Grills are getting smarter.

Not better at cooking… just better at doing the thinking for you. Or so they tell us.

And this new one might be the clearest example yet.

BBQ, BUT MAKE IT AUTOMATED

The latest Pit Boss pellet grill tracks temp, controls your cook from your phone, and even lets you mix wood flavors for some complex tastes.

But when a grill gets SO smart, at what point does cooking become supervising? Maybe not everything needs to be outsourced to AI.

WHAT’S ACTUALLY DIFFERENT

Ok, maybe it does have some cool features…

  • Hot and cold smoke in the same unit

  • Built-in probes do the monitoring for you

  • Touchscreen + WiFi running the whole thing from your phone

  • Enough space to feed a crowd

It’s basically trying to remove every excuse to mess anything up. Ever.

THE TRADEOFF

It’s always the same with these “smart” grills. You get consistency. You lose a little of the fun. And a little of the risk.

Some people want to sit by the fire all day. Others want perfect brisket without babysitting it.

This is clearly built for the second group.

But if the grill does everything for you… what part are you left with? Besides sitting back and having a few cold ones, that is.

So are we in the mood to pick up a smart grill? Or do we prefer our grills as dumb as metal buckets with grates?