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Also as Geerock said, you can get a unit with only a chamber probe, and use a remote therm such as a Maverick for your meat temp monitoring.
There's an access panel on the back of the mes that gets you to the slide connections at the element. Cut the power cord where it goes into the mes and crimp on a couple of female slide connectors. Connect the power cord to the two terminal and the ground to the ground terminal a few inches away. This cord l
Those are what we pellet stove owners call snap disks. They can be had for many temperature setpoints. In fact, you can get an adjustable one from Grainger for a very modest price.
I originally went to my local Air Conditioning & Heating supplier, he knew exactly what I was talking about.
These devices are used in things like home heaters and dryers to prevent overheating, they are meant to replaced, if needed.
He gave me an old one to test, just to see if it would work, I tried it, it worked fine.
The only problem was we did not know the tripping temperature of the item, but it proved my point.
Today, on Amazon.com, I found what looks to match the temperature range I think I need, below you will see what I ordered, cost is $6 for 5.
[h1]Amico 5 Pcs KSD301 Temperature Control Switch Thermostat 150 Celsius N.C.[/h1]
150 Celsius converts to 302 Fahrenheit, the max. temp for the MasterBuilt Electric is 275deg. so I figured 302 would be safe.
The item comes in Jan. 2nd.
I will let you know how it goes!!
Happy New Year,
John