this falls somewhere in between digital thermometers and thermostatic controllers but o figured more in this channel.
i have a digiq that i use with a pit viper in my kettle. I also have a smoke. Sometimes i use them both together even if only doing a single piece of meat. Ive noticed a bunch on inconsistencies that are happening again on this current cook (10lb pork butt). Currently using thw grate temp probe for both the digi and the smoke and the digi is driving the fan. Ive checked calibration on both and they are within 1 degree.
1. When getting up to temp, the smoke almost always reads 10-20 degrees higher
2. The digi seems to read an almost inconceivably consistent level of whatever you have the fan set to maintain once it hits temp and settles in
3. I just refreshed the coals and upped the temp set on the digi to 275 from 250. Currently, the digi says the pit temp is 275 and the smoke says its 250...so now the smoke is lower
this is not a one off. Ive had these kind of inconsistencies over most cooks ive used both on. I cannot figure it out. Anyone have any ideas or seen something similar?
i will say, the fan seems to be cycling a lot...short bursts of on off on off so im leaning towards something with the digiQ
i have a digiq that i use with a pit viper in my kettle. I also have a smoke. Sometimes i use them both together even if only doing a single piece of meat. Ive noticed a bunch on inconsistencies that are happening again on this current cook (10lb pork butt). Currently using thw grate temp probe for both the digi and the smoke and the digi is driving the fan. Ive checked calibration on both and they are within 1 degree.
1. When getting up to temp, the smoke almost always reads 10-20 degrees higher
2. The digi seems to read an almost inconceivably consistent level of whatever you have the fan set to maintain once it hits temp and settles in
3. I just refreshed the coals and upped the temp set on the digi to 275 from 250. Currently, the digi says the pit temp is 275 and the smoke says its 250...so now the smoke is lower
this is not a one off. Ive had these kind of inconsistencies over most cooks ive used both on. I cannot figure it out. Anyone have any ideas or seen something similar?
i will say, the fan seems to be cycling a lot...short bursts of on off on off so im leaning towards something with the digiQ
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