• muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    I like my home automation tech but it needs to serve a purpose. Just being connected to wifi is not a selling point for me. Lights that turn on in the morning when I need to wake up are great. A thermostat that can reduce energy usage when nobody is home is also great. But a grill….what the fuck does Internet access do to improve the grilling experience?

    And if it requires the cloud to work, I don’t consider it a functional product.

    • Delphia@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Serious answer?

      I have an app on my phone that allows me to control my pellet grill as long as it and my phone have an internet connection.

      Doing a 12 hr smoke, I can leave the house and monitor it while I go shopping, change the temps if its not acting right. I can set temperature alerts and then go around the house and my phone goes off when the meat hits a certain internal temp. Its really really handy.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 hours ago

      Less grilling, more smoking. Temperature monitoring for long cooking times without having to leave an air conditioned environment.