Fireboard Temp Probe going crazy in middle of brisket cook
I've been cooking a brisket and pork butt all night in my WSM. Went out this morning to check while both meats may have been in the stall and everything was fine, but I moved the brisket slightly. All of a sudden the temperature probe for the brisket spiked to over 370 degrees. I checked to make sure it had not gone through and was touching metal. I checked the wire to see if it was severed. I unplugged and plugged back in that probe to the Fireboard. The temp is slowly coming down, but it's still way above even what the ambient temperature is.
Yep. Luckily, my wife let me know that she had bought another probe as a present. I wasn't able to wrap the brisket until it was well on the other side of the stall but looks like the brisket cook is saved. This was a pretty new probe because I am new to the Fireboard and my WSM. I wonder if Fireboard or the store I bought the probe from will stand behind the product.
They should. You usually get a get out of jail free card early on. I was going through ThermoWorks probes like crazy earlier. You really have to watch how you run the cables around the heat source. I never had the problems before I am having now. Even cleaning them you have to be careful. I use nothing more than a damp paper towel and only clean the probe tip otherwise water gets in and will kill it.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I dropped a probe tip into the fire of my PBC and killed it. Called Fireboard. They sent me a new one out, no charge, the same day. I was amazed, since I told them it was my fault that the probe got damaged. They're a great company to work with. Give them a call.
Also, I've had a FB probe go flaky for a cook and then it was fine for subsequent cooks. Don't toss that probe yet.
Same happened for me with Thermoworks. I overheated a probe, called them. They said, in essence, "You overheated your probe. We’re sending you a new one. Don’t do it again."
Weber Genesis S330 with GrillGrates
Weber Summit Kamado E6
Weber Performer with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Weber 26" kettle with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Traeger Flatrock Griddle
PKGO
Fireboard (2)
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks MK4 (2)
Themoworks Thermapen ONE
That's precisely why I always be sure to have extras for all my thermometers. Fireboard has given me free replacement probes in the past as well. I believe they like most manufacturers warranty their probes for 6 months.
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