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# MeatStick Blow

**MeatStick Blow** is a variable-speed BBQ temperature control fan. It mounts on your charcoal cooker's air intake and feeds the fire just the air it needs to hold the pit temperature you set in the MeatStick App, all cook long.

Blow works with the **V Forge WiFi Hub** (from the V Forge Set) and the **Wired Ambient Probe**. The Forge Hub does the thinking: it reads pit temperature through the probe and decides how much air the fire needs. The Blow is the muscle that delivers it. You set and watch everything in the app.

## Which Blow set do you have?

| Your set                           | What it is                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **MeatStick Blow**                 | The fan and its mounting kit. For V Forge Set owners.                                        |
| **MeatStick Blow Forge · 1-Probe** | Blow plus a V Forge Set: one V Core Stick, the V Forge WiFi Hub and the Wired Ambient Probe. |
| **MeatStick Blow Forge · 2-Probe** | Blow plus a V Forge Set, one extra V Core Set and a carry case.                              |
| **MeatStick Blow Forge · 4-Probe** | Blow plus a V Forge Set, three extra V Core Sets and a carry case.                           |

## What Blow needs to run

* A **V Forge WiFi Hub**, set up in the MeatStick App
* The **Wired Ambient Probe**, which plugs into the Blow during a Blow cook
* A **USB charger or power bank** (5 V / 2 A or higher recommended), connected with the included USB-C to USB-A cable. A wall adapter is not included.

**Works with:** charcoal kamado, kettle, bullet smokers (like the Weber Smokey Mountain) and drum smokers. **Not for gas or pellet grills.**

> The Blow is a fan only. It can't run by itself: it needs your Forge Hub, which runs the temperature control.

## Get started

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[What's in the box](/blow/whats-in-the-box.md)
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[Set it up](/blow/set-up.md)
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[Safety](/blow/safety.md)
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## Mount it

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[Mounting on a kamado](/blow/mount-kamado.md)
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[Mounting on a kettle, bullet or drum smoker](/blow/mount-kettle-bullet-drum.md)
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## Cook with it

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[Get to know your Blow](/blow/get-to-know-your-blow.md)
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[Running a cook with the Blow](/blow/running-the-blow.md)
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[Blow alerts](/blow/alerts.md)
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[Powering your Blow](/blow/power.md)
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## Look after it

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[Care, storage and weather](/blow/care-and-weather.md)
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[Troubleshooting](/blow/troubleshooting.md)
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[Specifications, warranty and compliance](/blow/specs-and-compliance.md)
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