I have been using thermopop gauges at home but I am looking tk get a second set for my smokers to leave on my Competition trailer... I see a lot of cool gadgets out there but notice quickly some need to be plugged in or they get costly... Really just need to spot check both meat and pit temps.
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- Oct 2017
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- Lowcountry of South Carolina
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Pit Barrel Cooker
Blaze 32" Gasser with Sear Station and Rotisserie
Jenn-Air 6 Burner w/ Dual Oven and Stainless Flat Top
Camp Chef Explorer 60EX with Grill Box and Griddle
Thermoworks Thermapen Mk4
Maverick ET-733 2-Probe Wireless Thermometer
Thermopro TP20 2-Probe Wireless Thermometer
Anova 900W Sous Vide Immersion Circulator
Selection of Grandma's Antique Cast Iron Cookware
Bayou Classic Stainless Steel Oyster/Turkey Cooker
Weber Standard Size Chimney Starter
Foodsaver Vac Sealer
The Thermoworks Thermapen is the king of fast spot checks for food. But there are plenty of good ones out there. All of my pit probes are wired. Run through AR's reviews for ideas.
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Cookers- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (2021)
- Camp Chef FTG900 Flat Top Grill (2020)
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- Weber Performer Deluxe 22.5" w/ GrillGrates & Slow 'N Sear & Drip N Griddle & Vortex & Party Q & Rotisserie (2007)
- Custom Built Offset Smoker (304SS, 22"x34" grate, circa 1985)
- King Kooker 94/90TKD 105K/60K dual burner patio stove
- Lodge L8D03 5 quart dutch oven
- Lodge L10SK3 12" skillet
- Anova
- Thermoworks Smoke w/ Wifi Gateway
- Thermoworks Dot
- Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
- Thermoworks RT600C
- Weber Connect
- Whatever I brewed and have on tap!
Attjack i started with a Dot and an extra air probe a couple of years ago, on my offset. I would just switch the wire from the meat and pit probes back and forth as needed to monitor the two, until I got a Smoke. I still use the Dot if I have a second smoker going. Pretty much at this point I know where the pit temp runs, and how hot the grate level is for a given dome temp reading, and focus on meat temp most.
Dot is great for that. For pit, it has only a high alarm and no low alarm, if you can live with that.
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Attjack I would not put the Dot itself on my dome. I was thinking that either the 4" or 6" Thermoworks probe could be inserted into the hole the Weber thermometer normally inserts into. On the older Weber kettle and Genesis I have, the dome thermometer has a 4" long stem that inserts through a small hole, and I am thinking I could stick the Thermoworks cabled probe into that same hole.
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jfmorris I want to replace the stock dome thermometer with something that measures the temp at the grate. I would actually prefer to keep the stock analog thermometer on my 26 and somehow extend/replace the probe so that it was a flexible wire and clip that I could position where I wanted it on the grate. But as of yet, I'm not sure how or even if I can do that. So I'm entertaining other ideas.
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Pizza insert
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Cookshack Smokette Elite
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lots of probes.
Fireboard
The Dots are a good choice for inexpensive monitoring. Get them in different colors and it will be easy to assign different colors to different tasks.
And yes, I have used one to monitor pit temps using the supplied probe. Just make a ball out of foil and stick the probe through the ball to keep the tip off the grill.Last edited by RonB; September 13, 2018, 09:18 AM.
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Weber 22" (4 of them)
Weber Ranch
Weber 26"
SNS Kettle
PK Grill (40+ years old)
Weber Jumbo Joe
Thermoworks Smoke, DOT, Signals, Smoke X4, and Thermopop
Slow n' Sear XL (2)
Slow n' Sear
http://completecarnivore.com is my site
I generally use the Smoke to track the temps and then my Thermopop to spot check things as they are getting near the end of the cook. I have a DOT as well but that mostly gets used inside. When I am cooking multiple hunks of meat I will sometimes use the DOT to make sure nothing gets out of control. If you are by the cookers most of the time like you would be in a competition a handful of DOTs could be a good way to go.
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Cookers:
22" Blackstone Griddle, with stand & hood
CharGriller Portable Firebox - so modified you'll BLOL
Kitchenaid #810 Charcoal Grill - highly modified
Weber BI-code Black Performer w/Igniter
Weber DE-code Red Limited - 'Lucille'
Accessories:
Ancient heavy CI Propane Turkey Fryer, for lighting chimneys
BBQ Dragon kettle shelves - 2
Fyre Dragon Kettle Drippin' Ring, Burnin' Cone & Drippin' Pan - 2 sets
Fyre Dragon Kettle Ribbin' Ring
Fyre Dragon Kettle 2-Zone Smokin' Sheet
OneGrill Rotisserie for the Kitchenaid
Smokenator
Smoking Tubes: 2x12" & 1x6"
SnS
Weber Gourmet Grill w/Griddle, Pizza Stone & Wok
My Helpers:
Anova 900W Sous Vide Cooker w/Radios
Instant Pot 6Q Duo
Nesco Tabletop Roaster
& the PIT!
I think there are two currents of ideas running thru this thread - digital instant reads and analog dials. I do the former out of China, so will keep that to myself. I do the latter at top dollar from the good ole' US. Grainger's are KING! It is SO cool to use the 90 degree offset to position the gauge for optimum view and the dials can be easily calibrated. I have one, unused, left, so PM me if you want it. Check out that reach to the grate!
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Primo XL
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Orion Smoker
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- With Infrared Sear Burner
- With Rotisserie
Empava 2 Burner Gas Cooktop
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