Which of your thermometers or controllers do you find yourself using the most?

[Jim White]

I use my BBQ Guru CyberQ Cloud on almost every cook on my Kamado. I often confirm with my Thermapen. I also use my IR gun for the griddle and for a lot of indoor cooks as well. The Thermapen shows up with some baking, too.

[HawkerXP]

POP

DOT

[Mosca]

CyberQ or DigiQ on long cooks. Chef Alarm (
RonB ) inside. Thermapen One on everything, for grilling and spot checks.

[Steve R.]

Thermapen MK4, IR gun (for the griddle) and Maverick XR-50. I keep hoping the XR-50 will die soon so I can justify to myself the need to get the SnS-500, but it just keeps on trucking.

[WillTravelForFood]

Thermoworks MK4 thermapen

[BKYDBBQ]

I had been using the Maverick XR-50 but recently got a Smoke X4 which I am using most of the time now. I will likely try my Thermoworks Dot this weekend.

My Thermopen Mk4 also receives a lot of use both at the smoker and in the kitchen.

[CHNeal]

Thermopen One I have commandeered from my daughter. Bought it for her when she started school but its just too big for her chefs coat. ( Im told I can give it back in about 10 days). It is the only thing Im using. Bought the SNS-500 but still undecided if ill even open it or not.

[jfmorris]

Well, there sure are times a leave in thermometer or grate probe thermometer are useful. I.e. to let you know what temp you are cooking at, and when the meat is done without having to constantly open the cooker (losing heat) to check it with the Thermapen...

[CHNeal]

jfmorris I know you are right. Just having trouble committing to a learning curve with the kettles. Ive been cooking with the Weber kettles for 40+ years. Doing 12-16 hour brisket and butts for 20+. I can and have done it in my sleep. I think it would be different if I were learning a completely new platform but Im a big “ If its not broke , don’t fix it” kinda guy so the motivation is a bit waning.

[jfmorris]

What's to learn, haha. I used to just open my offset every 30 minutes the last couple of hours of a cook to check on butts and such. However, each time I do that it adds time to the cook. Even if you know where your pit runs and don't need to monitor it, its nice to know what's going on with the hunk of beef/pork, without having to guess at it. Every butt/brisket is a bit different. Knowing where it is also lets me decide to change vents to get it done quicker/slower too.

[Spinaker]

Instant: Thermoworks MK4 or Thermoworks OG
Leave in: FireBoard Gen 1 with Pit Viper Fan. 5 years and still going strong.

[JoeSousa]

My Thermapen One and Thermoworks Smoke X4 are the two I reach for 95% of the time. The Thermopop and Smoke also get some play from time to time.

[realdocBBQ]

Thermapen, Fireboard and now 3 TempSpikes.

Got a Thermopop that now isn't used a lot. Several Mavericks, including an instant read and pair of the wireless ones with 2 probes, also an iGrill that I never use anymore.

[RichieB]

All of them, Smoke, DOT, MK4, Thermopop depending on thecook. And now I'm leaning toward the TempSpike along with a grill grate probe to compare ambient temperature. MK4 to compare finished temperature of the cook.

[bbqLuv]

I have two, the built-in on my Traeger and Thermapen.

[surfdog]

Thermapen One or any of the Mk IVs that I have get used pretty much every time I cook. I also have a ThermoWorks Pro Needle that solves the chef coat issue. (Since replaced by the Exec series I believe.) But seeing as I don’t need the coat all that often these days…that one mostly stays in the bag.