"Big Red" is HERE!!

[cjdavia]

Jason,

I just saw your post - thanks for collecting all that info!  Agree about the data privacy -- seems like a reasonable ask. 

Thanks again
Chris

 

[Grady]

Any idea what and if any price difference there is between the Big Red and the WSD-1500H-W? Pro's or con's to either or?

Thanks, Tim

 

[gregbooras]

Any idea what and if any price difference there is between the Big Red and the WSD-1500H-W? Pro's or con's to either or?

Thanks, Tim

Tim,
The Big Red is built and and you will have two additional probes. If you go with the WSD-1500H-W, it is external and you will not have the cabinet probe.
Here is a link with more info on the 1500
https://www.auberins.com/images/Manual/WSD-1500H_manual.pdf
Best Greg

 

[Grady]

Tim,
The Big Red is built and and you will have two additional probes. If you go with the WSD-1500H-W, it is external and you will not have the cabinet probe.
Here is a link with more info on the 1500
https://www.auberins.com/images/Manual/WSD-1500H_manual.pdf
Best Greg

Thanks Greg. Am I understanding correctly that Big Red will do everything that the 1500 will do and no type of modifications will be needed, such as re-wiring like many of the members did when they installed the 1500?  Have the prices been put out for Big Red yet?
Thank ya, Tim

 

[old sarge]

Tim - The wifi model smokers which have the Big Red have a built-it cabinet probe. The smokers also have a solid state relay (SSR) attached to the cabinet. Converting an analog to the Big Red while not impossible will be labor intensive; also I do not believe Steve is planning on providing any engineered drawings to do such a conversion but I could be wrong.  The 1500 wifi will give you what you need with no need to rewire the smoker unless you want to. A second meat probe is optional.

 

[EFGM]

In addition to what David said...
You will have a built in heat sink while the plug n play model uses ambient temp. You also won’t have another piece of equipment keep up with and the capability to have 2 meat probes, 1 for programming use and one meat only OR, if you smoke by temp only or time only 2 built in meat probes while only 1 with the plug n play. As far as price difference goes, currently the plug n play is $278 while the difference between the Smokin-it Big Red model is about $225. Having owned both, I favor and have chosen the Big Red Smokin-it upgrade in my case, but would also favor it if I were purchasing a new smoker.

 

[EFGM]

In addition to what David said...
You will have a built in heat sink while the plug n play model uses ambient temp. You also won’t have another piece of equipment keep up with and the capability to have 2 meat probes, 1 for programming use and one meat only OR, if you smoke by temp only or time only 2 built in meat probes while only 1 with the plug n play. As far as price difference goes, currently the plug n play is $278 while the difference between the Smokin-it Big Red model is about $225. Having owned both, I favor and have chosen the Big Red Smokin-it upgrade in my case, but would also favor it if I were purchasing a new smoker.

Grady, my apologies. I thought you were trying to decide on a D model vs a D WiFi. Think I picked up you bought a #2 from another member. So upgrading to a Big Red is not possible with the current upgrade. Your better choice in this case would be the auber wifi plug n play. Watch for a sale on it because in the interim you can put out some awesome grub!

 

[dsskid]

Can an analog #1 be retrofitted with a big red?  Is the Big red sold separately?

 

[old sarge]

No and no.  But you can get the stand alone unit from Auber.  It should work just fine.
https://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_28&products_id=702

 

[dsskid]

thank you

 

[Hawkeye]

Are the Big Red upgrades still available to purchase, I have been checking the last couple of months and have not seen any on the site...maybe I am not looking in the right place.  Would love to upgrade my D model to wifi.

 

[NDKoze]

Are the Big Red upgrades still available to purchase, I have been checking the last couple of months and have not seen any on the site...maybe I am not looking in the right place.  Would love to upgrade my D model to wifi.

I would call/text Steve about this. I was not able to find them on the site either. Hopefully he would be able to hook you up still.