Overall rating: 4.5858126 / 5 from 437 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Billows BBQ Temperature Control Fan Kit with Damper is praised for its ability to maintain steady temperatures in smokers, offering impressive control and reducing the need for manual adjustments. Customers appreciate its robust build and ease of use, though some have noted compatibility issues with certain devices.
Summary topics
- Smoker Temperature Control (5%): Customers loved the Billows for its ability to keep charcoal smokers under control and keep the temperature steady.
- Temperature Control (9%): It was noted by customers that the control provided by the product is impressive and highly praised.
- Temperature Stability (25%): In general, customers mentioned that the thermocouple holds steady temperatures for long periods of time and stays within a few degrees.
- Billows Performance (15%): A significant number of customers appreciated the Billows for its ability to manage the pit temperature perfectly.
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Review highlights
- "The Billows is a true game changer for any charcoal griller." —
- "Excellent temperature control and holds a tight temperature" —
- "I have a UDS, and had been able to control temp reasonably well, but it did take a bit of baby sitting." —
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."
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."
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."
So part of my review
"So part of my review is my fault part is not. My fault is I faced it partially up when I installed and it rained a little bit and not it doesn’t work anymore. The part I don’t like is that it doesn’t connect or show up as a device on my RFX app which is disappointing and it is not adjustable on the temp, 225 is the preset and I don’t cook at that temp so It wouod not have been a good fit for me anyways."
"I love everything about the billows set up and RFX I will recommend this to everybody I know in which I know a bunch people who smoke meat"
"Works good"
Missing a power switch
"Really wish it had a power switch so you could set it up without the fan switching on before starting the smoke."