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Smart Grilling: How Tech Helps Cook a Better Brisket

Over the Air · 12 Oct 2021 · 31m

What this episode covers

Jason Baker, Business Development at Green Mountain Grills, explains how the company infused IoT technology into pellet grills to help users cook brisket more consistently. He details the technical evolution from early RF controllers to Wi-Fi-enabled grills with ambient air sensors, PID algorithms, and app-based meat probe calibration. Baker also discusses the challenges of developing tech for a passionate, skeptical audience and the critical lesson of protecting intellectual property against knockoffs.

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companies scaling up

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Green Mountain Grills, Weber, Woolpad
Products
iGrill, Flame Boss, Fireboard

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