So, I'm at my vacation home with plans to smoke 4 racks of Last Meal Ribs for my friends 65th birthday tomorrow and discovered that 1) I had accidentally left my Fireboard home and 2) My Maverick is not working (probes registering crazy temps at room temperature even after changing batteries.) I can buy an iGrill Mini at my local Lowe's for $40. Does anybody have any recent experience with the Mini that can advise if it works decently? I needed it to monitor smoker temp since my propane box needs periodic fiddling to keep steady while producing smoke.
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I'm certain, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that folks will come along with far better advice, but I'd jus 'Go Commando', an closely monitor yer cooker.
Please do note that I'm systematically, categorically not recommendin that YOU do this...
I wish ya th best of luck on yer impendin cook, I have great faith in yer ability to Git R Done!
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If you can find any large store you can probably get a cheap polder or Taylor brand leave in thermometer to monitor the grill. They are something like 15 bucks. Not the best but will get you close without spending a ton.
Unless of course you want an excuse to get the igrill. :-)Comment
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I’m betting you can do this cook without any temp probes. I don’t usually probe my ribs, they are pretty forgiving.Comment
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Dewesq55 what are you cooking on? With my personal cookers I can judge halfway close, But if I’m using an unfamiliar cooker then all bets are off.
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So, I bought the iGrill Mini at Lowe's and it worked great. I needed it, too, as my smoker gave me a lot of resistance to holding a reasonable temperature range for quite a while before I was able to dial it in. Ribs came out great:
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