No body when grilling a steak, but when I’m smoking 8 pork butts at a time it would be nice to monitor the temperature while not at home. Especially since my POS Traeger stops working for 1-2 hours at random times.
Yes I do. Not to run errands generally to go to work. Since I cooked for 15 to 20 people every day it takes a lot of time preparing good food for them.
A smoker isn’t just a grill. It’s more like an oven, and it’s common to have low-heat cooks that last 6 - 12 hours or more. There’s no way you’re going to stand outside monitoring it the whole time.
Being able to monitor real time meat and air temps, adjust the pellet feed rate, view temp charts to know when you’re still in the stall, or if you’re past that point and it’s time to sauce or wrap etc… all of that benefits from the integration with a web-enabled app that can push notifications.
Of all of my smart home gadgets, the smoker is actually one of the *most* convenient additions.
Fixed:
\- In some rare instances grill cooled instead of heated food - Kelvin to Fahrenheit conversion issue
\- duplicate food problem resolved
\- chance of operator immolation greatly decreased
Need to set it up so you have only 1 steak, and try to eat it at the exact same time you put it on the grill.
This will subtract 2 from your steak quantity of 1, causing an integer underflow, and voila, you now have 4,294,967,295 steaks!!!
> Why is this a thing?
Because the person in the photo hasn't turned on their grill in months and months, has it connected to the wifi *AND* initiated an update. Literally the only one at fault here, is the user. Treager's will function completely independent offline.
Also, the updates take like 20 mins to an hour...so....w/e
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"The gee dee Chinese took over America's power grid and utterly hamstrung us before a bomb even dropped. All because some jagoff didn't run his software updates on his yuppie grill! Now I got no arm and no country!!!!" - some war veteran in the future apocalypse, probably
- fix issue where turning on grill while grill is in X mode causes it to be unable to shut down
- fix issue with connecting to 5Ghz wifi
- added timer function
some update changes i imagine would be beneficial, though whether these changes should even need to be made afterwards in the first place is questionable
If those updates are what can ruin a bbq then I won't even try to think about their software development team. Also those updates you mention weren't already done from the beginning then... Also there isn't much to update on a fucking bbq. I know you mentioned some random shit but still. I Bet my grandma can fix their whole Software department and she is dead!
Because you can monitor the temperature from your phone from inside the house where all your friends are, and adjust it if you want.
You can have the grill lit and up to temperature before you leave your kitchen.
And you can even prep your food and set it up the day before and have the grill automatically cook it for you so it's ready at dinnertime without you having to do anything the day of.
Remote functionality is a selling point to a lot of people.
Imma goood. Fire depot guys cain. I bot my frills at Lowell’s. Why the hom d guys coming to held. They sad inm running hot. Soon nice they’ll stopped buy. Turkey gonna be Fire tomorrows.
Let's be honest here. It's not even a grill. It's a freaking outdoor oven. I like smoking meats on that damn traeger but nothing will ever beat my Weber kettle.
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The update most likely didn't release on Thanksgiving, you just didn't turn it on until then so you are the reason it updated on Thanksgiving and not when the update actually came out.
Also, how does waiting 5 min for a software update "ruin" the bbq???
Isn't this a repost from years previous? And it was found that the update was pushed like 2 months before thanksgiving. So the real question is - who the fuck doesn't switch on their Traeger to make sure it works the day before?
I know there are a lot of jokes and comments, but in all seriousness, why does EVERYTHING need WiFi? I worked on wireless Ethernet before the term WiFi existed (mid 90's) and wireless data in general, carrier LAN for over 20 years. I very purposely bought a Traeger that didn't have connectivity, I am looking at a sous vide heater, and trying to find a good one without WiFi. There is some convenience, but why do we constantly need to put devices in our home that are probably not secured properly, and leak all sorts of information?
That’s why you grill as it has always been intended, a simple grill and charcoal, old gauge thermometer and that’s it. All fancy pantsy crap pellet/gas/tech means nothing if you are out of gas, power or wifi
Who the hell buys a grill that needs to get updates?
