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Plate Setter Alignment

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Hotch
Hotch Posts: 3,564
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Anyone else align the plate setter, when doing indirect, so one of the legs are directly under the dome temp probe? Kind of like blocking the direct heat.
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
BGE Chiminea
Prosper, TX
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    I never thought of it.
                                                                
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    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 Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • U_tarded
    U_tarded Posts: 2,042
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    i always put one dead center in the back, i read somewhere when i first started the egg naturally drafts towards the back creating a hot spot there.  now it's just old hat and thats what I do.
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
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    I have a Stoker and use the Stoker Log software to monitor long cooks. I use 2 meat and 2 fire probes, one fire probe at the grid level next to the meat and one in the upper dome temp probe hole.

    Cooking a butt tonight and they are running +/- 2 degrees of each other. 

    Just curious if I am the only one that looks at things like this.

    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • williamadamsesq
    williamadamsesq Posts: 155
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    My gasket gap is in the back right, so I align my plate setter so that one leg is aligned with the gap, as I set my Maverick wires in the gap. My thermometer is really accurate since I was given that advice here.
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  • Don't Egg me on
    Don't Egg me on Posts: 57
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    Do exactly what "U Tarded" does pretty much for the same reasons. I need t get a stoker or digiQ! Need to do some research
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