New Smokeware temp gauge low by 80 degrees?

eightyfive

IGrill says 400. Smokeware says 320. 
Fight to the death? Who's right? 
Educate me in calibration 

EggHeadinFlorida

 Are these temperatures being taken from the same spot or is one being taken from the Dome and the other is being taken from the grate level?

eightyfive

One from dome and one grate level. But my Maverick was always fairly close - not this far off? 

SemolinaPilchard

Put the tips in a boiling pot of water, should read 212.

Carolina Q

eightyfive said:

One from dome and one grate level. But my Maverick was always fairly close - not this far off? 

You can't compare them unless you put them in the same place at the same time.

EggHeadinFlorida

Your always going to have 2 different measurements from grate and dome. 

bring a pot of water to a rolling boil.  Get a pair of needle nose pliers and stick the probe into the water by utilizing the pliers so you don't burn your damn hands.. do this for each of your thermometers so you can get three different reasons..   obviously do this one at a time .  you should read 212° +\-.. 

EggHeadinFlorida

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

eightyfive

Will try the boiling water.  But still a bigger differential than used to.  Hmmmmm.  So now the question becomes - which is the one to reference as the standard. Excuse my noob questions. 

EggHeadinFlorida

Keep us updated 

Ozzie_Isaac

Temps from grate and dome come closer as a low and slow progesses.

Grate on mine run ~50deg hotter than dome for a few hours.

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

eightyfive said:

Will try the boiling water.  But still a bigger differential than used to.  Hmmmmm.  So now the question becomes - which is the one to reference as the standard. Excuse my noob questions. 

I would suggest go with the dome temp as you will most likely always have the dome probe in the egg. 

SmokingPiney

Cook to one or another with temp. 

I always cook to dome temp unless I use my Flame Boss for a long low and slow cook. There is always a difference in dome vs FB temp, but I go with the FB temp for the cook and ALWAYS go with meat IT. 

For all cooks, we're aiming for meat IT for to check for doneness. This is the true temp to use. 

bhedges1987

EggHeadinFlorida said:

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

The website says they can't.... I calibrated mine though.  At least I think I did.  It was reading about 40 degrees off in boiling water, and now it's not.

Elijah

eightyfive said:

Will try the boiling water.  But still a bigger differential than used to.  Hmmmmm.  So now the question becomes - which is the one to reference as the standard. Excuse my noob questions. 

Calibrate to the one that reads 212 in the boiling water

EggHeadinFlorida

bhedges1987 said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

The website says they can't.... I calibrated mine though.  At least I think I did.  It was reading about 40 degrees off in boiling water, and now it's not.

So you can calibrate the smokeware thermos?  I just got mine last week and I noticed that it has a little nut behind the head but everywhere I've read it says you cannot calibrate them and I don't want to go turning them  if I don't have to 

smbishop

Mine is 10 degrees off in boiling water.  Wasn't successful in turning the nut.  I just adjust by 10 degrees...

eightyfive

 Nope. Off 25 degrees in boiling water.  Guess I'll call them. Shucks. 

Jupiter Jim

Your overthinking this 50-60 degrees hi or low will have very little effect unless your trying to keep a low temp like 225 for an overnight low and slow.

Back when I was new at Egging I was to critical about temp, always chasing it to keep it at an exact temp like 250. Now if it settles in at 260 dome temp or 240 I don't care because if it's high it's going to cook faster if low it's slower. I never know what the grate temp is I just use dome temp. Hope this helps.

JohnnyTarheel

EggHeadinFlorida said:

bhedges1987 said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

The website says they can't.... I calibrated mine though.  At least I think I did.  It was reading about 40 degrees off in boiling water, and now it's not.

So you can calibrate the smokeware thermos?  I just got mine last week and I noticed that it has a little nut behind the head but everywhere I've read it says you cannot calibrate them and I don't want to go turning them  if I don't have to 

Some of there's you can and some you can't. My feeling is all should be able to calibrate. 

EggHeadinFlorida

JohnnyTarheel said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

bhedges1987 said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

The website says they can't.... I calibrated mine though.  At least I think I did.  It was reading about 40 degrees off in boiling water, and now it's not.

So you can calibrate the smokeware thermos?  I just got mine last week and I noticed that it has a little nut behind the head but everywhere I've read it says you cannot calibrate them and I don't want to go turning them  if I don't have to 

Some of there's you can and some you can't. My feeling is all should be able to calibrate. 

How can you tell if you can calibrate the thermo?

Ozzie_Isaac

EggHeadinFlorida said:

JohnnyTarheel said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

bhedges1987 said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

If your smokeware is off by 80deg,  them guys will replace it no questions asked..   I don't think those thermometers can't be calibrated. 

The website says they can't.... I calibrated mine though.  At least I think I did.  It was reading about 40 degrees off in boiling water, and now it's not.

So you can calibrate the smokeware thermos?  I just got mine last week and I noticed that it has a little nut behind the head but everywhere I've read it says you cannot calibrate them and I don't want to go turning them  if I don't have to 

Some of there's you can and some you can't. My feeling is all should be able to calibrate. 

How can you tell if you can calibrate the thermo?

Height of the nut on the back.

caliking

The older SW thermos could be calibrated, the newer ones can't be.

 Remember to account for the elevation you live at, since the boiling point of water is 212°F at sea level. 

If your thermo is off, Matt at SmokeWare will take care of you. Don't worry. 

EggHeadinFlorida

Well awe be damn!
 I got my new smokeware Thermo last week due to the special that they were having and I haven't used it one time but I decided to do a water boil test since this topic in the red came up.  Add a full rolling boil I was looking at 160°.
 Stuck my Thermapen in the water it read 211. Stuck my DOT thermo in the water it was reading 211 as well 

eightyfive

I think I'm going to call them. 

Ozzie_Isaac

EggHeadinFlorida said:

Well awe be damn!
 I got my new smokeware Thermo last week due to the special that they were having and I haven't used it one time but I decided to do a water boil test since this topic in the red came up.  Add a full rolling boil I was looking at 160°.
 Stuck my Thermapen in the water it read 211. Stuck my DOT thermo in the water it was reading 211 as well 

Sounds like a problem for sure!

NPHuskerFL

caliking said:

If your thermo is off, Matt at SmokeWare will take care of you. Don't worry. 

Truth.

EggHeadinFlorida

I started a new thread "Smokeware Thermo issue"