Does anyone know if there is a difference between the smoke mode and cook mode as far as smoke produced on the FEC100 with IQ5 controller, and also in the hold / rest mode?
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There is no difference...
The algorithms for Smoke, cook , and hold/rest are all the same.
Nordy
The algorithms for Smoke, cook , and hold/rest are all the same.
Nordy
Perfect, Thanks! Long time user of both a 120 and 100, just never knew if there was a difference since they call the modes by different names. Good to know.
So let met correct this. I have recently learned that they may be different. I will confirm this week and post.
Sorry for confusion but I'll get it cleared up
Nordy
Sorry for confusion but I'll get it cleared up
Nordy
OK... here is the corrected answer:
Smoke is different than the other two...
Smoke slows the fan down creating more smoldering and smoke. This should be for low temp use only.
Cook and Rest both run the same algorithm So.... if you want to run at 180 for 6-8 hours to lay some smoke on a brisket... use smoke... if you want to cook at 250-275... use the cook and rest modes for that... (rest can obviously be used to hold at a lower temp too)
That's all.. Sorry for the confusion I was misinformed in the past...
Nordy
Smoke is different than the other two...
Smoke slows the fan down creating more smoldering and smoke. This should be for low temp use only.
Cook and Rest both run the same algorithm So.... if you want to run at 180 for 6-8 hours to lay some smoke on a brisket... use smoke... if you want to cook at 250-275... use the cook and rest modes for that... (rest can obviously be used to hold at a lower temp too)
That's all.. Sorry for the confusion I was misinformed in the past...
Nordy