Arrrrgg, Auber Blues
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Pork Belly
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A PID is not a necessary item for making great food. They do help you make great food, but you can make great food without one.
Make some meals enjoy your smoker, after a while the Auber will be back in stock. At that time you may still want one, but perhaps not.
Some folks enjoy being technical, some freak out over temperature swings. To those folks the Auber is the ultimate Q Tool. Personally I haven't started drinking that Kool-Aid, I'm too busy eating great Q.
Make some meals enjoy your smoker, after a while the Auber will be back in stock. At that time you may still want one, but perhaps not.
Some folks enjoy being technical, some freak out over temperature swings. To those folks the Auber is the ultimate Q Tool. Personally I haven't started drinking that Kool-Aid, I'm too busy eating great Q.
WeekendWarrior
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I may want to get one in the future, but currently I want to learn all about the stock unit first.
I would definitely want to do the toggle switch bypass so I could switch back and forth.
I would assume there may be times when larger temperature swings could be beneficial to the Q.
I would definitely want to do the toggle switch bypass so I could switch back and forth.
I would assume there may be times when larger temperature swings could be beneficial to the Q.
Pork Belly
Moderator
I wonder if the jerky fan can be plugged into the smoke generator port then programed to come on. In theory I think a bypassed unit cranked to 350 with the jerky fan running for the final hour may create the elusive crispy chicken skin. If one of the Auber users could verify my theory before I gamble $200, I would appreciate it.
Brian
Short answer. Yes. I did a post on this a while back. Probably in the jerky section. Or maybe gadgets, I really don't remember. You need a special length of electrical cord. That too is specified in my post. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll post the info on the cord again.
Short answer. Yes. I did a post on this a while back. Probably in the jerky section. Or maybe gadgets, I really don't remember. You need a special length of electrical cord. That too is specified in my post. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll post the info on the cord again.
DivotMaker
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Pork Belly said:
Yest, it definitely can! Great idea for chicken skin!
DivotMaker
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mtmedic said:
The units should be in stock, at SI, soon. Even Auber was back-ordered! Very popular item, it seems! Like others have said, you don't need an Auber to produce stellar Q. With quite a bit of experience with both, though, I have to say that the bypassed SI unit + Auber is absolutely incredible. I like the consistent/accurate temps, plus the ability to automate the 6 programmable steps. Very flexible, and very cool. It's kind of like folks with a rotary dial home phone that say "I don't need one of those new-fangled cell phones - my phone works just fine!" While true, that the end result is the same (a phone conversation), I think we all can appreciate what the advance in technology has done for us (from a convenience standpoint).
J
jpittssr
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WeekendWarrior said:
If you decide you want temperature swings that's where the Auber shines. Just program the temp you want to swing to and how long to stay on that temp then the next temp and length.
Or you could say go to 275 when it hits 275 cool down to 250 when it hits 250, go back to 260.
About anything you can think of the PID can do it.
DiggingDogFarm
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Pork Belly said:
You can give it a try but I don't think the jerky fan was intended to be used at those temperatures.
DivotMaker
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DiggingDogFarm said:
The fan inside the James dryer is a computer case fan. I'm not sure it it can take 350, but it'd be worth a shot. It wouldn't be on that long, and if it doesn't work, replacement of the fan element, only, would be cheap. I'd probably hold to 280-300 to try it, just to be cautious.
