a problem. In the 2000s, the first automatic temperature controllers (ATCs) for BBQs and smokers were created to manage the temperature of both pit and food throughout the cooking process. Besides being connected to the probes, the ATC is also connected to or has an inbuilt variable speed fan that is firmly fixed to a bottom vent, to control the amount of air that can flow into the BBQ or smoker.
Some ATCs are very basic, others are capable of being their own network. These super-tech ATCs enable really remote monitoring. The BBQGuru DynaQ is a stripped down version of the UltraQ, and looks similar at first appearances. The Flame Boss 400 is their mid-range offering, consisting solely of a fan that you connect to your smoker, and ot which you MUST connect to over Wi-Fi. There is no controller for making setting changes or seeing data on your cook, you simply MUST use the smartphone app with the 400.It plugs into an outlet and monitors the pit temperature, as well as a single probe for monitoring meat temperature, too. BBQ Guru has many useful products which aren’t related to temperature management, FlameBoss’ tunnel vision is only on making superior ATCs The Flame Boss 500 is their flagship model. it is a Wi-Fi capable temperature controller, allowing management from a distance over any network. Never exceed thermometer’s maximum temperature rating. This is possibly the number one killer of a digital grill thermometer!
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