I got this so I could attach a Drive Blower to my Weber Smokey Mountain. Once we used a hole saw to make a 1-inch hole in the base section, this was a piece of cake to install. It has a good seal and is easy to attach the Blower to.
Never had problems with anything, but it’s always good to have a backup.
I purchased this unit a few years ago for my Kamado Joe after they stopped supporting their own version.
The FireBoard is significantly better, with tighter PID control, and more programmable solutions. I can set the grill temp to lead the meat temp by 20 degrees, in a slow under drive. I can also full throttle on the fan to heat up to get the grill going. It's amazing for having full control of the fire's temperature.
I accidentally left my unit outside in the rain, and it was trashed. My one complaint is better weather protection.
Purchased a new one, and will try to keep it better protected.
After having a fire go out in the middle of the night last fall and throwing a brisket -food safety reasons for our family gathering (Plan B grilled brats) - a choice for the future of Kamado Joe? The technology with a PID control of temp; variable speed fan w/adjustable fan inlet; power supply from controller; intuitive app; bluetooth or network based; predictive software; programmable cooking time/temp, fan adapter plates included. In KS, lots of ambient variations in temp, wind, dew point to resolve where control by the width of a an inlet/outlet slot for convection - just does not work. Having worked in the utility boiler business air/fuel ratios so important for managing heat transfer - had a few support questions on “how to”; very helpful/cool company to do business with. Outcome: “Dad, those ribs were amazing."
If you use more than two grills/smokers at one time, this is a must. To use the Spark on one using the additional prob and the Fireboard 2 Drive system on the other, use can use the app to monitor them both. No other hand-held probe on the market can do all the things that the Spark can.
The pro probes work great. However they don’t last long which is why I bought replacements. The pro probes are a lot more expensive than the other probes. You need to work on the reliability of the pro probes!
Upgraded to pro probes and they worked like a charm. Love the smaller diameter probes which worked great in chicken thighs. The thermometer pouch is awesome. Makes storing the thermometers easy.
I'm at 6850ft Altitude so I have issues with my Big Green Egg XXL.
Needs a Fan for normal operation. Temp control has been rough. Fireboard removes all difficulties. 22.5 hr smoke on two pork butts perfect!!!!
Love my new FireBoard Drive. The Fourth bundle was a nice addition of extra probes and holders that’ll come in handy!
Bought a couple extra pouches for my Fireboard
Probs… all nice and neat now!!! A+
I really like my FireBoard 2 and I needed another ambient probe to leave in a second smoker. Now I can monitor both when doing multiple meats.
I got decent signal without the antenna, but on cooks where I was taking something inside to rest/cambro I had to decide between my wired probes monitoring the pit and another protein or the Pulse because with the standard range I couldn't do both. I finally caved and snagged the S1G and now I get a fairly strong signal through multiple walls and roughly 80' away and the only decision now is how long do I wait for a thinner diameter Pulse to be developed before I cave and just buy more of the standard Pulse probes to compliment my assortment of wired K probes...
I only had 2 meat probes and I’d bent my chamber thermometer. I bought the extreme probe pack & got the free gift. They’ve already served me well. Thank you Fireboard!
The tee is a very comfortable fit. It is definitely soft. It is breathable and cooling while wicking away sweat. The only criticism I have is: i wish there were different colors available. White, charcoal.
I would strongly recommend this item.
Would purchase again...as a matter of fact I have 2 of them.
I have used other fan assist blowers on my offset smoker. Fire board is the most true temperature control and blower system that I’ved in decades! On the Fourth of July this year 2025 I receive my system the day before,I did a pre-cook just so I knew how it would work on the fourth. I Cook two baby back ribs tomahawk steak and smoked sausage, the only issue I had was with my first attempt making Texas Twinkies which was a disaster. Not because they were not cooked perfectly, but the jalapeños were extremely hot😩 Even though I thought I took out All of the seeds and the veins 🤷🏽♂️😩 I am excited for Thanksgiving to smoke my turkey and also for Christmas when I will smoke my prime rib! After watching all of the YouTube regarding fire board system, I reached out to the company and spoke with Wendy in customer service who answered all of my questions.,which helped me decide if I wanted to purchase the fire board system! Oh it was a fire board drive it has six ports which I was wondering why I would need that many and then when I did smoke the meat on the Fourth of July I used all of them. It’s great that I ordered the bundles. Which not only gave me six probes but also for the Fourth of July I received probe containers to store them in! Thank you fire board for the system! I don’t always go through a serious barbecue weekly but I’m ready for the holidays! Baird 👍🏽
I have had the FireBoard Drive Blower 3 for 3 weeks and so far I have found it a great user-friendly tool to accurately control cooking temperatures on my Kamado Joe and produce great results with ease
Good packaging, did try out the drive fan on a primo kamado. Very impressed so far. App is good too. Great product!
I finally saved up and bought a second Pulse. The all stainless version can stay in my cooks from low temp smoking to blazing fires for finishing a steak. Really a great product.
This is a perfectly engineered piece of equipment. It does everything I need it to do, without glitches, connectivity issues or guesswork. I just ran it for about 24 hours straight while getting ready for a large gathering, and it was an absolute dream.