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Should I get the igrill 2?

Smokehouse33
Smokehouse33 Posts: 185
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I've been looking into a thermometer with probes for a while now. I like that you can have 4 probes and it has a "Pro Ambient Temperature Probe" that looks pretty cool. I also like that you can check on your phone...Any other recommendations would be cool.
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Someone here is selling a used one at retail. You should get that one. Good deal.
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    I ordered one that should be here Monday. I have read a lot of good things about them so I thought why not give it a try. Amazon has them on sale for 79.99. I wanted one for strictly one purpose. I like to cook whole clod (all 3 heads intact). This will let me monitor all 3 sections simultaneously as well as the temp of Unit #1. Again I haven't received or used one yet, but from what I have read, it sounds like a winner to me. 

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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    I have an igrill I love it pit temp + food temp is nice. My only issue is its wifi which I do like but the range I don't think is a great as some non-wi-fi models. Other than that it's great I con monitor on my iPad or iPhone. I have no experience with any other types sorry.
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    RiverDoc said:
    I have an igrill I love it 
    Doc, which do you have? The igrill2 or the mini? Just curious because I ordered the igrill2.

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  • Smokehouse33
    Smokehouse33 Posts: 185
    @Jeremiah I saw that! I loved how you guys told him to go fly a kite! Well Done!
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  • Smokehouse33
    Smokehouse33 Posts: 185
    @SGH @RiverDoc Thanks Guys! I just ordered it on Amazon. I'm excited!
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Smokehouse33 said:
    @SGH @RiverDoc Thanks Guys! I just ordered it on Amazon. I'm excited!
    Mine should be here Monday. I'm itching to fire a clod off. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    @SGH I have the original which is a 2 probe I'm rather jealous of the newer versions. But great product
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • 78 T140E
    78 T140E Posts: 110
    SGH said:
    Smokehouse33 said:
    @SGH @RiverDoc Thanks Guys! I just ordered it on Amazon. I'm excited!
    Mine should be here Monday. I'm itching to fire a clod off. 
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o
    A whole beef shoulder my friend.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    @SGH - If you don't mind, please post the clod cook with the 3 probes. I'll be interested in the results and how the temps track in the 3 sections.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    DMW said:
    @SGH - If you don't mind, please post the clod cook with the 3 probes. I'll be interested in the results and how the temps track in the 3 sections.
    You got it brother D.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    DMW said:
    I'll be interested in the results and how the temps track in the 3 sections.
    I'm curious as well. The ability to monitor 3 different locations is what raised my interest in the igrill2. I hope it works as advertised. If it does, it will take a lot of probing and aggravation out of clod cooking. Really that's the only time I will ever use it. Clod only. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    I have an iGrill2. Works pretty well. Bluetooth connection cuts in and out somedays - can't tell if it is the iGrill or the iPad that is responsible. The probes have color coded silicon on them to help identify each probe. Of course, smoke sticks to silicon real well, so they all take on a nice smoke color after a cook or two. 

    I regularly use one of the probes in place of the standard BGE dome thermometer.  Fits nicely and lets me monitor dome temp remotely. I prop my iPad in a cookbook holder while working inside to keep track of how things are progressing on the egg.




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  • 78 T140E
    78 T140E Posts: 110
    SGH said:
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o

    OK, but please excuse my ignorance.  I can see the picture of a big piece of bloody red meat, but I still don't know what cut of meat it is.  Can ANY big piece of bloody red meat be a clod. Please clarify. :|
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  • Smokehouse33
    Smokehouse33 Posts: 185
    http://www.beeffoodservice.com/RecipeCut.aspx?id=227
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  • 78 T140E
    78 T140E Posts: 110
    Smokehouse33 said:
    http://www.beeffoodservice.com/RecipeCut.aspx?id=227
    Thank you! :)
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    SGH said:
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o
    A whole beef shoulder my friend.
    78 T140E said:
    SGH said:
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o

    OK, but please excuse my ignorance.  I can see the picture of a big piece of bloody red meat, but I still don't know what cut of meat it is.  Can ANY big piece of bloody red meat be a clod. Please clarify. :|
    I did clarify above before I posted the pic  my friend. See above quotes. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • 78 T140E
    78 T140E Posts: 110
    SGH said:
    SGH said:
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o
    A whole beef shoulder my friend.
    78 T140E said:
    SGH said:
    78 T140E said:
    What the heck is a "clod"? :o

    OK, but please excuse my ignorance.  I can see the picture of a big piece of bloody red meat, but I still don't know what cut of meat it is.  Can ANY big piece of bloody red meat be a clod. Please clarify. :|
    I did clarify above before I posted the pic  my friend. See above quotes. 
    Oops! You're right. I missed that comment. I guess that my attention was drawn to the photo that was posted as a separate comment. :blush:
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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    @Smokehouse33 yes, I like the igrill2.  I'm a big fan
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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