High Praise for BBQ Guru and a Question

[Memphis Que]

I recently bought a BBQ Guru DigiQ DX2 and love it. Whoever invented this thing is a genius. It's so easy to use and holds temps like an oven. It is truly "set it and forget it" technology. I understand how the fan works to increase the temp if you are below your target temp, but what is really amazing is how it keeps from overshooting the target temp.

I also have a Maverick ET-732 that I use along with the Guru so I can keep track of the food and pit temps from inside the house, and I'm wondering why the Guru folks don't incorporate this feature into their product. I know they have the CyberQ which allows you to check and control the temps over the internet from a remote location, but from what I have read, this thing is a pain to set up especially if, like me, you don't know a modem from a router.

Besides, the CyberQ is really overkill for my purposes. I would never leave my house with a fire in the pit so I have no need for that kind of long distance monitoring and really just want to be able to monitor temps from inside the house like I can with my Maverick. It would be nice to not have to use two devices to do this.

I paid about fifty bucks for my Maverick so the technology can't be that expensive. Does anyone have any insight on why the Guru folks don't incorporate this feature into their device?

 

[grantw]

They do have that, its a procom.. http://www.thebbqguru.com/products/procom4.html

 

[Memphis Que]

Thanks. Never heard of that model.

http://www.fredsmusicandbbq.com/mobile/Product.aspx?id=4022

650 bucks?! Seriously?

I can't imagine that they sell many at that price. I paid less than half that for my DigiQ.

I wish they would just add that as an option on the DigiQ. I would pay a little more for it but no way would I pay double.

 

[jeffry1970]

I do the same thing with my cyberq 2/ maverick combo I'm thinking about trying the igrill as it allows you to monitor four different probes.
Agree it would be convenient if it was built in but would obviously drive the cost up

 

[grantw]

The controll is by directional, its not just a simple controll/display.

 

[Memphis Que]

The controll is by directional, its not just a simple controll/display.

I don't get it. Care to elaborate?

 

[Blanton]

I don't get it. Care to elaborate?

You can remotely adjust the guru set points

 

[Memphis Que]

You can remotely adjust the guru set points

With the Procom?

 

[Drh7003]

A little off topic, but I have to say I love working with my guru. My fan went out, I ordered one Wednesday and it was here on Saturday. Great folks! Looking to buy a digi q next!

 

[North Is Up]

Remote access is probably not the original intention of the DigiQ product. The CyberQ Wifi fits the bill for interactive communications, although you indicated that it's overkill for you. It uses wifi, which is more expensive than simple infrared found in the Maverick.

I have a Maverick, but I quickly found it's limitations when moving around the house. It's better just set up on a nearby table for monitoring. I use it for non-Guru cooks, pretty much just for grilling really. I'm thinking that BBQ Guru folks didn't want to deal with unreliable infrared to communicate between the two sides, but I base that totally on conjecture and forgive me if I'm incorrect.