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by nwaring
08 Nov 2013, 21:37
Forum: New To BBQ/Smoking - Help & Advice
Topic: Pork Shoulder/Boston Butt in Leeds?
Replies: 24
Views: 17907

Re: Pork Shoulder/Boston Butt in Leeds?

Hi Matt,

We should talk!

I live in Wakefield and have over the past couple of years looked for many things locally.

Charcoal: there is a place near xscape where you can get generic 'blue bag' restaurant grade charcoal. I have ordered a pallet from big k before... When I do I usually post to see ...
by nwaring
13 Nov 2012, 14:27
Forum: New To BBQ/Smoking - Help & Advice
Topic: Splitting a Big K half pallet delivery
Replies: 0
Views: 1546

Splitting a Big K half pallet delivery

Hi,

I'm in line for some charcoal to replenish my dwindling supply and am looking to order some top quality Big K charcoal.

The best price is for volume of 20+ bags... I have a friend who will go halves on a delivery (10 bags each) but we're bushing the boundaries of what we have space to store ...
by nwaring
23 Aug 2012, 14:15
Forum: Barbecue Reviews
Topic: Homebrew pit controller
Replies: 92
Views: 112002

Re: Homebrew pit controller

ah ok... understand.

Beauty is that the code is taken care of by Bryan... Whilst I can read through the code and understand what it's doing you don't actually need to amend / write any code to get it working. You just download the sketch and upload to the atmega via the arduino IDE. https&#58 ...
by nwaring
22 Aug 2012, 22:16
Forum: Barbecue Reviews
Topic: Homebrew pit controller
Replies: 92
Views: 112002

Re: Homebrew pit controller

Way above my skill level!

I seriously doubt it... having built one it honestly was not that difficult at all. I have some basic IT skills (i.e. I know what an IP address is and how to setp port forwarding on a router)... but the LinkMeter / HeaterMeter instructions are pretty easy. You just need ...
by nwaring
22 Aug 2012, 18:41
Forum: Barbecue Reviews
Topic: Homebrew pit controller
Replies: 92
Views: 112002

Re: Homebrew pit controller

Aris,

Just catching up on recent posts... I'm using ET-732 probes - let me know if you want the Steinhart Co-efficients.

As you've now got an Arduino, it is worth checking out the HeaterMeter code... it's origins are from the Arduino but now uses a custom PCB (still with Atmega chip) rather than ...
by nwaring
20 Jun 2012, 13:12
Forum: New To BBQ/Smoking - Help & Advice
Topic: Charcoal advice please
Replies: 50
Views: 52198

Re: Charcoal advice please

I guess I could drop it off when I'm in Bracknell (Head Office) - although out of preference I try to use the train... hauling 12kg bag(s) of clarcoal could solicit some strange looks!
by nwaring
20 Jun 2012, 12:43
Forum: New To BBQ/Smoking - Help & Advice
Topic: Charcoal advice please
Replies: 50
Views: 52198

Re: Charcoal advice please

From Reading... not that attractive... from Wakefield it's 15 minutes down the road :D
by nwaring
20 Jun 2012, 10:53
Forum: Barbecue Reviews
Topic: Homebrew pit controller
Replies: 92
Views: 112002

Re: Homebrew pit controller

Understand a bit more now - just been on the Traeger site to find out more - I liked the "why I love my Traeger" video on the front page!

With a cabled connection things do become a lot easier. The Linkmeter did start off using a WIFI shield but there was a good reason (can't recall what it was) as ...
by nwaring
20 Jun 2012, 10:09
Forum: Barbecue Reviews
Topic: Homebrew pit controller
Replies: 92
Views: 112002

Re: Homebrew pit controller

Hi Chris,

I don't have any experience of controlling pellet smoker... my controller is really an alternative to a Guru or Stoker and is just about maintaining temperature.

It took me a while to understand that the project is about two things:
1. The "Heatermeter" a separate board which takes the ...
by nwaring
20 Jun 2012, 08:54
Forum: New To BBQ/Smoking - Help & Advice
Topic: Charcoal advice please
Replies: 50
Views: 52198

Re: Charcoal advice please

A quick update having spoken with Fuel Express...

They have a depot in Castleford where you can collect collect 12kg bags of Restaurant Grade Charcoal. The cost is £9 per bag

Nick