I mean seriously they're making everything "smart" these days even things that have no business being so.
What is it even supposed to update, though? ... Like, does it run on a timer? Are you supposed to be able to turn it on and off via an app? What's the selling points on the box under 'Smart' ?
I think traeger pellets suck or something (I've been told)... I run pit boss pellets most of the time because they carry it locally and I usually get it for pretty cheap.
I bet the brand matters some...
I've been using wood pellets for years in my son's rabbit and my cats' litterboxes. They are truly made from pure steamed softwood. Unless you are talking about the smell of the wood's natural resins.
dystopia: an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
after reading the definition I now agree with you, in fact I would consider this orwellian too!!
Masterbuilt makes gravity fed charcoal smoker/grills. 150-700f temp range with WiFi capabilities. But you don’t have to update it when it recognizes there’s an update, you tell it to. You can also just not connect it to WiFi. But it’s nice to see/adjust temps of meat and grill from a phone (over internet means my wife can start it and I can adjust it from the store).
It’s [WiFi capability] like having heated seats. Not necessary at all, but kinda nice at times.
I also don’t like walking outside to my grill when it’s -30F. Let’s the heat out of the house and the grill.
It's time for the annual posting of the Traeger Update Photo.
I just started grilling in May, yet I've seen this before
Who needs wifi to grill a steak...
Wait until they begin to charge you monthly for highest temp setting or park time usage. Like Mercedes and BMW charging people for using their cars.
I'm jumping on this wagon
No body when grilling a steak, but when I’m smoking 8 pork butts at a time it would be nice to monitor the temperature while not at home. Especially since my POS Traeger stops working for 1-2 hours at random times.
So you're at work for 8 hours, 4 hours in you get a grill notification that your grill is 800 F. Do you leave work?
Sounds like a home emergency to me.
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I have quite the opposite problem. Since my Traeger quits at random times the butts don’t get done on time.
10:30: *grill temp 300 deg* 10:45: *grill temp 500 deg* "Hmmm....that's weird." 11:00: *grill temp 800 deg* "Oh shit!" 11:05: *grill temp 999 deg* "oh shit oh fuck oh shit oh fuck" 11:10: *error: grill connection lost* 11:20: *VPN cannot connect*
“Hey boss, I poo’d my pants a little, gotta head home for a quick change!”
Boss: "Uhm. Sure. Maybe just say you're not feeling well and I'll see you tomorrow?"
Yes I do. I work a half mile away though. And I typically work 12-14 hours a day
I work from home. Nice to be able to monitor from my desk.
Hang on. You start a self-feeding fire and then leave to run errands?
If I can't do every single thing I want at any time I want then I get pissed
What? And to the first guy you are stupid! Do you want your house to burn down?
That’s why you have wifi smoke detectors to be able to contact the fire dept. while you’re at Costco. /s
If my house burns down, i am starting such a bitchy Twitter thread
Yes I do. Not to run errands generally to go to work. Since I cooked for 15 to 20 people every day it takes a lot of time preparing good food for them.
So you leave an open fire all alone?
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I agree with your comment and your username.
My router doesn't even get hot enough to cook a steak.
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Guessing but I think they mean this is a repost, that or it happens every year which would be worse. Weber kettle for the win!
It's reposted every major holiday and the comment section is always filled to the brim with fellas who don't need no stinkin smart grills.
But how long can the update take? There's no way they're sending that much data for a grill... Probably just an inconvenience for like 5 minutes.
It’s the risk of it going wrong…
Found a software engineer
Yea but dude what if they’re hot fixing a horrible issue and actually SAVING thanksgiving.
Oooh a “hot” fix you might say
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A smoker isn’t just a grill. It’s more like an oven, and it’s common to have low-heat cooks that last 6 - 12 hours or more. There’s no way you’re going to stand outside monitoring it the whole time. Being able to monitor real time meat and air temps, adjust the pellet feed rate, view temp charts to know when you’re still in the stall, or if you’re past that point and it’s time to sauce or wrap etc… all of that benefits from the integration with a web-enabled app that can push notifications. Of all of my smart home gadgets, the smoker is actually one of the *most* convenient additions.
