Homebuilt meat smoker texts your phone when the meat is ready! – Gadget Freak Case #170: Smoking Permitted, but Bring a Roast…
Peter Rauch used a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller that modulates electrical power to a heating element to create a home-built electronic meat smoker. A touch-screen display let him manage the controller set point and control-loop parameters. A J-type thermocouple in the top of the smoker provides a voltage signal so the feedback loop can control the smoker’s temperature. A second sensor, which reads meat temperature, is used only for monitoring and alarms. A user can enter a desired meat temperature, and receive an alert via a text message when the temperature reaches a preset value. Additionally, when the temperature reaches this setpoint, the controller can ‘hold’ the meat at a preset temperature to avoid overcooking it until you can remove it.
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Ha, ha, ha! His name is Peter Rauch?! Rauch means smoke in German. Nice idea!
a version with a much more reasonable BOM over at the Weber forums.
http://tvwbb.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9270072103/m/909108292/p/1
early pictures of mine on page 3. parts list includes: arduino, busted hairdryer, chinese takeout container, $1.50 used LCD =)
Peter looks like he might have been smokin’ more than just a brisket…! ;)
-sj
Geez, no credit to Alton Brown? Ok, he didn’t add the fancy electronics, but stop me if this sounds familiar:
http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/07/05/the-alton-brown-flower-pot-smoker/
Give some credit where it’s due, dude.