CS meat probe.

I have the 045 and just ran the probe through the smoke hole and into the smoker and meat.

Welcome to the forum jacko.

You can feed the probe either way. Thru the vent hole is more convenient if it will make it through.

If you're smoking pork butts, you want the probe tip in the center and not touching the blade bone. With briskets, you want the end of the probe in the center of the flat.

Not knowing which version of the probe you have, check and make sure that you can run the end of the probe up from the inside and out and plug in (make sure to not get any gunk on the end).

For me, I'd put the probe in while the meat is outside the smoker. Allows you to put the point (where it measures temp) in the right place.

Once it's covered with rub you just put it in the smoker and run the probe up and out.

If you do it the other way, you'll lose a lot of heat and likely not get the probe placed exactly where you want.

The #1 issue I hear talking to people is running the sensor too deep and sometimes even out the other side.

Thanks for responding. Cleared up the probe question I had.