Kamado Joe® iKamand™ Smart Temperature Control and Monitoring Device for Classic Grills in Black

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It plugs into an outlet and monitors the pit temperature, as well as a single probe for monitoring meat temperature, too.

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. 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. The joy of smoking can go horribly wrong if the temperature isn’t consistent throughout the smoking process.

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The green LED screen is just the right size for displaying 4 lines of information, and limited to just the vital information you need to know. Push buttons are easy to move through the menu and adjust settings.

Some ATCs are very basic, others are capable of being their own network. These super-tech ATCs enable really remote monitoring. 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.

More on the solidly stable stand; it also allows it to be mounted by 4 screw holes, added for attaching it to a surface for permanency if desired. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the stable temperature control of an indoor oven outdoors in your smoker? Well, you can. 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. 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. The Flame Boss 500 is their flagship model. it is a Wi-Fi capable temperature controller, allowing management from a distance over any network.