Hi All,
Not sure if this or the thermometer forum is the proper place for this, so if I'm wrong, feel free to move me.
I've got a BBQ Grillware Vertical from Lowes and I did the first part of seasoning it last night (brought it to 350°F, or so I thought, and held it there for 2 hours). The last part of the burn, I put my digital temp probe (Accu-rite from Wally World) in the top part of the smoke chamber, close to the door thermo.
Here's my problem. The thermo. on the door had read constant 350°F for over an hour, and quickly returned to that after I opened/closed the door to insert the probe. The digital probe, on the other hand, quickly maxed to 392°F, and probably would have registered higher if it could've. The digital probe is brand new, so it's not tested or calibrated, and the door thermo. on the smoker has a tendancy to read about 15°F low according to other posts on here, but I've got a 40°+ variance!
Any ideas on what I need to do to figure out which thermo. (if either) is correct and to get a more accurate read on what's going on in my smoker? I'm thinking of heading to Academy and picking up a couple of Old Smokey BT-1's and doing a dual thermo. mod (upper and lower). Would that leave me in any better shape than where I am now, or would I just have two inaccurate thermo's on my door instead of one?
Thanks for the help!
-nick
Not sure if this or the thermometer forum is the proper place for this, so if I'm wrong, feel free to move me.
I've got a BBQ Grillware Vertical from Lowes and I did the first part of seasoning it last night (brought it to 350°F, or so I thought, and held it there for 2 hours). The last part of the burn, I put my digital temp probe (Accu-rite from Wally World) in the top part of the smoke chamber, close to the door thermo.
Here's my problem. The thermo. on the door had read constant 350°F for over an hour, and quickly returned to that after I opened/closed the door to insert the probe. The digital probe, on the other hand, quickly maxed to 392°F, and probably would have registered higher if it could've. The digital probe is brand new, so it's not tested or calibrated, and the door thermo. on the smoker has a tendancy to read about 15°F low according to other posts on here, but I've got a 40°+ variance!
Any ideas on what I need to do to figure out which thermo. (if either) is correct and to get a more accurate read on what's going on in my smoker? I'm thinking of heading to Academy and picking up a couple of Old Smokey BT-1's and doing a dual thermo. mod (upper and lower). Would that leave me in any better shape than where I am now, or would I just have two inaccurate thermo's on my door instead of one?
Thanks for the help!
-nick