A little pricey, but they specs look good.
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This is why I maintain a small personal checking account and PayPal account. I must admit that my wife is very good about not restricting my purchases, and I reciprocate. We also have an agreement that purchases over $500 require advance notification (but not, necessarily, formal approval) of the other party.I believe I am on some sort of watchlist now.
That is excellent and sounds like TW, has figured out something most businesses miss.So, the same app that works for my Signals and Blue Dot units also works with the RFX. That make life a little simpler.
Yes, @Greg Jones, I am familiar with Chris Young’s discourse on the ambient temps issue and understand where he’s coming from. To me, this is not an “accuracy” issue and I’m not sure the two reading concepts are incompatible. Yes, they are different, but it depends on what measurement you feel is critical to your cook.If you watch YouTube, the account The Barbecue Lab has posted a ‘review’ of the new TW wireless probe. One issue I took with the ‘review’ is that, according to TBL, competing wireless probes are inaccurate with the ambient temps they record. So the TW probe has a port in the bridge device that lets one plug in a tailed probe to get an ‘accurate’ ambient’ temp (BTW, so does the FireBoard).
This phenomenon of ambient temp at the meat vs grate temp in the cooker was discussed at length with anyone who has followed Chris Young and the CPI probes. The protein cools at the meat surface when cooking, thus the ‘ambient’ temp recorded at the probe (meat surface) is lower because of this, and is not an accurate reflection of the temp in the pit. This is TBL reporting this, so the ethical folks at TW may call them out on this, but keep in mind the dynamics of what is happening here. Not using CPI probes here nor do I have anything but respect for TW stuff, but this point by TBL is just not accurate. .
I do like the idea that TW is outfitting their unit with the ability to plug in a tailed probe. I find that a stellar idea even if many never use it. My 2 cents FWIWYes, @Greg Jones, I am familiar with Chris Young’s discourse on the ambient temps issue and understand where he’s coming from. To me, this is not an “accuracy” issue and I’m not sure the two reading concepts are incompatible. Yes, they are different, but it depends on what measurement you feel is critical to your cook.
Personally, the “ambient” temperature reading is just an indication to me that the grill is performing as expected, whether it is a pure grill temperature or a nuanced one affected by proximity to the protein. Since I frequently use one of the TW ambient probes with my Signals, I am familiar with those results and using the same probe with the RFX Gateway would be familiar territory. YMMV
I believe that the YT video I mentioned above by someone who has clearly an inside connection with the TW probe (given he has one already) is very specific that it is an accuracy issue with other wireless probes. Apparently TW does not have an ambient sensor-it appears you must have the bridge device that uses a wired pit probe to arrive at ambient temps. Well anyone can do that, but if you need to use a wired pit probe along with a wireless probe, what is the point of having a wireless probe?Yes, @Greg Jones, I am familiar with Chris Young’s discourse on the ambient temps issue and understand where he’s coming from. To me, this is not an “accuracy” issue and I’m not sure the two reading concepts are incompatible. Yes, they are different, but it depends on what measurement you feel is critical to your cook.
Personally, the “ambient” temperature reading is just an indication to me that the grill is performing as expected, whether it is a pure grill temperature or a nuanced one affected by proximity to the protein. Since I frequently use one of the TW ambient probes with my Signals, I am familiar with those results and using the same probe with the RFX Gateway would be familiar territory. YMMV
Just cause?I believe that the YT video I mentioned above by someone who has clearly an inside connection with the TW probe (given he has one already) is very specific that it is an accuracy issue with other wireless probes. Apparently TW does not have an ambient sensor-it appears you must have the bridge device that uses a wired pit probe to arrive at ambient temps. Well anyone can do that, but if you need to use a wired pit probe along with a wireless probe, what is the point of having a wireless probe?
Plugging in a meat probe would let you check the accuracy of the wireless unit, wouldn’t it?I do like the idea that TW is outfitting their unit with the ability to plug in a tailed probe. I find that a stellar idea even if many never use it. My 2 cents FWIW![]()
The FireBoard technology does that also. Actually one can buy their wireless Pulse probe(s), the instant read Spark probe, and a tailed pit probe and do the same thing as what anyone else is doing with only two devices.I do like the idea that TW is outfitting their unit with the ability to plug in a tailed probe. I find that a stellar idea even if many never use it. My 2 cents FWIW![]()
One possibility would be to keep tabs on the grill temperature during a rotisserie cook. The wireless probes would be free to rotate without issue while the tailed ambient probe would track the grill temp. That would avoid the need for two separate devices.I believe that the YT video I mentioned above by someone who has clearly an inside connection with the TW probe (given he has one already) is very specific that it is an accuracy issue with other wireless probes. Apparently TW does not have an ambient sensor-it appears you must have the bridge device that uses a wired pit probe to arrive at ambient temps. Well anyone can do that, but if you need to use a wired pit probe along with a wireless probe, what is the point of having a wireless probe?
Have you ever had two probes, wireless or tailed, in the same piece of protein and have them read the same?Plugging in a meat probe would let you check the accuracy of the wireless unit, wouldn’t it?
Good point, Greg, though it would let you know the two probes are in the same ballpark.Have you ever had two probes, wireless or tailed, in the same piece of protein and have them read the same?