Can anyone make any brand recommendations?

I think I would prefer a dual because I would use it primarily on the
grill/smoker for different types of meat.

Cliff wrote:
> Can anyone make any brand recommendations?
>
> I think I would prefer a dual because I would use it primarily on the
> grill/smoker for different types of meat.
>
>

I have a Taylor and it's working well for me. (Knock on wood) I have a
single probe model though. It has a remote that I keep with me so I
always know that the internal temp of what's cookin'.

I'm thinking of getting a BBQ Guru for temp control. It's a unit that
you adapt to your smoker (A WSM, in my case) and it will adjust the
draft to keep the temp at a particular setting. Not cheap but I hear
that it works pretty well.

You may also want to check out the BBQ FAQ page at:
http://www.eaglequest.com/~bbq/faq2/toc.html

--
Steve

It's not a good idea to squat while wearing spurs.

In article <4GAzd.259727$V41.173200@attbi_s52>,
says...
> Can anyone make any brand recommendations?
>
> I think I would prefer a dual because I would use it primarily on the
> grill/smoker for different types of meat.
>
I've got a Polder that works well. Overstock.com has listed a dual-
probe wireless Maverick in the recent past that has gotten good reports
(I don't know if they're still available there). The one that Williams-
Sonoma sells is supposed to be a rebranded Maverick.
--
Bob
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That Guru thing sounds interesting.
Come spring I plan on spotchecking the temps at various places on my smoker.
Just havent figured out the best way to do it yet. lol I figure opening and
shutting the lid to check the temp is gonna throw numbers way off and I
know the temp difference is extreme from firebox side to the other side.

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
...
> Cliff wrote:
>> Can anyone make any brand recommendations?
>>
>> I think I would prefer a dual because I would use it primarily on the
>> grill/smoker for different types of meat.
>>
>>
>
> I have a Taylor and it's working well for me. (Knock on wood) I have a
> single probe model though. It has a remote that I keep with me so I
> always know that the internal temp of what's cookin'.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a BBQ Guru for temp control. It's a unit that you
> adapt to your smoker (A WSM, in my case) and it will adjust the draft to
> keep the temp at a particular setting. Not cheap but I hear that it works
> pretty well.
>
> You may also want to check out the BBQ FAQ page at:
> http://www.eaglequest.com/~bbq/faq2/toc.html
>
> --
> Steve
>
> It's not a good idea to squat while wearing spurs.

That Guru thing sounds interesting.
Come spring I plan on spotchecking the temps at various places on my smoker.
Just havent figured out the best way to do it yet. lol I figure opening and
shutting the lid to check the temp is gonna throw numbers way off and I
know the temp difference is extreme from firebox side to the other side.

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
...
> Cliff wrote:
>> Can anyone make any brand recommendations?
>>
>> I think I would prefer a dual because I would use it primarily on the
>> grill/smoker for different types of meat.
>>
>>
>
> I have a Taylor and it's working well for me. (Knock on wood) I have a
> single probe model though. It has a remote that I keep with me so I
> always know that the internal temp of what's cookin'.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a BBQ Guru for temp control. It's a unit that you
> adapt to your smoker (A WSM, in my case) and it will adjust the draft to
> keep the temp at a particular setting. Not cheap but I hear that it works
> pretty well.
>
> You may also want to check out the BBQ FAQ page at:
> http://www.eaglequest.com/~bbq/faq2/toc.html
>
> --
> Steve
>
> It's not a good idea to squat while wearing spurs.

Cliff wrote:
> That Guru thing sounds interesting.
> Come spring I plan on spotchecking the temps at various places on my smoker.
> Just havent figured out the best way to do it yet. lol I figure opening and
> shutting the lid to check the temp is gonna throw numbers way off and I
> know the temp difference is extreme from firebox side to the other side.
>

As I said I have the Weber Smokey Mountain. You can see the style of it
at http://www.weber.com/bbq/pub/grill/f...spx?g=2820&t=c

It's got two cooking grates inside. I got two thermometers from Weber
that required drilling 3/8" hole through the unit to mount. Now I have
thermometers at each grate level that I can read without opening the
unit. Works really well.

Here's a couple of links for the Guru if you'd like to check them out.

http://www.homebbq.com/duportal/services/guru-wsm.asp
http://www.thebbqguru.com/

--
Steve

It's not a good idea to squat while wearing spurs.