The ambient probe on it gives a good indication as to what temp the surface of the protein is seeing. The temperature is definitely affected by whatever you are are cooking (within the 1"-2" range)
This would obviously be affected by whether it's inserted in the top or in the side of a large meat
I have gotten away from monitoring my pit temp mostly on short and high temp cooks. YES, I'd love it for longer lower temps for sure.
A Question I'm not sure has been answered yet... (or I missed it), will everything hooked up to a fireboard show up all at once? Can I have the Pulse, Spark, and FB2 all running and being recorded?