Dome temps vs. cooking temps?

RLA

When a recipe calls for cooking at 250 deg....ribs for example....is that the dome temp, or the temp at cooking(grate) level?? Ive seen you guys mention 220deg to 250deg for PP...is that dome or cooking level? ....or.....does it matter???
Bob

Spin

RLA,[p]Cooking temps are quoted as according to the dome temperature gauge. In this way we all can utilize the method or recipe.[p]Spin

Gfw

RLA, I've always considered the temps posted to be the temp according to the dome thermometer unless posted as internal temperature. I have no idea what the grid level temp is, probably a bit less than the dome.

Dr. Chicken

Bob,
I always state the dome temp. That way everyone is working from the same sheet of paper. When I have to change the temps, I give the target internal temp to do the change at and then give the new dome temp to change to! I think spin, Gfw, Tim M, Nature Boy, KOC, Cat, Char Woody and all the other hands do the same thing.(I'm not trying to overlook or slight anyone, just shortening it!) [p]BTW, the banquet went off without a hitch! We had 56 ladies at the thing. We started serving a half hour late, but that worked to our advantage, since the speaker and her husband got mixed up on the time and were an hour late! I was up fer nearly 28 straight hrs and when I hit the sack last evening I slept fer 12 solid hours! Its been years since I did that! Really felt good![p]Dr. Chicken

King-O-Coals

Dr. Chicken, I'll bet the last you were awake for that long, you were wearing bunker gear and it took 2 weeks of baths to get the smoke out of your ears and hair........

King-O-Coals

RLA, in my opinion, doz guyz told ya right. You will hear phrases like "the dome temp was kept at 200 until the internal got to 180". "Dome temps" are your cooking apparatus temps and "internal" refers to the temp of the inside of your meats.

JimW

RLA,
The actual grill temp (where the meat is) runs 20 to 30 degrees less than the dome temp. I measured it a couple of times. As said before, everyone here posts dome temp as a common measure.
JimW