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    Why is my internal temp of meat so low but the meat is cooked?

    @DanMcG, Yeah I had the thigh hanging at the same height as my probe. @cliffcarter, I just used breast and thighs, no bones and I made sure to trim the fat off the thighs. I think I will have to cook at 135-150 otherwise I know it won't get up to temp.  Thanks for the advice guys.
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    Why is my internal temp of meat so low but the meat is cooked?

    Hey Chef JimmyJ, So you mean open all 3 vents all the way? I saw the water pretty much boiling when I did it. I can understand the thermometers being out by a few percent/degrees. But to be close to 20degrees C off I can't see that happening. I will give that a go on the weekend with the vents...
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    Why is my internal temp of meat so low but the meat is cooked?

    just boiled a kettle of water, temp got up to 97degrees Celcius. The temp on the kettle was just below 100C. So I'm pretty sure the gauges are ok..
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    Why is my internal temp of meat so low but the meat is cooked?

    Hi ThsMormonSmokes, I just used hot water. both read the same though. I brined my chicken breast with 1/4 brown sugar, 1/4 salt, 1L of water for 2.5hours. The thighs I did with same combo for 1.25hours. I kind of find it hard to believe both probe temp are off and the one on the door. I don't...
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    Why is my internal temp of meat so low but the meat is cooked?

    Hi guys, I'm very new to smoking and tried searching for this answer but I recently bought a smoker and tried smoking some chicken breast, then later some thighs. I'm having problems with the internal temperature of the meat not getting up to temp when I use a digital probe thermometer. I'm...
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