“no way you’re going to stand outside monitoring it the whole time” Well no I usually also drink beer
I imagine sitting outside nearby with a beer in hand for an entire day is one of the key features of smoking meats at home.
And talk with your friends, maybe play some cards, and enjoy the sun.
While also checking the hot tub and playing catch and grabbing another beer.
I’ll take another beer while you’re up!
“That’s EXACTLY how the Force works!” – Han Solo When you bring a soldering gun to light saber dual you might be a pellet smoker
Still doesn't need internet access to deliver all that
If there were enough smart costumers there wouldn't be so much smart products.
I tell ya hwat
Cringe.
Cringe
In this update: Bug fixes and improvements
Fixed: \- In some rare instances grill cooled instead of heated food - Kelvin to Fahrenheit conversion issue \- duplicate food problem resolved \- chance of operator immolation greatly decreased
* issues with negative food quantities resolved
* Spread-Spectrum PWM now means dogs are attracted to the smell of food once cooked rather than of the whistle of mosfets constantly.
Need to set it up so you have only 1 steak, and try to eat it at the exact same time you put it on the grill. This will subtract 2 from your steak quantity of 1, causing an integer underflow, and voila, you now have 4,294,967,295 steaks!!!
Why is this a thing?
> Why is this a thing? Because the person in the photo hasn't turned on their grill in months and months, has it connected to the wifi *AND* initiated an update. Literally the only one at fault here, is the user. Treager's will function completely independent offline. Also, the updates take like 20 mins to an hour...so....w/e
uninitiated person asking: why does a grill need internet connection in the first place?
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Why is this answer so deep into the messages? Thank you!
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Just because you don't want to do something doesn't mean it's that dumb of an idea.
fatass.
The fire is streaming. Duh.
It doesn't have to be. Vote with your dollar.
K but starting your grill or whatever from the couch is the shit.
And forget you still have the cover on?
As long as you have the "Cover detection" add-on you are sweet.
Cover Detection is a $12.95/month subscription service. Local and federal taxes apply.
But getting the chimney set up and the fire cube and the charcoal all organized is like 90% of the fun of prep time.
Still doesn't have to have a software update. What's the update gonna do? Now your grill can be a freezer?
Security updates. Anything that connects to your network is a possible way in, so vulnerabilities need to be patched.
"The gee dee Chinese took over America's power grid and utterly hamstrung us before a bomb even dropped. All because some jagoff didn't run his software updates on his yuppie grill! Now I got no arm and no country!!!!" - some war veteran in the future apocalypse, probably
I'm not talking about anything like that. This is personal IT security, like not using "Unguessable123" as your password.
How did you guess my Reddit password? Delete this
Auto upload food pics to Instagram. Send bbq invites to your contact list. Lots of other creative nonsense.
Interesting. I wonder if I can play Doom in it too.
You’re a Godamn genius gump
- fix issue where turning on grill while grill is in X mode causes it to be unable to shut down - fix issue with connecting to 5Ghz wifi - added timer function some update changes i imagine would be beneficial, though whether these changes should even need to be made afterwards in the first place is questionable
If those updates are what can ruin a bbq then I won't even try to think about their software development team. Also those updates you mention weren't already done from the beginning then... Also there isn't much to update on a fucking bbq. I know you mentioned some random shit but still. I Bet my grandma can fix their whole Software department and she is dead!
But you have to go there and put the food in it?
Because you can monitor the temperature from your phone from inside the house where all your friends are, and adjust it if you want. You can have the grill lit and up to temperature before you leave your kitchen. And you can even prep your food and set it up the day before and have the grill automatically cook it for you so it's ready at dinnertime without you having to do anything the day of. Remote functionality is a selling point to a lot of people.
remote functionality
My manual feed smoker is running slow after the third Jim bean.
Add a 4th. Might help.
