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Using Old Linksys Routers to Control BBQ Smokers
mache writes "It's scary when you find two completely unrelated areas that you are passionate about merged. It happened to me with BBQ and hacking home network infrastructure. People have taken old Linksys WRT54G (and their derivatives) routers and made them into automatic temperature controllers for BBQ smokers. They support Wi-Fi and even have a web browser to monitor progress."
I like the cut of your gib.
Do these routers support Quality of Smoke? Pulled Pork Tunneling Protocol?
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I tried this years ago with RFC 1149. I had to abandon my project, the smell of delicious smoked meat attracted hawks, which kept catching all the pigeons.
It seems to me that automating the operation of the BBQ is a Bad Thing as it eliminates the excuse that one needs to be out back drinking because the fire must be tended.
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Not only can Anonymous cause multimillion dollar embarrassment to fortune 500 companies, but now they can ruin a perfectly good batch of jerky.
I don't know what's more beautiful, the finished product or the documentation they put together on that forum.
1 (short ton / firkin) = 89.1432354 slugs / keg
Reusing, actually, which is better. But given that its new purpose is to make smoke, I'm not sure this is an environmentalist's dream application. Not all Green, sort of green and brown. Like avocado and bacon. Mmm, bacon.
BBQ attracts life.
which is totally what she said
Why on earth is this under idle? Isn't this the type of thing that everyone on here cries about not being on Slashdot?
We're talking about Barbecue here son. This is serious. Now, run along and go bother somebody's cable modem, kid.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
A mismash of old and possibly current information split up over 20 posts on a dozen pages with disclaimers of "This is old, dont use it, but here it is anyways" interspersed with links to other posts that may or may not work anymore.
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If it crashes, does it turn your barbecue into a literal firewall?
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...but don't wireless food thermometer/probes already exist for this exact purpose?
1. They are not used for an unintended purpose.
2. They do not require soldering.
3. They do not run linux.
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Don't you mean Web server?
This is a DIY version of the Stoker from Rock's Barbeque (https://www.rocksbarbque.com/). It costs $340 to get the basics, pit thermometer, food thermometer, and fan. So add up the DIY costs and you could see some savings if your time is of no value or you just love doing things like this. I purchased the Stoker before its WiFi version was announced. I found a cheap WiFi adapter and hooked it up the the Stoker's Ethernet port. Once connected you can monitor your pit and food temperatures and control the pit temperature using any web browser and/or a program called StokerLog. If you really wanted to you can access it via telnet and do the same things. My Stoker keeps my large Big Green Egg to with +/- 3 degrees of my pit probe target over what is usually a 16 hour cook. Using my iPhone I'm able to check the food probe temperature and if needed change the target pit temperature, all from anywhere I have data access. With StokerLog running on my laptop it will create a graph of your cook showing the temp probe temperatures and fan power cycles over time. It also has open lid detection where it will pause the temperature control until you close the lid and the smoker stabilizes, not that you should be opening the lid during the cook. The main point of the ATCs is to give a steady pit temperature and allow you to get some sleep during the overnight cooks.