Drilling a hole for thermometer probes in Weber 22"?

[rotagilla]

Thank you. Glad I found this post. I did the same exact thing and like it.

[sorensen_j]

Glad it worked out grampa!

[grampa]

Okay, done on both 22" and 26". Works a charm! Thanks for the tip, sorensen_j!

[grampa]

Actually I've been thinking for some time that Weber should have this on all their charcoal grills. It's so handy on the WSM, and needed on every grill!

[grampa]

Brilliant! Many thanks!

[RonB]

None of the things I have done are hard to do - go for it.

[HouseHomey]

RonB I have Kettle envy.

[Steve R.]

I love this idea! I just wish you didn't have to buy a minimum of 20 of those plugs.

[rgriffeath]

1/2 inch inside the port. The drilled hole in the grill is 3/4 inch.

[TheGrizMan]

What's the diameter of the hole you ended up doing?

[rgriffeath]

This is the solution I came up with. The silicone plug is made by MOCAP and rated to 600 F. I have provided links to both the plug and port below. The tapered plug allows you to use as many probes as needed and still get a tight seal. The plug will also not do any damage to the probes.

Plug: https://store.mocap.com/mocap_en/msp...668.1495405160

Port: uxcell Stainless Steel 6.0-12.0mm M20 Cable Gland Connector with Locknut https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00843ULPY..._cJzqzbK8STVEJ

Happy smoking 👍

[Henrik]

Oooh, that sounds good! I usually don't stuff, but that's just because I'm a lazy bum :-)
The lemon, apple and garlic sounds great with chicken.

[TheGrizMan]

Henrik my wife will eat without any BBQ sauce she likes it that much. I know the running thought here is no stuffing, but, after an overnight brine in 1 gallon H2O, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1 cup kosher salt, I follow a recipe with lemon, garlic, onion, apple, and olive oil stuffing, complements the smokey flavor quite nicely!

[Henrik]

Man, that chicken looks good!

[TheGrizMan]

Here's the hole I made after everyone's recommendations, 3/8 right now, along with some pics from the day of smoking... 2 whole chickens and 1 pork butt. Brought some of the chicken into the ED where my wife works at the local hospital and the staff devoured it. Many said if I ever choose to leave nursing, I could make it as a BBQ chef. Kind words, gonna keep it as a hobby right now, though!