Digique please help

@pgprescott

it'as an excellent comparison actually.  i have had one fire go out in ten years.  and it was my fault.  just as when the powered draft units fail it is usually user related.

they aren't necessary, and they are no better guarantee.  they are cool, and a great toy.

but they aren't needed.

my one lost pork butt cost less than any powered draft unit. i'm still ahead, cash-wise

 and, truth be told, i didn't lose it anyway, because i relit the egg and continued to cook it.  but that's just me.  i understand my food and know how to set vents on an egg

look, i have said it before, i don't begrudge anyone that likes then or owns one.  so don't go begrudging me when i remind you they aren't "necessary".  how the heck did the BGE ever make inroads as a cooker that you can set and forget for twenty years before digi-q and the like?  none of us stay up all night tending these things. that's the whole idea behind them

and yeah, maybe i am pushing the issue, but frankly, all we hear here is how these things are "necessary", and they are recommended the moment a guy asks how to set vents for six hour rib cook.

witness the "value of a controller in one picture" thread.

silly me.  i have a window, and look out and go "yep, the egg is still at 250"

true though.  a controller *is* cheaper than a window

Fair enough,,,perhaps Im a gadget guy. I think I was too green to assume I could hold a perfect temp for 18 hrs and needed help. Anyway, the hobby is helping cope with having to sell my woodshop when I moved. But that is a whole other story....

santa brought me a tip top temp so i will begim experimentimg with it and i will be posting here about the results....

Darby_Crenshaw said:

@pgprescott

it'as an excellent comparison actually.  i have had one fire go out in ten years.  and it was my fault.  just as when the powered draft units fail it is usually user related.

they aren't necessary, and they are no better guarantee.  they are cool, and a great toy.

but they aren't needed.

my one lost pork butt cost less than any powered draft unit. i'm still ahead, cash-wise

 and, truth be told, i didn't lose it anyway, because i relit the egg and continued to cook it.  but that's just me.  i understand my food and know how to set vents on an egg

look, i have said it before, i don't begrudge anyone that likes then or owns one.  so don't go begrudging me when i remind you they aren't "necessary".  how the heck did the BGE ever make inroads as a cooker that you can set and forget for twenty years before digi-q and the like?  none of us stay up all night tending these things. that's the whole idea behind them

and yeah, maybe i am pushing the issue, but frankly, all we hear here is how these things are "necessary", and they are recommended the moment a guy asks how to set vents for six hour rib cook.

witness the "value of a controller in one picture" thread.

silly me.  i have a window, and look out and go "yep, the egg is still at 250"

true though.  a controller *is* cheaper than a window

Please show me where people are saying they are a necessity. Hmm. I guess I have seen people suggest others buy them. I see your point about newbies learning to regulate manually. I chalk that enthusiasm up to their approval of a product that cost a bit of money and does what is promised. Maybe that is what gets you steamed. Their referrals, sometimes misguided, are the best possible gauge of the controllers worth. There are some who regret the expenditure as well. 

What's the cost when you have a party scheduled and your meal is delivery pizza instead of your talked up BBQ?
 
To each their own, but your passion for the negative here is borderline religious preaching. I just don't get why you would even comment negatively on a controller thread? Its just weird. Are you really that passionate about saving people from being fleeced? Are they really being fleeced? I just don't see the motivation. 

I think @Jeepster47 has it about right.

Little Steven said:

Here we go.

I'm done. Sorry. 

Ozzie_Isaac said:

They are a necessity.  Without them your egg will never reach its full potential.  Your food will never taste as good, be done as fast, nor provide you as much joy.

Without them you might as well be cooking on a gasser using RTIC coolers, and drinking PBR.

PBR? I need to order one right away. 

When I purchased my XL I bought the DigQ with it. I have since upgraded to the CyberQ and have the DigQ as a backup.  For short cooks, I use the vents. But for overnight cooks, where I want to control the temp at the grate level and be able to monitor the internal temp I think there is great value in having control of the temp remotely without having to go out and adjust the vents especially during the winter.

Jeepster47 said:

@westernbbq ... fantastic ... I had trouble hooking up my friend's tip top to the internet ... maybe you can help out with that problem.

Actually, for where you live and for ~$30 it's a great tool.

When im in mexico on the beach or up on in the mountains where there isn't electricity (unless you bring a generator) or internet, and you want to maintain a steady temp for a longer term cook on any egg (in these cases for me ii bring the minimax) the TTT looks to be an excellent solution.