Hasta La Gadget!

Do you hate being stuck in the kitchen on Thanksgiving day while you watch the turkey cook in the oven as your guests socialize in the living room without you? If only there was a way to know when your turkey was finished cooking without having to check it continually to make sure it’s not getting overdone and dried out. Released yesterday in the iTunes App Store, the iGrill is the first grilling/cooking thermometer and app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

The iGrill is a long-range Bluetooth device that connects to a probe, which you the insert into whatever it is you’re cooking (we’ll keep with the Thanksgiving example and say you’re cooking a turkey). The iGrill device connects via Bluetooth to your iPhone — up to 200 feet from your oven –, and keeps you informed about the temperature of your turkey while you’re in a completely different room.

The iGrill device also works as a stand-alone thermometer. Just set your desired temperature, and iGrill will beep when the item is ready.

The app part of iGrill offers a slew of helpful options. One feature is the food temperature option, which will tell you what temperature a particular meat should be at to be safe to eat. It also has a feature that tells you the cooking time remaining. That way, you know when to set the table, or start the veggies, etc. You can go to recipe sites on the Web right in the app, and the app also acts as a simple kitchen timer.

The iGrill device and iGrill app will cost you $99.99. You can also buy additional probes for $19.99 each. The iGrill can monitor the temperature of two items simultaneously. Check out iGrillinc.com for more info.