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The BBQ Guru Temperature Control SysteI'd heard from a number of bloggers and amateur backyard chefs that they had a Guru and loved it. So, for months and months I kept configuring a solution to my problem on BBQ Guru website. I just hesitated to pull the trigger because the one I wanted was around $300 fully configured. After agonizing over this, my wife finally allowed me to allow her to allow me to buy one for me for Christmas. Funny how that works, huh? Anyway, I figured eliminating the bad attitudes, headaches and lack of sleep was worth the money. Here's What I GotNot having seen one in person before, I hadn't really thought about the size. I was pleasntly surprised to find that it came in a fairly small packKage.
Everything was neatly packed and protected in bubble wrap. Kind of a pleasant surprise for my 4 year old since he loves bubble wrap.
As you can see, the BBQ Guru comes with a bunch of stuff. At first that was a little intimidating, but I soon realized it was all pretty easy to get figured out. Don't worry, it comes with instructions.
The first thing my eyes wandered to was the modern technology. This little microprocessor is very small - which is great. I remember the days when controllers like this were much larger (and I worked in an industry that used them to do pretty much the same kind of thing).
It also comes with a blower fan which is controlled by the temperature control processor. Nice and compact, it has an adjustable damper to fine tune things - and to shut the system down when the cooking is done.
The adaptor I ordered is for the Big Green Egg Oval XL. This was the one that is supposed to fit on the Bubba Keg / Big Steel Keg. I got it to work, but there are a few differences between the cookers that required me to fiddle around a bit. Got it to work though.
The thermocouple probes are an important part of the system. One probe clips to your cooking surface to measure the pit temperature. The other probe goes into the meat, to monitor the meat temperature. The really cool thing about the DigiQ DX is that it will begin allowing the pit temperature to drop as it the meat approaches the desired temperature. That way, you want over cook it if you happen to be away from the pit. This is kind of a big deal when cooking pork butt, because it can be challenging to predict when they will actually be done - and no one wants to stand there for 16+ hours waiting.
A nice touch in the thoughtfulness department is the inclusion of a wire management system. They include Curl-Eez which are nice to have when you are putting your probes away.
Finally, you get a piece of metal...
Just kidding, it's the mounting bracket and each of the rectangular slots are bend points. I have mine mounted on a vertical beam right near the cooker so I can easily read the temperature from inside. My Results with the BBQ Guru DigiQ DXMy first attempt was a little problematic as I hadn't figured out the damper positions yet. The other problem was the unit's open hood monitoring capability hadn't figured my pit out yet (maybe). Anway, I ended up going over temp rather quickly. The next time I battened down the dampers after the first few minutes and the unit crept up to the programmed temperature and simply stuck there! What was really cool was that ever minute or so I could just barely here a buzz as the fan was told to start and stop at the same time. All it was doing was just barely puffing. It had figured out that my Bubba Keg / Big Steel Keg was extremely efficient and that anything more would send it over the limit, never to return! So, since that first time, it's been a dream to use. I've cooked ribs, standing rib roast, whole chicken and pork butts and the BBQ Guru DigiQ DX stayed right were I programmed it the entire cook time
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