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Avg. difference between grate and dome temperature?

jenericzac
jenericzac Posts: 121
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What is the normal difference that you guys see between grate and dome temp on an indirect cook with a platesetter or stone installed?
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  • laserdoc85
    laserdoc85 Posts: 577
    About 20 degrees,,not really enough to make a big difference
    Jefferson .GA.  
    Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Just me, but I see NO reason for grate temp on ANY cook. Nor any reason to have something that tells me grate temp. But that's just me.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    Depends on what point of the cook. Usually about 25 degrees at the beginning and 10 degrees or less after several hours
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  • jenericzac
    jenericzac Posts: 121
    OK  I was seeing about 40 degrees initially and it made me think that my dome thermometer was off but now it has settled in to about 10 degrees difference

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Last weekend when I was doing a pork butt I was seeing a 40* diff almost the entire cook. Most drastic was when it hit the stall. I think my grid probe was too close to the butt.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • freddyj
    freddyj Posts: 129
    DMW said:
    I think my grid probe was too close to the butt.

    Yes, you must use caution at all times
    Kamado Joe Big Joe, Classic & Junior
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    =))
    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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  • Cookinbob
    Cookinbob Posts: 1,691
    I find it is 40 deg different early in a cook, less later on.  Dome thermo is calibrated, I have never checked the Maverick - probably should.  

    I go mainly by the dome temp anyways as that is what most recipes  here are based on.  I monitor the grate because I can do it from from inside to be sure it is staying stable. (Cannot see the dome from inside the house)
    XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and Guitars
    Rochester, NY
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    I don't worry about the grate temp because most folks discuss temp in terms of the dome temp.   i have probably noted a 20° difference in the past, but the difference diminishes after some time. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    edited January 2014
    Why look at the dome temp? Go grate and your cooks will be great.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    freddyj said:


    DMW said:

    I think my grid probe was too close to the butt.



    Yes, you must use caution at all times

    Yeah, leason learned... :-/
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,061
    Griffin said:
    Why look at the dome temp? Go grate and your cooks will be great.
    When ever I use a remote thermometer, I go grate..
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • Grill66
    Grill66 Posts: 15
    I've been getting vastly different temperatures lately and different from what you guys see.  I'm seeing higher temperatures at the grate. If I have it 250 at the grate I'll often see 200 at the dome.  And it seems to persist throughout the cook.  I'm wondering if it's because it's so cold outside... today it was -14C (7F) so maybe the dome thermometer is getting cooled from the outside.
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