iGrill Grilling/Cooking Thermometer

Reviews for iGrill Grilling/Cooking Thermometer

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 41 reviews

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Don't buy it's junk.

    • Written by from Santa Fe

    The unit won't keep the Bluetooth connection. When it disconnects the only way to reestablish a connection is the remove the batteries and reboot. Apple should quit selling it.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Only works sporadically

    • Written by from BELLEVILLE

    I have the same problem as another reviewer. This is a great product when it works, but it doesn't work very often. The connection drops a lot! Then you have to reboot, and sometimes then it still won't reconnect. When you can't connect then you have to go outside and look at the reading, which I can do with a $20 probe thermometer. This was a big waste of $100.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Neat Idea but wont work with IOS6

    • Written by from Goleta

    This was a great gadet worked fine on both iphone 3gs, 4s and ipad, but not after i upgraded to IOS 6!! Wont pair now!!! Lame!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Un-Impressed

    • Written by from Ottawa

    Good idea but poorly executed. Very cheaply made. Difficult to re-sync. Stand is wobbly could see this thing easily falling off the grill's side stand. The app stinks too. The previous version was much better. Who really facebooks what they are grilling?

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Junk

    • Written by from Houston

    I have the same issues as many of the other reviewers. The unit rarely works. Piece of junk. Obviously the manufacturer did very little product testing.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent helper

    • Written by from PRINCETON

    I have found this an excellent helper for grilling both indoors and out. It is accurate and fun to use.

    It requires a little setting up for the Bluetooth connection and requires fresh batteries on that score. The Bluetooth connection does chew through batteries. But dealing with the Bluetooth connection only requires fiddling and the iGrill always ends up working. In addition you can read the temperature off the device itself and it sounds the alarm as well.

    Remember this is Bluetooth over a considerable distance. Quite a feat in itself.

    This is a useful, accurate and fun to use product.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    pros and cons

    • Written by from Ottawa

    I mostly love this product....It has a great interface and allows me to do prep work while not hovering over the bbq HOWEVER as some other reviewers have mentioned I have trouble maintaining bluetooth connections and am having to take the batteries out far too often.
    This needs to be ironed out before I can fully endorse this product.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Great device, but MAJOR battery eater...

    • Written by from Highlands Ranch

    Device delivers what it promises. However, you can't store it with the batteries in it as they will completely drain in a couple of weeks...

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Blue tooth failure on i4 ios6

    • Written by from lasalle

    I bought the igrill for Canadian thanksgiving and tried for hours to get the igrill to pair to my iPhone or iPad. Nothing but frustration! The support was not helpful. Avoid this product unless you are an apple genius.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    The iGrill makes my day!

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    When I smoke 400lbs of pork at a time, I need to start early, 3:00AM early. I can now start a fire and relax with some coffee before loading the smoker. The alarms go off, and I go to work. The iGrill is amazing!!!

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome, overall!

    • Written by from Del Mar

    Yes. It's true this iGrill occasionally loses it's bluetooth and needs to see its dentist (that would be you). It struggles to connect when first turned on as well. One trick is to not have any other bluetooth devices active or even paired during use, but iGrill REALLY needs a software update-- which may smooth these issues.

    Yet, when its working this is a really awesome device. I've written their support and a future version may even include remote access, i.e. you'll be able to leave the house and iPad will communicate with iPhone for temperatures on the go!

    In the meantime, this is not a big investment such a powerful device. And with an upgradable app, it can only get better.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Get in control of your food is cooking!

    • Written by from SAN JOSE

    As a chemical engineer, I really value the precision and simplicity of this dual probe device in my most sophisticate cooking! A must have for those who like elaborate cooking!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Gave up on it

    • Written by from Austin

    Well after 2 years and the 7th times I used this, it has never worked right. Bluetooth first connected and now it doesn't. So i've been using it as a regular thermometer (which makes me angry every time I use it) and now the readings are way off and I over cooked my Thanksgiving bird.

    If you can't depend on something especially on important events - holiday cooking... into the trash heap. It went out with the empty bottles of wine. I should have put it under my car tire.

    Oh yea, it's not user error.... I'm in IT.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great product

    • Written by from San Antonio

    I have had a IGrill sense May 2011 I love it the first time I uses it. Once they came out with the range alarm it just got better cant say enough about this IGrill.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    SJ in Dallas TX

    • Written by from North Richland Hills

    Works great once you figure out how to set alarms, Bluetooth only connects to my phone every once in a while not a big deal for me. It makes me a more awesome griller because everything is perfect when it comes off of the grill.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    iGrill

    • Written by from San Mateo

    iGrill has made grilling easier by taking much of the guess work out of monitoring the food for the proper temperature. Controls are simple, it's easy to set the temp for the type of food, and the maximum distance between the unit and phone is quite reasonable. My only complaint is that the batteries tend to die if you leave them in the unit while powered off. I now take them out after use and re-install them when it's time to grill.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    My Six Month Review

    • Written by from White Hall

    I bought the iGrill for the summer grilling season and first reviewed it then. Since then I've gotten a new iPhone, IOS 6, and the updated iGrill app. The app seems to do what it is supposed to do, nothing too fancy. Pairing with Bluetooth is always a pain. I do not have that problem with other Bluetooth devices, so it is not IOS, but the iGrill device that is a problem. The 400 degree maximum temperature makes it useless for keeping tabs on your outdoor grill. I put the meat on when my grill is at 550 degrees.

    I have never attempted to determine the devices maximum range. But if it includes walls and other such obstructions obviously not anticipated by the vendor, it's closer to 40 feet. I'm currently a couple of walls and 30 feet away and have lost the connection.

    The device itself is flimsy. Many have written that the stand is useless and indeed it is. I don't bother with it. Since acquiring the iGrill, two of the black screws holding it together fell out. I can't put them back in because there doesn't seem to be any thread in the plastic for the screws to hold on to. Just today, Thanksgiving day, I was replacing the batteries and the tabs beneath two silver screws behind the left battery broke off, taking the screws with them. The company should find better Chinese outfit to build this thing.

    Since it is Thanksgiving, I hoping to measure the turkey's thigh and breast temperatures. Alas, one probe now thinks that ice water is 145 degrees, so I can only use the other. I suppose the probes are not dishwasher safe, although probes from other devices that I own are. So with tears in my eyes, I decided to place the working probe in the thigh and use a dial thermometer in the breast.

    The iGrill is a great idea with poor execution.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Useful Thermometer

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    As a user I must say this is a useful thermometer.
    Personally this one help me tremendously.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    AWESOME gadget

    • Written by from atlanta

    I've had one since they first came out and simple LOVE it ;-)

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    A Must Have!

    • Written by from Suisun city

    If you own a iPad or iPhone you definitely want to pick one of these up. The blue tooth works flawlessly and has great distance. Now I don't have to run outside to check temperatures especially on those long cooks.

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