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Instrument Check

DieselkW
DieselkW Posts: 915
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I've had it almost a year, used it about 350 times. I've messed with every bit of it except the damn dome thermometer. I got a wild hair today and decided that I'd better know my dome temp instead of thinking I know my dome temp.

What could be simpler than boiling water and sticking the thing in said boiling water and checking. Damned if I wasn't rightOff by about 3f.

Indianapolis, IN

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Whatever works I say. Nice
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  • Chowman
    Chowman Posts: 159
    I need to do that also. By the way should it be reading 212 ? Think you photo shows 10f off ?
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  • Chowman
    Chowman Posts: 159
    That didn't sound right . Pardon me!
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    100*C is much easier to find than 212*F when calibrating an analog dial thermometer.
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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 915
    edited March 2015
    Yeah, it's likely closer to 10f off. I fixed it.  And by the way, that gizmo that "holds" the probe in place is not going back on - seems useless to me.

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,878
    I'm a big believer in having confidence in whatever instruments you drive your BGE cooks with.  For me that means cal-checking the dome thermo before low&slow cooks.  With one exception (10*F error) I have not had an issue with the Tel-Tru thermos. FWIW-
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,212
    DMW said:
    100*C is much easier to find than 212*F when calibrating an analog dial thermometer.
    Best advice today. 
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  • Chowman
    Chowman Posts: 159
    Some folks stick the probe through a wine cork first , then into the egg.  This helps avoid hitting your food if you are cooking raised direct.
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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 915
    Chowman said:
    Some folks stick the probe through a wine cork first , then into the egg.  This helps avoid hitting your food if you are cooking raised direct.
    I found this when I was using a longer probe on a digital to double check, the long probe was touching the dutch oven.

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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