Re: Gourmia GPM1260 pizza oven

Quote from: robca on Today at 01:05:56 PMPretty much anything that needs precise temperature is managed by an SCR (or SSR, solid state relay) with a PID or PID-like controller: soldering irons, reflow ovens, espresso machines, sous vide, etc. Reflow ovens use a slightly more complex controller than a simple PID, because they need a rather precise heating/soldering/cooling curve over a pretty strict timing.

For everything else, a good quality PID+SSR costs around $50 and it’s very easy to wire

My first smoker used a 110v hotplate and about $20 worth of chinese PID controller and SSR shoved into an AT power supply housing with some dremel work. Worked fine – probably still works but i have the GMG pellet grill now.