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Meat Probe Reads Incorrect Temp

Pr3At0rian
Pr3At0rian Posts: 4
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Hi everyone!  I'm loving my BGE and the Genius but my last 2 cooks, the meat probe has been displaying temps about 20 degrees higher than the actual meat temp.  I've been inserting the meat probe all the way up to the bend.  Should I not be doing that?  Sorry if this is a dumb question and all but I could not find any good info on anyone else having this issue through google or on these forums.  Any help is greatly appreciated!
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,623
    Inserting all the way to the bend is likely unnecessary. I'd be more aware of where the first 1" of the probe is located. You would want that in the middle of the meat at its thickest part.
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • Pr3At0rian
    Pr3At0rian Posts: 4
    thx John,  I'll try that tonight.  putting a meatloaf in for the first time.  definitely going to doublecheck the temp before I pull it out with another thermometer. 
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,623
    Meatloaf is magical on the egg. I typically pull at 155* and it will carryover to 160*. Enjoy!
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Digital temp probes are rarely slightly off.  Check it in boiling water to make sure it's 212F-ish.   I agree with John, placement is probably the issue.  Keep in mind you can go in through the side or top to get that probe end in the center of whatever you're cooking.  Whatever part of the roast you think would cook last and be the coolest, that's where you want it.  A cross section of the food would have a gradient of temperatures across it.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,314
    nolaegghead said:
    Digital temp probes are rarely slightly off.  Check it in boiling water to make sure it's 212F-ish.   I agree with John, placement is probably the issue.  Keep in mind you can go in through the side or top to get that probe end in the center of whatever you're cooking.  Whatever part of the roast you think would cook last and be the coolest, that's where you want it.  A cross section of the food would have a gradient of temperatures across it.
    I don’t get it, but one of my Smoke channels reads way off. Not sure what’s going on there, but it’s really new and has been used only once. 
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 954
    edited August 2021
    Generally, any good temperature probe will have its sensor near the tip. So look at the first half-inch (one centimeter) back from the very tip and that's your active region. Place the probe so that section is in the center of the thickest part of your meat and you're good to go.

    That said, the probes do occasionally (rarely) go bad, but can be replaced easily if that happens.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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