Time for my two cents. Been testing the Tempest hard since I got it and I will start by saying it is beyond the hype. It is game changing. Yes it’s THAT GOOD.
Initial reactions in the hand - this is world class machining and finishing. What you would expect from MH no doubt! Everything is very well thought out, fits perfectly, and the DLC coating on my black version is absolutely fantastic and has a very nice hand feel. As others have mentioned, it’s a bit shocking how light it is. With all the widgets and the extra heat shield sleeve you want to think it’s going to be heavy, but it is super light.
The cap is very impressive. The airflow control is a very nice addition, works smooth. The ball retaining screen is also excellent, a premium touch.
The visual indicator changes how you operate. It’s next level stuff! I’ll get into my use style in a minute but I’ve been using it to track heat retention and when my thermal battery is getting low and needs a quick boost. It moves smooth and seems very well calibrated on mine. Click disk is there and works, but as noted by
@Brenyo, it’s early by 6-8 seconds. It’s repeatable tho, so actually gives a nice warning that you’re getting close. Mine is one and done, meaning it fires off from cold, but takes a looooooonnnnnng time to click cold and reset. Like minutes later sometimes. So it’s good for the first heat up but not reheats.
Now for the fun part. I opened my wand specifically to use with the Tempest. Works great as others have noted, and the included adapter cup is pretty idiot-proof. It’s nice to be able to watch the indicator from the bottom. The wand light pulses give a little backlight so you can see the indicator in the dark.
But I hate the wand form factor. Sorry, just not for me. I’ll use it because it works great but it’s just not my preference. So, I decided to F around with my FFP to see if I could get that to work. Cut to the punch line: it’s freakin awesome! It takes some tinkering to set up, but once you do that it’s extremely repeatable. I tried a few different setting but here’s what I did and what I’ve been using the last few nights:
First, you need to remove the glass cup. You’ll need to pop off a capacitor and slip a piece of heat resistant material under the coil to protect the screws from shorting out. I used some silicone sheet. You also need to gently adjust the coils so they are tight and as close to the top as you can get. I’ll include pics below. If done correctly, the coils will be centered around the bands on the cap, and above the indication assembly. I am using powerful mode, at 75W. This gives a 40s heat from cold, landing right between the 2nd and 3rd indicators, slightly towards 3rd. I get 3 or 4 super tasty and dense rips - I haven’t timed how long, but they are casual not rushed. I reheat 20s more and that gets back to temp. 2 more rips or so and the bowl is toasted a very even medium/dark brown. Right where I like to be.
So yeah, absolutely love this thing, am super grateful I was able to get one, am super grateful
@Brenyo hooked it up in black, and am pretty F’in thrilled I can rock it with the FFP! This is revolutionary and a huge step for this space. Well done MH and phatpiggy, this is one little ripper.
Coil before:
Coil adjusted:
