ThorPan
Member
OK, I just did my first cook since the updated Treager app v.3.0.0 was released.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are my own, and may not be representative of other Traeger users.
WTF!?!?! The new app interface looks like something that people who got stickers in grade school would use!
Pros:
I can finally delete a previously looked up recipe that shows up at the top of the grill screen for some reason.
Cons:
The color changing background. Why would Traeger do something so stupid and childish unless it's to appeal to a 12 year old? Pretty sure they can't afford an $800+ grill though.
The percentage of current temp compared to set temp. What use is that? We only care if the current temp is at the set temp, and a lot of people have problems with accuracy.
The "Set to" temp could have been a lot larger than it is. There's plenty of room to make it bigger.
The probe "Goal" is also too small.
The same goes for the percent of pellets remaining.
"Keep Warm" and "Shut Down" should be placed on the screen below the Pellets level.
I didn't check to see if "Shut Down" actually worked. I've never gotten it to work in prior versions though, so I would expect the same results in this version as well. If it works now, please let me know.
Traeger, did you do any usability testing of the new app before you so haphazardly released it? It's doubtful since it's a lot less useful than the previous version was. Did anyone there ever think to ask the thousands of people who already own a Traeger grill what they would like to see? Most likely not. I didn't get a survey for it. Did anyone else??
And Traeger (if you're listening), while you're at it, could you do something to keep the stupid grease bucket from always falling off!?!?! Have you seen how many people complain about that happening whenever they take the grill cover off or put it on? I personally have gotten pretty good about not dropping it after I soaked the inside and outside of my grill cover and the garage floor once before when it fell off, although it fell off again earlier today, but fortunately was empty this time. I reset the "Days Without a Grease Bucket Drop" counter back to zero. LOL!
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are my own, and may not be representative of other Traeger users.
WTF!?!?! The new app interface looks like something that people who got stickers in grade school would use!
Pros:
I can finally delete a previously looked up recipe that shows up at the top of the grill screen for some reason.
Cons:
The color changing background. Why would Traeger do something so stupid and childish unless it's to appeal to a 12 year old? Pretty sure they can't afford an $800+ grill though.
The percentage of current temp compared to set temp. What use is that? We only care if the current temp is at the set temp, and a lot of people have problems with accuracy.
The "Set to" temp could have been a lot larger than it is. There's plenty of room to make it bigger.
The probe "Goal" is also too small.
The same goes for the percent of pellets remaining.
"Keep Warm" and "Shut Down" should be placed on the screen below the Pellets level.
I didn't check to see if "Shut Down" actually worked. I've never gotten it to work in prior versions though, so I would expect the same results in this version as well. If it works now, please let me know.
Traeger, did you do any usability testing of the new app before you so haphazardly released it? It's doubtful since it's a lot less useful than the previous version was. Did anyone there ever think to ask the thousands of people who already own a Traeger grill what they would like to see? Most likely not. I didn't get a survey for it. Did anyone else??
And Traeger (if you're listening), while you're at it, could you do something to keep the stupid grease bucket from always falling off!?!?! Have you seen how many people complain about that happening whenever they take the grill cover off or put it on? I personally have gotten pretty good about not dropping it after I soaked the inside and outside of my grill cover and the garage floor once before when it fell off, although it fell off again earlier today, but fortunately was empty this time. I reset the "Days Without a Grease Bucket Drop" counter back to zero. LOL!
