Tel Tru Thermometers (AKA "How long is your stem")

reh111 · November 2013

I replaced the BGE Thermometer that came with my medium egg with a Tel Tru with a 5 inch stem - today, when I put the turkey on the stem penetrated the bird and bent the stem when I closed the top. Tel Tru offers thermometers with 2 1/2 inch stems and I'm thinking about ordering the one with the shorter stem. The 5 inch also causes problems with large pork shoulders and sometimes ribs.

Does anyone have any experience with the 2 1/2 inch stems and anything good or bad to say?

Thanks.

Canugghead · November 2013

Run the therm stem through a wine bottle cork before inserting into the dome, omit the clip. If it touches the shoulder, turkey or what have you it should pop up.

Eggcelsior · November 2013

I think the standard stems are around 2.5 inches, so the shorter one should be fine.

caliking · November 2013

Canugghead said:

Run the therm stem through a wine bottle cork before inserting into the dome, omit the clip. If it touches the shoulder, turkey or what have you it should pop up.

+1. All of my eggs have the therm this way.

hapster · November 2013

I replaced mine a few months ago... Didn't measure it; I also didn't put the clip on it either, it's a pita

The Cen-Tex Smoker · November 2013

where does one find one of these 'wine corks" you speak of?

caliking · November 2013

Correction - the corks from bottles of any number of Belgian beers also work.

hapster · November 2013

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
where does one find one of these 'wine corks" you speak of?

My favorite wines only come with screw off caps... Yard dog!!!

Skiddymarker · November 2013

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

where does one find one of these 'wine corks" you speak of?

Good point, many good wines that are not screw top have plastic or synthetic corks, not sure what heat a plastic cork will take, hate to have it weld itself to the dome.

Seems there is a real problem getting cork good enough to use for wine, the amount of "corked" wine has almost doubled over the past 10 years. Assumed it was due to the "OSB" corks or just crap cork. Synthetic also has the advantage you can store the bottle standing up.

Canugghead · November 2013

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

where does one find one of these 'wine corks" you speak of?

haha, ok it's cork-alike stopper.

reh111 · November 2013

Thanks, guys, for the advice and entertainment!

Mickey · November 2013

Sounds like a lot of stem envy

Tel Tru Thermometers (AKA "How long is your stem")

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