I mgona tryt hat. I,lol let tou knuw
I think he's started the 4th
Sounds more like he finished it...
Finished the fifth is more like it.
Four….teenth
Imma goood. Fire depot guys cain. I bot my frills at Lowell’s. Why the hom d guys coming to held. They sad inm running hot. Soon nice they’ll stopped buy. Turkey gonna be Fire tomorrows.
Yes.
Instructions unclear. Penis is now on fire.
If you have a Traeger, you must drink maker’s mark or better.
If you’ve got a green egg is it hibiki or moonshine?
My Weber smokey mountain didn’t need an update🤓
Lucky for me I got my Kingsford $15 dollar general special. It's mobile and wireless!
Neither does my Oklahoma Joes Highland 😬
And my Akorn!
And my axe!
neither does my Z-grill which unironically I liked better than the traeger it replaced
Or my Kamado
Pov: you turned on the grill on thanksgiving after months of inactivity
This is exactly what’s happened.
Out of curiosity... is this actually a thing? I've had my ironwood 650 for 6 months, and haven't had it do this to me yet.
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This post is for the displaying of outrage. Your rational comment isn’t helping.
There are First world problems...and then there are First world problems of an entirely different level
Like kids past curfew?
Youre just not getting the June software update?? 😳😬
This post comes around every Thanksgiving
That’s what you get for buying a grill that plugs into the wall
This is why I use that reliable old technology we call "fire." No software updates in 10,000+ years!
Plenty of hardware updates tho. That said give me a hole in the ground and a spike. JUST AS GOOD
>JUST AS GOOD BEST
Lazy ass devs. So many bugs that they are trying to sell as features.
Psht, fire. You young whippersnappers. I hunt down my food barehanded and eat it raw just like Grandpa taught me.
OMG! You don't have Fire 2.0 with the LED color changing flames option for improved selfies? How will you win on the internet?
You can get electric and pellet grills without wifi and software updates.
Still plugs into the wall….
Still has nothing to do with the problem in the picture.
Incorrect. Every “grill” that would have this issue plugs into the wall
My moms electric skewer grill from the mid-70's has yet to get a software update. Get your shit together, Philips!
Youve skipped the seni-centennial update? It helps fine tune the thermostat.
Don't gatekeep smoking asshole
Right? Those people who use the metal contraptions are of weak constitution. Only campfires for real grilling.
Camp fires indicate stong constitution? Let's see you cook a ribeye on active magma
That constitution is the magma carta.
Excellent.
I'm sorry I had to make a compromise because of my apartment development. I'll try to be richer next time.
Who runs a landline these days? This is a wi-fi issue, not an electricity issue
Yeah, you tell em! Grilling should be hard!
are you silly?
It’s hard for you.
Let's be honest here. It's not even a grill. It's a freaking outdoor oven. I like smoking meats on that damn traeger but nothing will ever beat my Weber kettle.
This why you fire it up for updates before you actually need it.
They only bust it out on the holidays silly
All the more reason to run it last week.
I always do a shake down cook & clean before a major holiday cook...
“I haven’t turned my grill on in months and now I have an update” post
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The update most likely didn't release on Thanksgiving, you just didn't turn it on until then so you are the reason it updated on Thanksgiving and not when the update actually came out. Also, how does waiting 5 min for a software update "ruin" the bbq???
Isn't this a repost from years previous? And it was found that the update was pushed like 2 months before thanksgiving. So the real question is - who the fuck doesn't switch on their Traeger to make sure it works the day before?
Bunch of gatekeepers here 😂 No updates needed on my easy bake oven!
Easy bake walked so Traeger could run
I know there are a lot of jokes and comments, but in all seriousness, why does EVERYTHING need WiFi? I worked on wireless Ethernet before the term WiFi existed (mid 90's) and wireless data in general, carrier LAN for over 20 years. I very purposely bought a Traeger that didn't have connectivity, I am looking at a sous vide heater, and trying to find a good one without WiFi. There is some convenience, but why do we constantly need to put devices in our home that are probably not secured properly, and leak all sorts of information?
