Pequod Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, ckreef said: Once I get my pantry rebuilt (expanding it into a small walk-in pantry) I'll have room to store a slicer. Then I'll give it a go. I've been using a meat slicing knife on mine and know what you mean. While it works, a slicer would make quick work of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, HalfSmoke said: I've been using a meat slicing knife on mine and know what you mean. While it works, a slicer would make quick work of it. I don't have a good enough knife or the skills for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchi Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 wow mate, ive never made bacon. But love it for a weekend breaky. Going to have to give this a try. nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 11/4/2016 at 11:03 PM, HalfSmoke said: More bacon underway. Trying out the Thermoworks Smoke today. How did you like the Thermoworks Smoke? I'm guessing it's great. I really like the fact it's battery operated. Sorta a pain to have to plug in the Guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 It is great to have the battery option for those KKs that are not close to an electrical outlet but if you are I'd much prefer to use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Just now, MacKenzie said: It is great to have the battery option for those KKs that are not close to an electrical outlet but if you are I'd much prefer to use that. It's just the cables and electricity in the rain that bothers me outside. Best to have both options.. easy to have a small external power plug that can be sealed with a rubber plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, DennisLinkletter said: How did you like the Thermoworks Smoke? I'm guessing it's great. I really like the fact it's battery operated. Sorta a pain to have to plug in the Guru. I like it a lot. Similar in functionality to a Maverick, but much better built and MUCH easier to set up alarms. Using again today. Here it is in action. Not much to see. Was actually making a short video of the smoke from the smoke pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Mavericks just don't last for me.. Never have. I used to buy them three at a time. I'm going to buy a Thermoworks Smoke and put it thru the paces. Might be a nice service to have them available in the KK web store. They don't sell wholesale but would save my customers the hassle of an additional purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I have the Therma Q and what I like is the probes are very accurate, what I don't like is it is Bluetooth and has a rechargeable battery. The one you have has wifi I think but it wasn't available when I bought mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 About 30 minutes ago I ordered the Smoke. I have a slightly different use in mind. Will post more about that when it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 The Thermoworks Smoke will have a wifi add-on available in 2017, but isn't there yet. It has a 300' range even without, which is sufficient around the house. What I despise most about the Maverick is how hard it is to set and use alarms. I don't bother using this feature because it is too hard to use...and I have advanced degrees in engineering! Ridiculous! The Smoke addresses all of the deficiencies of Maverick with Thermoworks quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Just one heads up on the Smoke -- the included meat probe is the type with a bend that won't pass through the probe port on the KK. You need to order a straight penetration probe -- or two if you want to use it to probe two meats at once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 32 minutes ago, HalfSmoke said: Just one heads up on the Smoke -- the included meat probe is the type with a bend that won't pass through the probe port on the KK. You need to order a straight penetration probe -- or two if you want to use it to probe two meats at once. Probes with the 90º bend can be carefully straightened.. You need to make many small bends moving along the bend using a vise. The gap in the teak side tables works well to do this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) I love the battery life in the Smoke. Mine is no where near that. I just looked at mine and I misspoke, I have BlueTherm Duo and then I was just on the web site and it appears that they are not selling this model any longer. WELL! Edited November 6, 2016 by MacKenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) On 11/6/2016 at 0:10 PM, DennisLinkletter said: I really like the fact it's battery operated. Sorta a pain to have to plug in the Guru. I use something similar to these battery charger. I just plug in the Guru in the 12VDC port. I can get about 3 or 4 long cooks out of a charge. It recharges in just a few hours. https://smile.amazon.com/Black-Decker-JUS300B-Profile-Starter/dp/B001F1U5D0 https://smile.amazon.com/Stanley-J7CS-Battery-Starter-Compressor/dp/B001U04NCA AND, I can still use it to jump start my car when needed. It's a multitasker (shout out to Alton Brown!) Edited November 7, 2016 by tony b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
