Digiq worth it?

I really only use mine on long or very sensitive cooks. That said, I wouldn't be without it. The thermapen is an absolute must. It is far more valuable than any other temp device. I also like to have a second therm for long cooks just in case there is calibration issue. I use the thermapen as the arbiter of any discrepancies. So, just keep the items on your birthday/Christmas list.

I love my digiq dx2. But thermapen is a must. I would look into a cyber q instead of digiq. They have smart phone functionality and are wifi.

I have a system and cook my butts turbo style, no more stress of overnight cooking for me!!  And it is consistantly excellent!!   I inject my butts, put maximum smoke for two hours, wrap them in foil at 160 degrees internal, then cooked to 210 degrees.  Great product every time!!

I use my DigiQ for anything over an hour except for pizza cooks and love it. I just have that and a thermapen and don't need a maverick. The CyberQ has come a long way and seems fairly easy to setup by looking at the Naked Whiz Cyber Q review and is really easy to use on your home network and only has a few steps that you have to do to your router to work while your away. You need to have power close by or run a extension cord ( I have power on my pergola) just something to think about. 

CyberQ wifi is the best investment I have made!! Sleep (and marriage) saver!!! Unreal how tight it holds the temp!!

@chicagomike that's gotta suck, I don't think I've had anything out of any other cooking method that rivals what I can make on the Egg. Hoping you were being sarcastic.
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My wife is disappointed if supper ins't coming from the egg.  She is a very good cook.  But since i bought the egg -- she doesn't cook 5 percent of the suppers.  I always have my meals planned three days in advance, and mainly on sale item foods.

Eggcelsior said:

Perhaps she is tired of smoke? Sadly, my wife taste for smokey food was turned off by the current pregnancy. She won't do anything but BBQ. It's high heat or else right now.

I was/am in the same boat Eggcelsior!  My wife was about 4 weeks pregnant when I got my Egg this past July at our local Eggfest.  She went and loved all the foods and was looking forward to me promising I could make all the stuff there.  She had been hesitant with me spending that much on a 'grill'.  Then a couple of weeks later the morning sickness started kicking in, bad!  Everything I made was 'too smokey' or 'too much like charcoal', 'why doesn't it taste like at the eggfest?'.  A few of my early cooks and still learning about getting a clear smoke, didn't help either, and after that, just me coming in and smelling of smoke was too much.  Needless to say, egging has taken a backseat lately.  

Got a Cyber Q for Christmas and it's great, holds temps very well. With the ability to watch the pit and food temps on my laptop it really is nice to get a full nights sleep. As for the Thermo pen it's a definite must have. Never made steak or chicken so moist because you know exactly the internal temp.

I keep thinking I need a thermapen. Have a probe st up for long cooks that works for me, but am guessing at times on steaks..... As for the digiq, I don't own one and feel like I do fine "old school". My temps fluctuate 20 degrees overnight without issues for the cook. I have done numerous cooks overnight without it mostly by perfecting my fire build. But I have trouble maintaining temps below 225 overnight.(fire snuffs out) Think a digiq would solve that.... Anybody have that experience?

The thermapen is nice to get an average of where you are, especially since we all have hot spots while cooking.  Say leg quarters, i have seen times when one piece may be 15 degrees from finishing, while others are done??