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    Lid thermometer

    Everyone knows that the lid thermometer is not accurate. I believe it's because it is mounted up high on the lid.
    What if it was mounted down low closer to the grate like this one.



    Just curious if it's might be closer to being accurate.

    #2
    I'd expect so.

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      #3
      Yes within 10F of my probes most of the time. Click image for larger version

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      • EdF
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        They make good products.

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        #5
        Yes that's what I was thinking. Thanks

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          #6
          My only beef(s) is their lack of alarms and the fact I can't read them from my bed.

          Tel-Tru glow in the dark.

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          • Joetee
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            LOL. Wonder with all the talk about the thermometer that the manufacturer would start mounting them lower.

          • johnec00
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            Jerod - I'm waiting for somebody to make a thermometer that runs to the store, picks up a nice ribeye, puts it on the grill to a perfect medium rare and wakes me up from my nap when its done.

          #7
          Get an adjustable teltru. Adjust it to read grate level.

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            #8
            I don't need one. I was just curious.

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              #9
              Yessir, in my smoker I have two toward the top but I always put a probe on the grate in the center, usually about a 30 degree difference

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                #10
                Is the location of the grate prob location real critical? I usually just put it close to the edge out of the way.
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                • EdF
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                  Make sure it's not within 2" of the meat. It'll distort the readings.

                #11
                I think where you put the probe should just be consistent every time. The grate has different temps because of airflow and convection. If you move the probe around from cook to cook you won’t get a consistent understanding of how to run your cooker to achieve the temp you want. If you are 10 degrees different than the "real temp", that doesn’t really matter as much as the consistency.

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                • texastweeter
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                  nailed it. even if the thermometer is off, with enough cooking (assuming everything else is the same and the thermometer is consistent) you will learn to turn out great food.

                #12
                Ok great. Thanks

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