Ok it has been a while since I have been able to really get to test the Tappecue with a long cook. I recently moved to a new home with new internet service but kept my wireless router name and password the same. The Tappecue unit has been unplugged and dormant for months but immediately connected to my internet here at the new place without issue when I plugged it in. Had my router info changed then I would have needed to hook the Tappecue back up to my computer to change that information. As long as you keep the router name and password the same & same type of security(WEP,WEP2,etc) it will connect right back up wherever you are.
There have been a few nice updates to the app. The ability to see all probes at once in the same screen for the iPad app is nice. There were also some bug fixes however I don't remember any before. My hope is they will eventually make a graphing function similar to the iGrill that sends it directly to a PDF or image format without having to convert it. I am sure that is in the works.
Ok so on to the cook. Started with a couple of Costco boneless butts...
Now break out the BP Bacon Jalapeño Rub...
Liberal coating of rub applied outside at 5:00 am. No Molasses slather this time. It got lost in the move and I could not find it. Sorry Sparky...
Tappecue plugged in and 3 probes connected. 2 for the butts and 1 at the grill level to monitor cooker temp...
And on they go...
So then I went off to work. With the Tappecue on the watch until my wife came home I felt confident being able to pick up my cell phone and check the temperatures. Also the Tappecue sent me notifications right to my phone telling me when the cooker reached temp, when each butt reached 180F, and when they reached their target temp of 200F. It will also send you a message if the temps go above or drop below the thresholds that you set.
I ended up working late and got home at 6:30pm as the first butt was at 198F. I thought to myself "That was great timing". If they finished before I got home I would have been immediately notified by the Tappecue and a quick text to my wife to remove the butt from the smoker would have been done. Very cool!
The Tappecue worked flawless all day long. It never lost communication as far as I know. I checked the temps all through the day many times and got a quick response back from the Tappecue every time from my Android phone. Keep in mind that I was over 50 miles away from my home. I could be in another country and still see the temps as long as I have Internet
There were other phones and devices listed on my app that were people who have logged into my Tappecue guest account to monitor my cooks with me so they ended up getting notifications too because I selected them to receive the notifications. Like Eric's cell phone. They can turn off this feature. But it is really nice that so many different devices can all get the notifications.
Ok so back to the butts. Here is how they looked when I got home 13 hours later...
First one that was off at 13 1/2 hours...
This one at 15 hours...
I let them rest then into the fridge. It was getting late and I was too tired to pull them. I will pull them later this morning. I am going to try and get a graph together of this cook and will post the pics of that and the pulled pork later.
Everyone enjoy the Superbowl today!