Guru for baking?

bhedges1987 · December 2015

so I'm grabbing a guru, how does one use this for a baking setup? Since I would use plate setter legs down, ceramic feet then topped with a pizza stone. How would one go about attaching this with no grate in the egg??

pgprescott · December 2015

Through the thermometer hole is one option. Another is to turn the PS legs up then the grid and then baking stone.

NPHuskerFL · December 2015

Why would you use a Guru, CyberQ or Stoker on a baking venture to begin with? Better yet Zas? Personally only use mine for long L&S cooks. To each their own I spect

bhedges1987 · December 2015

NPHuskerFL said:

Why would you use a Guru, CyberQ or Stoker on a baking venture to begin with? Better yet Zas? Personally only use mine for long L&S cooks. To each their own I spect

If I'll be baking multiple items back to back I need my temp stabilized for a few hours. I would think it would be easier. I dunno I think when baking 20 degrees fluctuations can turn something from really good to burnt.

pgprescott · December 2015

Just keep in mind that even the most expensive ovens fluctuate 15-30 degrees all the time. You just don't know it.

bhedges1987 · December 2015

Ya. I mean I'll try it out. If it helps I'll use it, but if not I won't. Might as well try while I got it !

RRP · December 2015

I've been baking on my dedicated medium for years and have never used my trusty BBQ Guru. Don't see the need as I guess I'm more anal about stabilizing my temperature so I know I'm hitting it within reason. Most times baking doesn't take long.

Hawg Fan · December 2015

When cooking a low and slow with the Guru, I attach the grid thermo couple to the dome temp probe thru the daisy wheel. Should work for your setup as well.

Tinyfish · December 2015

Ball up some foil and use that to hold the probe.

HeavyG · December 2015

pgprescott said:

Just keep in mind that even the most expensive ovens fluctuate 15-30 degrees all the time. You just don't know it.

If most folks actually saw a graph of the normal temp swing of their gas or electric oven during use they would freak out and swear it must be broken.

Reminds me of this article I read a few years back: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2012/08/bake_at_350_degrees_oven_temperature_is_uncontrollable_and_we_should_stop_trying_to_micromanage_it_.html

DaveRichardson · December 2015

I'd be wary of using the probes since they don't like high heat very much, specifically pizza-like temps.

westernbbq · December 2015

I clip mine to the dial temperature probe sticking through the dome amd then i use that temp setting as a way to easily calibrate bge dome thermometers. It has worked out extremely well. But if you are baking above 500, you can ruin probe temp reading capability so err on the side of being lower fyi

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