Advice on thermometer for PBC

[jfmorris]

Here's a question relating to the topic at hand. What do you do with your air temp probe inside a PBC, when not using the grate? I am picturing looping the cord around a rebar a couple of times and letting the air probe dangle? Obviously when using the grate you can clip the probe to it, but not so much when just hanging.

Inquiring minds want to know!

[fzxdoc]

Yup, jfmorris, I just loop it around the rebars and let it hang down to about the middle of the hanging meat, a couple of inches away from meat and walls.

Kathryn

[jfmorris]

fzxdoc That works for me Kathryn, and is what I thought I would do when I get one. Note I now say WHEN and not IF. I'm planning to meet up with DWCowles next month and take his off his hands! Apparently he cooked on it 3 times and decided it was too easy to use!

[Polarbear777]

Fireboard sells threaded probes that can be sercured to the barrel and always in place.

[N227GB]

I just drape the chord over a rebar, keeping it not too close to the meat or wall of the PBC. I've seen a paper binder clip used to secure it, but I would be carful not to pinch the cable.

[Steve R.]

I think the binder clip holding the probe to the rebar would be just the ticket. I always struggled to get the probe to hang straight and not touch anything once I wrapped the cable around the rebar.

[Danjohnston949]

I Use the # 1: Probe for Ambient (Out Side Air Temp) Temps, FireBoards Recording Systems Makes a Foolproof Historical Log of Your Cooks❗️ I Find This as Well as the Grate Temps and Food Temps Very Useful❗️
Eat Well and Prosper❗️ From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[Hoovie]

Magnetic dish and magnetic clip.

[Rod]

jfmorris This is what I do when I have food hanging from both rebars. If I'm only hanging meat on one rebar I just use a binder clip to hold it in place on the meatless rebar.

[Citizenoftheworld]

I have been using the Thermoworks Smoke without WiFi and have been very happy. Now that I have read this thread, and being a serious nerd as well, I will have to look at the FireBoard. Don't know if I can justify buying another thermal sensing system, i.e., thermometer.

[jfmorris]

look At the new Maverick announced on the site this morning. If you don’t need WiFi it’s got 4 waterproof probes and a 500 foot range. I am fine for now with my Smoke and Smoke Gateway though, but having killed a probe already the waterproof probes would be nice.

[fzxdoc]

I'm loving the graph that the Fireboard app shows (also shown on the website) for giving me a good idea of how the smoker behaves during the ongoing/entire cook, Citizenoftheworld . I used to write down the Maverick's temps and make my own graphs on Excel. With Fireboard, that busywork is a thing of the past.

Plus did you know that the Fireboard probes are (apparently) dishwasher safe? lonnie mac tosses his in the dishwasher, so if it works for him, it should work for me. I haven't had enough guts to do that yet but at least I don't have to baby the probes when cleaning them like I do my Maverick probes.

K.