This thing just works! I've read all the reviews on software and dont disagree, but otherwise and functionally, even if I have to check it on occassion, it works as advertised and then some. I've started charcoals in chimney and started it, and just dumped coals in my vortex, placed fire starter in center, and fired up the Venom.. it gets the coals hot, while I'm staying Frosty with a cold one, brings the entire thing to temp and tells me when it's ready. Long smokes, sears, mid level, low and slow, it does it all.

The Venom Controller on my Weber is Phenomenal!!

I have a Weber Performer grill and the installation of the Venom was quite easy. I will credit videos posted by individuals not associated with Spider Grills, with making this go smoothly. (Not sure why Spider Grills hasn't created an instructional video for the installation of the Venom on a Weber Performer, but oh well.) The location of the damper control and the ash bucket handle is a little awkward, but not really a problem.

I have performed two cooks with the Venom. One was approximately a 5-hour cook and the other was around 10 hours. Both went very well. Temps held extremely steady except for issues due to how I had my charcoal briquettes set up. That was my fault and I will attribute it to a learning curve.

I would highly recommend the Venom if you want to be able to control cooking temperatures on longer cooks.

The only upgrade to the Weber Kettle I’d recommend! I’ve done a couple cooks with it and it’s never missed a beat! Smooth process! I was actually using a shipping company to get this over to the UK. Spider Grills customer service went above and beyond to help me get everything I need to give to the carrier. 10/10 service and product

Installation was a breeze (a bit tougher since I have a Performer, but still, the videos are really clear. I use a Low n Slow from Weber (which gives me a larger grill area than the SlowNSear), and the Venom controlled it perfectly. I set it for 250, put in the probe and off I went. So the pluses and minuses: The Pluses: 1. Easy to set 2. The app works great and communicates easily. 3. The temp range of the grill was in basically 235 to 265, which is pretty amazing. 4. The heat control is so good the coals lasted much longer. The minuses: Really only one I can think of. At startup the screen coming on is a bit slow, it takes maybe 15 seconds, enough time to think it's not working. Also, I have found to make sure the temperature probe is plugged in and ready before you turn it on or you have to restart. Not a big deal, just how it's clearly programmed So five stars for sure, and I would definitely buy this again.