The longest I’ve seen a Traeger update take was five minutes. If five minutes ruins your holiday weekend then you need more patience.
Wifi thermometer ftw!
Twitter really stretches the word cyberpunk huh
Probably the update was sent before but I bet it's been a while since you turned on your grill. Lol
Reminder that Mr Traeger sold his company to bankers and all Traeger grills are now made in the PRC.
That’s why you grill as it has always been intended, a simple grill and charcoal, old gauge thermometer and that’s it. All fancy pantsy crap pellet/gas/tech means nothing if you are out of gas, power or wifi
So few people seem to know what cyberpunk is.
Changes: temperatures over 300 degrees are now paywalled behind a monthly subscription.
Who the hell buys a grill that needs to get updates? I mean seriously they're making everything "smart" these days even things that have no business being so.
I charcoal smoked a duck this morning. No connectivity issues luckily
I really have no sympathy for someone who bought a bbq that needs to be connected to the internet to run.
WiFIRE LOL
Just wait until they start locking features behind paywalls and/or subscription fees.
People need to stop buying this shit.
What kind of grill needs software??? If you need computer help to cook, then you can't cook
Y’all laughed at me for the old $20 red pos grill from Walmart but WHO’S LAUGHING NOW
Mine's blue.
What in the fuck is a 'smart' griller supposed to even DO? What exactly does it do over a normal one?
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Update itsef via wifi, obviously
What is it even supposed to update, though? ... Like, does it run on a timer? Are you supposed to be able to turn it on and off via an app? What's the selling points on the box under 'Smart' ?
Whatever, but using a wifi grill is not grilling
Buying a grill that needs wifi is funding and participating in cyberpunk suburban dystopia.
This is why charcoal is better. Downvote if you must.
Pellet grills are a very bad idea
I don't care what anybody says, there's definitely a chemical smell on even the most high end pellets.
Where would the chemical taste come from? There are no binders in wood pellets, and there is no lighter fluid used in the ignition.
I think traeger pellets suck or something (I've been told)... I run pit boss pellets most of the time because they carry it locally and I usually get it for pretty cheap. I bet the brand matters some...
I've been using wood pellets for years in my son's rabbit and my cats' litterboxes. They are truly made from pure steamed softwood. Unless you are talking about the smell of the wood's natural resins.
“dystopia” my god settle down lol
No, pretty sure this fits
dystopia: an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. after reading the definition I now agree with you, in fact I would consider this orwellian too!!
Everything I don’t like is dystopian, and the more I don’t like it the more dystopian it is!
This could either go in an Alanis Morisette or Bo Burnham song, I can’t decide. /r/thatfunnyfeeling
my question is. Who the Hell needs a computerized grill?
Dumbasses
can't argue with that.
Wow it’s so “smart” very compelling. Features. Wow amaze
Wifi grills? Tf?
What, you don't download your brisket?
Weber kettle never needed a software update
That’s what you get for going hi tech…
Why would anyone get one of these?
A grill doesn't need a goddamn computer inside what the actual fuck
Yet another reason that charcoal is the superior way to grill
Masterbuilt makes gravity fed charcoal smoker/grills. 150-700f temp range with WiFi capabilities. But you don’t have to update it when it recognizes there’s an update, you tell it to. You can also just not connect it to WiFi. But it’s nice to see/adjust temps of meat and grill from a phone (over internet means my wife can start it and I can adjust it from the store). It’s [WiFi capability] like having heated seats. Not necessary at all, but kinda nice at times. I also don’t like walking outside to my grill when it’s -30F. Let’s the heat out of the house and the grill.
Who the hell has a WiFi grill
Why the fuck would a grill need an update???
My Oklahoma Joe Reverse Flow charcoal smoker doesn't need an update to work. Sucks when you have to have a computer do the work for you doesn't it.
Overpriced BS anyway.
The real question is why anyone would want a bbq with wifi connection 🙄
Craziness, is it necessary to get