What would you do?
First let me explain... I had been using an older Weber Style 32908 Digital Remote Thermometer for a long time but recently upgraded to a dual probe Maverick 733. The Weber remote was limited on what it can do, and not designed for monitoring pit temps so I never watched pit temps accurately and regularly until now. I knew my
Masterbuilt temps were off 15+ degrees- running on the hotter side, so I just set the MB to desired temp to pre-heat while the
AMNPS got going good, then lowered it 15 degrees and put the meat and the
Amazen in.
Now... Im watching much more closely at what it is actually doing. This time I was smoking a Pastrami and had a desired temperature of 300' so 290+ should be close enough for what I want to do, right? So I cranked the MB up to the max 275' and lit the
AMNPS as it warmed up. 275' came and I put in the meat and
Amazen. I drop both the temp probes of the Mav down the vent- 1 near the top and 2 near the bottom just to watch temp variations of the smoker.
About an hour later:
...And it stayed around those temps within 10 degrees top-bottom throughout the whole smoke!
While I would like to be close to accurate for the convenience, I also wish the MES was meant to actually smoke at this high of a temperature for certain smokes like this. So... before I go complaining to
Masterbuilt... I am debating whether I would prefer the achievement of the higher temps over the accuracy of the unit.
What would you do?