Weber kettle probe

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gnarbrah

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May 17, 2014
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So my wife got me a 22" one touch for my birthday in December and I'm in love with it! Why is the simplest thing the best?? Anyway I'm sure it's been discussed a million times but why doesn't weber incorporate a probe port as standard fare? This day and age anybody worth their salt knows a good therm pays for itself in perfect meat in no time. Anyway I got tired of running cords through the top vent and spent a grand total of 7 minutes doing this:





Now I just need to stop ignoring my mini wsm...
 
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I see Weber sells silicone gaskets for this now. I saw them on their virtual bullet site. The new WSM's have them so I wouldn't be surprised to see them on the upcoming Kettles soon.
 
So my wife got me a 22" one touch for my birthday in December and I'm in love with it! Why is the simplest thing the best?? Anyway I'm sure it's been discussed a million times but why doesn't weber incorporate a probe port as standard fare? This day and age anybody worth their salt knows a good therm pays for itself in perfect meat in no time. Anyway I got tired of running cords through the top vent and spent a grand total of 7 minutes doing this:





Now I just need to stop ignoring my mini wsm...
I love my performer so much. What kind of Bit did you use? I hear that enamel is tough to get through.
 
Used some painters tape to keep chipping to a minimum. Started small and worked up to a 3/8" bit. Don't have a unibit...
Easy enough! Hit it with some high temp grill paint just for kicks since I had some left over from the mini build.
 
I used a spring loaded punch to make a small indentation on my Weber 1-Touch Gold kettle lid. This provides enough grip for a good drill bit to bite and make the hole using a variable speed battery-powered hand drill. I used this approach for the dial thermo I put in the lid and the probe port for the smoker temp.

HTH
 
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