gordon1
Senior Cook
first of all thanks for the warm welcome here. anyway I got a chargriller super pro. I have read about the thermometer not being accurate because it is too high and will read higher than what the actual temp is. so instead of doing the mod for the placement of the thermometer I ordered a Maverick.
anyway it's not here yet so I bought a trutemp oven dial thermometer to use on the grate until I get the maverick.
so yesterday and lastnight I fired up the smoker just to burn off the greese and "season it". I thought this would be a good chance to try and get it to temp etc before I do my first smoke on monday.
I got a pretty good fire going and the highest temp the internal therm got to was about 250-275 while the oven therm would read much higher than that at around 300 +. once I got the temp down there was still always a difference of close to 50 degrees or so. now from all I've read I expected there to be a difference but I expected the internal therm to be higher not much lower than the one on the grate.
so which is closer or correct?? my gut tells me the oven therm since it's on the grate but it seems odd that the internal would be so far below.
my home oven is less than reliable to use it as reference as it heats very uneven and un accurate. I think I'll buy another (different brand) oven therm and compare the two. I hope they are the same
anyway it's not here yet so I bought a trutemp oven dial thermometer to use on the grate until I get the maverick.
so yesterday and lastnight I fired up the smoker just to burn off the greese and "season it". I thought this would be a good chance to try and get it to temp etc before I do my first smoke on monday.
I got a pretty good fire going and the highest temp the internal therm got to was about 250-275 while the oven therm would read much higher than that at around 300 +. once I got the temp down there was still always a difference of close to 50 degrees or so. now from all I've read I expected there to be a difference but I expected the internal therm to be higher not much lower than the one on the grate.
so which is closer or correct?? my gut tells me the oven therm since it's on the grate but it seems odd that the internal would be so far below.
my home oven is less than reliable to use it as reference as it heats very uneven and un accurate. I think I'll buy another (different brand) oven therm and compare the two. I hope they are the same