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New Dome Thermometer

SemolinaPilchard
SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
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I need one. Is the BGE/TelTru thermometers as good as the regular TelTru thermometer? 
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    I got the large Smokeware thermometer for my XL.  Love it. 
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Link, and they're having a sale for march madness right now:

    https://smokeware.com/collections/grill-accessories/products/black-smokeware-temperature-gauge?variant=27263571651
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Holepuncher
    Holepuncher Posts: 388
    YEMTrey said:
    I got the large Smokeware thermometer for my XL.  Love it. 
    I agree.
    Hendersonville, TN.
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    Not sure. I do use th SW on my large and stock Bge on mini

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    edited March 2017
    Smokeware has the coolest looking thermos I have seen, I just don't know if they last like the Tel-Tru does. Do they have Smokeware products in stores, or is it just online? Thanks for the replies.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    A Tel tru is a Tel tru. I'm running a SW on my oval and my demo egg at the shop. No issues so far.  
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    What is the longest any of you have used a Smokeware? Hopefully they did not just hit the market.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    What is the longest any of you have used a Smokeware? Hopefully they did not just hit the market.
    Couple years I think. Maybe not quite that long yet. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    edited March 2017
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    What is the longest any of you have used a Smokeware? Hopefully they did not just hit the market.
    2 years on mine (I have three).  No issues.  The few issues I have heard of were immediately handled by SW.  No questions, just apologies and a new thermometer.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    edited March 2017
    DoubleEgger said:
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 
    Did you contact SW?  I have wrapped mine a few times with no issues.

    I wrapped one, then tossed it in the snow.  Then put it back in my nuclear egg.  That was a demo unit they sent me while they were adjusting face fonts and pointer size/shape.  It is still on my XL.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 
    Did you contact SW?  I have wrapped mine a few times with no issues.

    I wrapped one, then tossed it in the snow.  Then put it back in my nuclear egg.  That was a demo unit they sent me while they were adjusting face fonts and pointer size/shape.  It is still on my XL.
    No I didn't. It was one of those older BBO models. I was my fault for wrapping it. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    DoubleEgger said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 
    Did you contact SW?  I have wrapped mine a few times with no issues.

    I wrapped one, then tossed it in the snow.  Then put it back in my nuclear egg.  That was a demo unit they sent me while they were adjusting face fonts and pointer size/shape.  It is still on my XL.
    No I didn't. It was one of those older BBO models. I was my fault for wrapping it. 
    Funny, but lots of people still like the ole red white and BBQ ones you describe. Not my style, but really easy to read due to the contrast. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    Mine was the one where they misspelled BBQ 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    DoubleEgger said:
    Mine was the one where they misspelled BBQ 
    Right! LOL! Now I remember. Hilarious! 
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  • Wardster
    Wardster Posts: 1,006

    My Tel-Tru just died.  I got the multi-color, black face SW one in the mail today.  Looks like it can be calibrated too, FWIW.  I am really liking it and have not even installed her yet.

    Apollo Beach, FL
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    @Wardster how old was the Tel-Tru?
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  • Wardster
    Wardster Posts: 1,006
    Roughly 6-8 years.
    Apollo Beach, FL
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    Wardster said:
    Roughly 6-8 years.
    That's what I'm looking for. 
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  • LKNEgg
    LKNEgg Posts: 339
    How long does a thermometer typically last?  I had no idea they wore out!  Still a rookie! 

    I have the old style that came with the bge with what seems to be glass.  Buddy bought a new egg and it has a larger dial (+), but after 3 uses (all low temp) the plastic face is showing stress cracks (-).  Is the SW glass? 

    Anyone make a digital thermo for the dome?
    Large BGE - 2014
    FB 200, KAB, AR - 2015
    Lake Norman area of NC
    The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten!
    Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    LKNEgg said:
    How long does a thermometer typically last?  I had no idea they wore out!  Still a rookie! 

    I have the old style that came with the bge with what seems to be glass.  Buddy bought a new egg and it has a larger dial (+), but after 3 uses (all low temp) the plastic face is showing stress cracks (-).  Is the SW glass? 

