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In the early 90’s Cookshack developed its IQ series of controllers for its commercial line of smokers. We have updated our line of home use smokers from mechanical thermostat units to these electronically controlled thermostats, adapted for home use. The major differences between a mechanical thermostat unit and an electronically controlled unit are the temperature variance in the units and the user’s ability to see the oven temperature. This new controller was designed to control the variance in temperature in the oven when cooking small loads. It is not unusual with a mechanical thermostat to see temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees above the set point and then to watch the unit crash to 70 or 80 degrees below set point. This temperature variance causes the product being cooked to swell and shrink each time the oven goes through this process. With the IQ controllers Cookshack was able to take that temperature swing to just a few degrees over and under.

The AmeriQue's electronic controller allows smoke-cooking by setting the desired cooking temperature with options for setting cooking time or monitoring internal meat temperature with the commercial quality meat temperature probe. When the temperature probe is connected the AmeriQue automatically defaults to the temperature probe setting and a preferred internal meat temperature should be selected. The AmeriQue cycles to a hold temperature of 140 degrees at the end of the timed cycle or when the selected probe temperature is reached. The AmeriQue’s electronic controller has a LED panel that displays the cooking temperature and the remaining time when using the timer, or the internal meat temperature when using the meat probe.