You could always try it and see what happens.

I keep mine under a cover, so I need to go out and uncover, plug it in, put the front shelf on, check pellets, and flip the switch anyway. The whole remote thing doesn't do much for me other than being able to see pellet level, temp, and food internal temp. I figure I need to do *something* to be able to take credit for turning out such a tasty product using an incredibly simple pellet grill.