    Anyone make a digital thermo for the dome?
    My home bge is oh, 12 yo. I'd like to change it just cuz I like the larger dials. I don't do much nuclear stuff. Hardly ever. I have no reason to get the egg that hot. 
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  • LKNEgg
    LKNEgg Posts: 339
    pgprescott said:
    LKNEgg said:
    How long does a thermometer typically last?  I had no idea they wore out!  Still a rookie! 

    I have the old style that came with the bge with what seems to be glass.  Buddy bought a new egg and it has a larger dial (+), but after 3 uses (all low temp) the plastic face is showing stress cracks (-).  Is the SW glass? 

    Anyone make a digital thermo for the dome?
    My home bge is oh, 12 yo. I'd like to change it just cuz I like the larger dials. I don't do much nuclear stuff. Hardly ever. I have no reason to get the egg that hot. 
    Based on what I've seen from my buddy's new one you don't want the new bge large size with the plastic lense.  The dealer indicated it comes on everything large and bigger.  After 3 cooks it's not looking good for long term durability! 
    Large BGE - 2014
    FB 200, KAB, AR - 2015
    Lake Norman area of NC
    The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten!
    Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing!
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    pgprescott said:

    My home bge is oh, 12 yo. I'd like to change it just cuz I like the larger dials. I don't do much nuclear stuff. Hardly ever. I have no reason to get the egg that hot. 
    If your egg is 12 years old you must have one of the old thermometers, the ones before the switch to Tel-Tru. My old style ones never lasted nearly half that long. I must have gotten ones made on Friday.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    pgprescott said:

    My home bge is oh, 12 yo. I'd like to change it just cuz I like the larger dials. I don't do much nuclear stuff. Hardly ever. I have no reason to get the egg that hot. 
    If your egg is 12 years old you must have one of the old thermometers, the ones before the switch to Tel-Tru. My old style ones never lasted nearly half that long. I must have gotten ones made on Friday.
    Never had an issue. I calibrated it once and it was spot on. I put a SW in my oval and like the size and look, but haven't gotten to changing the egg yet????? Idk. 
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Wardster said:

    My Tel-Tru just died.  I got the multi-color, black face SW one in the mail today.  Looks like it can be calibrated too, FWIW.  I am really liking it and have not even installed her yet.

    @Wardster ... be careful ... the non-calibration gauge has a "nut" shape on the backside that might lead you to conclude that it is adjustable.  If you didn't specifically order the gauge that can be calibrated, then you might want to think twice about wrenching on the nut.

    BTW ... Smokeware's idea is that one of the main things that causes a gauge to loose their calibration is the steel retention clip on the stem.  Folks rotate the gauge by the face and when the retention clip hangs up the stem rotates and changes the calibration.  By preventing the stem from moving, the average egger will be on temp more than they are now.  I've had a couple of the non-adjustable gauges for well over a year and they are still spot on temp.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • LCEgghead
    LCEgghead Posts: 10
    Which Tru-Tel do most of you run?  I was thinking of getting one for my BGE.
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    LCEgghead said:
    Which Tru-Tel do most of you run?  I was thinking of getting one for my BGE.
    The NakedWhiz's website says the one with the2 1/2 inch
     stem is the one recommended for the egg. Egg dealers sell tel-tru/BGE dome thermometers for about $35.
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    DoubleEgger said:
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 

    What do you mean you wrapped it?
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    thetrim said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I wrapped my smokeware thermo a while back and it wouldn't adjust and hold temp. I had to toss it. The original tel tru is working fine after wrapping it way too many times. 

    What do you mean you wrapped it?
    When the temp is so high it causes the needle to "wrap around" the dial on the face of the thermometer. 
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  • newEGGlandah
    newEGGlandah Posts: 20
    edited March 2017
    Long time lurker here, felt compelled to comment as it would be remiss of the forum not to mention this great thermometer collection which I probably stumbled upon here over the years:

    http://kck.com/bbq_thermometer_barbecue_grill_smoker_temperature_gauge.html

    I run the two inch 1000 Tel-Trus on all my eggs. 
    Large&Mini BGEs:  HeaterMeter w/Roto Damper, Thermapen, ET-733, CI Woo&Spider
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