Top positive review
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat idea, works well, although cheap implementation
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
I was an early adopter of the iGrill. Love the concept, and the ipad app (Pro version) really is useful. With this device, I can monitor two pieces of meat at the same time using the same application. I am mostly using this for my smoker, and for the longer cook times in the smoker, I am able to monitor the temperature curve of the meat to get an extremely accurate assessment of when the meat will be up to temp. (usually it is hard to judge whether that 8 lb brisket will be ready by the time your guests arrive).
FYI, it can only connect to one device at a time (e.g. you can't have it sending data to both your ipad and your iphone), which someone has asked.
My biggest/ significant complaint is that the plastic of the housing is quite brittle. The first device I received had the screws for the back stripped out and you could hear the plastic piece rattling around inside the housing. IDevices was great and replaced the device. The second didn't suffer the problem, but it is pretty clear that this could suffer a similar fate because of the type/molding of the plastic.
Two other nits: 1) The 'stand' is really useless. There is not enough friction in the stand's hinge to actually keep it from opening all the way or closing shut. Poor design. Not a huge issue, I just lay it flat, and I am always looking at the ipad anyway. 2) The 'touch' buttons on the front are really mediocre. I guess they work, but there is no tactile feedback that the button press registers. This becomes apparent when powering the device on -- it takes a few seconds to before anything visible happens, and I find myself pushing, pushing, pushing the button without realizing that I am power cycling the device over and over again.
