TOtofof·Apr 26, 2025
Those wanting to duplicate the electronic bbq idea can build themselves a HeaterMeter.
https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMeter/wiki
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HeaterMeter and LinkMeter Arduino BBQ Controller
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Nice. Though I have to say, my favorite pulled pork hack involves C, PHP, an Arduino, a Pi, a couple of thermocouples, and a fan controlled by a solid state relay[1]. [1]…
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5 sourcesHeaterMeter – Arduino/Pi-based barbecue controller
1 points · Open discussionNice.
Though I have to say, my favorite pulled pork hack involves C, PHP, an Arduino, a Pi, a couple of thermocouples, and a fan controlled by a solid state relay[1].
[1] https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMeter/wiki
Yours is simpler, and the photo part is really nice. But the fan control on the heatermeter project adds a whole other dimension.
In Making Pulled Pork with React Native, Expo, and ExpressI'm a heater meter fan myself (with a combination blower damper)
https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMeter
In Making Pulled Pork with React Native, Expo, and ExpressI agree, there's plenty of good online resources, and brisket especially is pretty straightforward. When I was learning, I absorbed Aaron Franklin's videos and was delighted with the results even as a beginner. By the time I mustered the willpower to actually wait in line and try some BBQ at Franklin's, I was pleased to find that I really wasn't too far off.
This line from the article was a little silly:
"In the end, the secret was to precisely control the temperature both in the smoker and in the meat over the “low and slow” smoke."
When really the importance of heat control is pretty well known. Something I use and that may be of interest to HN is a heatermeter:
https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMeter
which uses a fan to maintain a set temperature automatically and has a web interface to monitor it remotely. The article mentioned the stu
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