• andyMFK@reddthat.com
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    11 months ago

    I was looking for a bbq thermometer yesterday and all I could find was smart wifi/Bluetooth thermometers. Why the fuck does a thermometer need wifi/Bluetooth?!?

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      11 months ago

      I could see that being useful. Would be nice for barbecuing in bad weather. Keep an eye on temps without having to go brave the elements unnecessarily.

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      11 months ago

      Thats are actually a pretty practical smart device. A smart instant read thermometer would be near useless, but the ones you’re describing replace the type that you’d leave in a hunk of meat while it roasts / rotisseries / smokes / slowcooks for hours at a time. In that case it’s super handy to be able to check the temperature to make sure it’s still at target without having to go back to the kitchen or out into the cold / rain, and they’ll actively notify your phone if either the internal temperature goes out of range or the ambient oven temperature does.

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      11 months ago

      Not needing a wire to go to the probe part of it is pretty handy. Likewise, a washing machine that can send a push notification to my phone for “Hey, laundry is done.” sounds slightly useful to me as a forgetful person.

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        11 months ago

        I always forget my laundry and then it gets smelly. Same with drying I forget to take it out and then it becomes all wrinkled

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            11 months ago

            My problem with timers is it always goes off when I’m in the middle of something, so I turn it off because it’s annoying and then forget for another 2 or more hours that I needed to get it out. I remember faster without a timer to silence for some reason

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      My Bluetooth thermometer connects to my home assistant server and sends me notifications to my phone when I reach temp. It goovee app does it too, but now I’m off the cloud shit.