Temp. Probe

I didn't even know there was such an animal.

Not sure how it would apply for us.

Where did you find it?

Tom-Fl

It's an optional item from Cookshack that plugs into the IQ4 controller on the FEC-100. When the monitored meat hits the target temperature, the controller brings the cooking temp. down to 140 to hold.

Keep in mind, to obtain a NSF rating, the probe would have to be included in testing, so a $20 probe from a remote therm won't do. It would have to be pretty high tech to pass that testing.

You might call CS and talk to them, see what's up. I haven't heard much talk about it, but if I was catering, it would be the first thing I'd add.

I looked at buying the meat probe. The down side to this is if your not cooking all the same kinda meat its really not useful. It would be fine for all briskets or butts or chickens. Just not really for a combo of the group. In a dream world with the FEC, if you had multi ports or could split and have more than one probe for different meats. Now that would be awesome.

I'm confused. Think the issue be a need for holding temp vs a need to know internal temp of multiple meat types.

But if you have say 2, 3, 4 different meats, the probe & IQ can't go to hold on each one. They all have different finishing temps and would need to go to hold differently.

The probe for the IQ isn't to replace remote probes, it's just to allow the smoker temp to drop based on an internal temp detected.

Just use multiple probes for the 4 meat types.

Exactly SmokinOkie, that was my reasoning for not buying the probe. I already have the meat probes in each item. Once each one hits the desired temps I can take out and foil and let the other items finish and then change the setting to 140 for holding. Put all items back in and hold. Great concept, just not for me. Maybe purchase down the road just to have.

OK, I know I should be watching temps close and I'd like to do it remote but I already have a box of units that don't work. Anyone know of a good wireless unit that has any range to it? They operate under the same rules and regs that cordless phones do but I have not found one yet that has any distance.
By the way, I picked up a digital meat probe at IKEA for $7.00 that works great.

This is the one we all own on the comp circuit.

Now,the range is a little suspect-but that is what is available.

http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-RediChek-Remote-Wireless...ometer/dp/B0000DIU49

Hope this helps get you directed.

Tom-Fl