Air temp probe in 22" Weber Kettle

[ssandy_561]

Where does everybody position their air temp probe when using the SnS on your Weber Kettle? Also how to you route the cable.

[JoeSousa]

This is where I usually put it depending on what I am cooking. The perspective in that pic makes it look closer to the SNS than I think it was. 4 or 5 rungs down on the grate from the SNS is what I shoot for. When it gets crowded with 2 pork butts or a big brisket I just find any spot I can that isn't touching the meat and isn't right over the coals.

And I just run the cable out of the grill away from the heat and not touching the meat.

[Attjack]

I keep mine much farther from the SnS.

[JoeSousa]

For a reverse sear like I did with these Teres Major I would rather have the probe read a bit hot and the temp by the meat be a bit too cool than the other way around. That is why it is a bit close on this cook.

[JeffJ]

I position it wherever I can find space. When I am smoking meat in one of my kettles, it is usually pretty full.

I wire it under the lid. I was initially concerned about the wire crimping but it has yet to be a problem even in the 26 which has a lid that is considerably heavier than the 22.

[Troutman]

I try to get the probe within about 2" of the meat I am cooking, it's a proximity thing. I have Weber probe ports on my grills so they go directly through the ports onto the grill gates or meat.

[ColonialDawg]

I have a 26 inch kettle with SNS. I made a probe port - drilled a hole near the handle using a step bit and threaded a stainless steel cable gland through the hole (but I removed the plastic inside part of the gland because of the heat). Some people have done the same but instead of a cable gland, inserted a rubber probe port that is used in the WSM.

I used this as my port:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0Q7EJS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I run my cables through that port. I keep my grate temp probe off to the side, away from the SNS, and away from the meat.