Rookie setup question

[englishsmoker]

So I have an ironwood 650, and on recs from here got an Inkbird irf4s. One of the probes doesn’t have a point, so my sharp-as-a-hammer mind says that should be the one for smoker temp, instead of relying on the one in the smoker that everyone says isn’t accurate. Would this be a good place to set that up?

 

[bigfurmn]

Personally I moved mine around the first few cooks I did to find the "hot spot". I leave it there so I know what the hottest temp in the chamber is. Just how I do it.

 

[Colin1230]

I find a spot on the grate after the meat is on about 1 to 2" away from the meat.

 

[mike243]

Welcome to the site, I put it at grate level in the center , a biscuit test or put the leads in different area's to see where hot spots are, every smoker is different

 

[sawhorseray]

I place right next to the meat on my offset, that's where I want to know what the temp is. RAY