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Maybe hot spots are my problem?
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Initially, the maverick at grate level should read hotter than the dome. If it's a long cook then they will come into alignment and read the same.
Steve
XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio -
I always stir before lighting but never after. I only use maverick on low and slows cooks and guard the cord with the ceramic piece.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I don't stir as well.
Houston, TX - Buddy LBGE, Don SBGE, Tiny Mini & Shiny Momma Pitts n Spitts
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My limited thermo (calibrated) eggsperience-for direct cooks the grid will read hotter than the dome due to being physically closer to the lump and the radiant heat. For indirects, the dome will initially read about 20-40*F hotter than the cooking grid; longer the dome is shut the less the difference-difference primarily caused by the air-flow path within the BGE. And yes the BGE will develop internal temperature gradients-the more thermos you use the more confusing it can become. FWIW-YMMV-
BTW-I will stir before adding lump prior to the start of a cook and also when removing the platesetter when shifting from indirect to direct using the same fire.
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
I do before I light and add more.
XLBGE, LBGE
Fernandina Beach, FL
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I prefer shaken... Not stirred_______________________________________________XLBGE
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Like Chubbs (and I am not saying I like Chubbs) I stir before lighting only.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Stir before adding more lump then light_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
Stir, add, light it up...Columbia, SC ~ LBGE, ThermaPenI love to eat...sue me!
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Stir, poke holes clean, and light. Have you tried calibrating both thermometers?Dunedin, FL
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I stir a bit if temp is dropping too low. Not often, but definitely gets the temp rising again.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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yzzi said:Stir, poke holes clean, and light. Have you tried calibrating both thermometers?
Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****?Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada). -
It's that 1/2 hour time difference........Make sure the MAv is protected from direct exposure. It also depends on the size of the food package. It can have an effect on the grid temp.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Skiddymarker said:It's that 1/2 hour time difference........Make sure the MAv is protected from direct exposure. It also depends on the size of the food package. It can have an effect on the grid temp.
X_XNot to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...
Large & Small BGE
Stockton Ca.
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Just a thought.., But you could attach the Maverick pit probe to the thin metal piece holding the dome thermometer in place briefly just as a test. I did this on my last cook just to see if there was a difference. There was only about a 4 degree difference, so I'm confident in both readings.
People say that Television is bad for you. It's that bloody Fridge, that's killing me.
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I have no idea what my grid temp is. Ever. Most egg recipes specify a dome temp and that is all I am concerned about. Have a mav, but never use it. Have a DigiQ, but only use it for lo n slo. Clip the cooker probe to the dome thermo probe (though I rarely look at the Tel-Tru reading, only the digiq) and the meat probe into the meat.A man with one watch always knows what time it is. A man with two is never sure.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Stir,dump and light then have a drink while the fire is settling in. If I am using the Maverick it never goes in till my dome temps have settled in and the food goes on.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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Bob Marley?
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