Ok, this is awesome. A computerized BBQ gadget that keeps things nice and toasty — not to mention consistent. Here’s what one happy customer on Make had to say about this newfangled tech:

“The device is amazing. I used it earlier in the week to do a 17 hour cook of a pork leg. The Stoker maintained temperature within a few degrees of 210 for all 17 hours without a problem. Awesome.”

Awesome, indeed. Taking this gadget from mere utility into the land of pure geekdom, well, this just blows my geek mind:

The best part is that the Stoker will happily grab an IP address via DHCP if you plug an ethernet cable between it and your home net. You can subsequently control target temperatures, high/low alarms, food alarms and other parameters remotely.

Seriously, this is the kind of gadget everyone can enjoy. Well, except geeks, who probably don’t need another excuse to sit around.