Awesome thanks! My cookshack is much simpler lol just set the temp and go. I figured out how to program it but how do you set it to a certain preset without cycling through the time. What do all the programming options mean?
Your CS is simpler because it doesn't do what the PID controller does. Not knocking it, it's just simplistic because it's basically an analog controller with a digital display.
Attached is the Auber manual for the 1500GPH controller; it works exactly the same as yours. This may be more detail than you want, but it's a scientific-grade temp controller, capable of a great deal.
If you want the CS simplicity, you can have it! Just press & hold the SET button until Lck appears in the left window. Release the SET button, and press the + button to change the right window display to 3. You will now see "Pgm" in the left window, and "on" in the right. Use the + or - button to change the right window to "off." Press SET again to exit.
Once the "single step" mode is enabled, you can just press SET, and you'll see C-1 in the left window, and a number in the right. Use the +/- buttons to change the right window to the box temp you want, and press SET again to save it. Done! It will now be simply on or off, at the set temp. You can use this to cook by time, or use an external thermometer to monitor the meat. This mode is as easy as this unit gets!