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Looking to replace temp's with Tel-Tru

Mickey
Mickey Posts: 19,768
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Looking to replace BGE temp's with Tel-Tru. For each on the web site they have a 750 and 1000. Would the 750 be easier to read? What would we need a 1000 for? Would the 750 be burnt up if heat got away from you when lighting? Also looks like these are an inch longer than what BGE sells?
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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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,568
    hopefully some day someone that has a mailorder business would special order a couple hundred teltrus at 3.5 inches stem size. :whistle: the 750 is more practicle and you can go higher for short periods and it seems to hold up, i cook higher than 1000 so yeah i need the 1000 ;) the 750 has a lower range which helps for lower temp jerkey cooks
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    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    What do you cook at +1000???
    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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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,568
    up around 1200, pizza B)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    You have my full respect :whistle:

    For us un-imaginative types would you stay with the 750 then?
    Do you see a problem with the long stems?
    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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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    I have 3 of the 200 to 1,000 models with a 5" stem. I use a wooden toy wheel behind them that takes up 1/2" so the other 1/2" doesn't bother me one bit!

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    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    another thing to consider is even with the top being 1,000 Tel-Tru recommends that you don't really run that high for sake of damage. With that same reasoning then if I had one that taps out at 750 then seeing I sear often at 725 to 750 then I might damage it.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Would need to be at 1000. Thanks
    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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  • lowercasebill
    lowercasebill Posts: 5,218
    1000° five inch stem don't use the clip so you can remove and retract for big volume cooks.
    wine cork or part of one with hole drilled in it makes a good spacer as well..
    and the most important thing is always consult the naked whiz
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  • Ross in Ventura
    Ross in Ventura Posts: 7,234
    I put a wine cork behind mine Mickey
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    Ross
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Thanks Ross, is Sadie a poodle?
    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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