Overall rating: 4.589569 / 5 from 441 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Billows BBQ Temperature Control Fan Kit is praised for its impressive temperature control, making it a game changer for long cooks. Customers appreciate its ability to maintain consistent heat, reducing flare-ups and improving results. The unit is observed to work flawlessly, especially when paired with compatible ThermoWorks controllers. However, some users reported varied feedback on temperature control and compatibility with certain devices.
Summary topics
- Temperature Control (9%): Customers appreciated the impressive temperature control provided by the Kamado Jr and Siignals monitor.
- Long Cook Performance (11%): It was reported by customers that the Billows fan was a game changer for long cooks.
- Smoker Control (5%): It was observed by customers that the Billows temperature control fan is perfect for keeping charcoal smokers under control.
- Unit Performance (4%): It was observed by customers that the unit is great and works flawlessly as far as they can tell.
- Smoking Experience (5%): It was observed by customers that the Smoke is easy to use and provides stress-free smoking.
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Review highlights
- "I finally hooked a Billows up to my OJ Bronco and since I already own a Signals it was a no brainer." —
- "I also own a pellet smoker and it was like cooking on it the way that it kept the temperature solid." —
- "Excellent temperature control and holds a tight temperature" —
Reviews
Works as it should
"Works well and I trust ThermoWorks and their precision. I migrated from an old Flameboss. Setup with the billows was a little non-intuitive as my instructions didn’t specify that you have to plug the fan probe into channel 4. I also find the alarm settings overly aggressive to my liking."
Does what it says and does it well.
"Finally got to try my new Billows on a 6 hour cook. It was flawless. Held temps beautifully, and let me adjust them as needed from my phone or thermoworks cloud. Temps never went greater than +/- 7 degrees and I had a ton of fuel leftover from the efficient burn. Super easy to set up, super easy to run. I'll be using this a ton in the future for sure!"
This product works very well.
"This product works very well. I like the fact that it connects to my RFX as well. The only reason it doesn't get a five star is because there are so many cords to connect. If you can solve the cord issue on v2 then this would definitely be a five star product."
"Tried it on my first cook (smoked bologna) and needed to speed up the cook so I got to test it holding at 225, 250, 275, 300. Increasing the temp caused it to push to the new temp in about 8-10 minutes and hold steady there. Works great!"
After about a half hr
"After about a half hr to get happy, it did an amazing job holding 225 on my egg."
Absolutely Amazing!!!
"I really enjoy this billow for temperature control of my Old Country Gravity Feed, BBQ Smoker however I'm still learning this peace of equipment, and sure there is still more to learn. Thank you for the eye opener."
Billows makes smoking easy
"Great control of cooking with the Billows"
It works great! Holds temperature
"It works great! Holds temperature for a long slow cook."
Great Fan!
"Easy to hook up and use. The 1. 5” connect or does not thread properly. Only turns 2x and stops. I tried another adapter and it threaded fine so the angle of the thread must be different or incorrect. Everything works ok but it seems like it is not matched correctly."
Works Great
"Easy to install and setup. It did a great job with controlling the temperature on my kamodo style smoker for about 12 hours while smoking a brisket. Highly recommend."
Q&A
- Is this a variable speed blower?
- No, Billows does not have a variable-speed control. It does automatically manage a few things, such as pulsing when the temperature being read is close to the set temperature.
- Does the pillows BBQ controller work on Pit Barrel smokers
- Yes!
- I was cleaning my Weber kettle and as I was cleaning supplies and water come out of the Billows attach to my grill. Did I ruined it?
- Not likely. Give it a few days to dry out and try it again. Let us know if you need additional assistance.