Temperature Probe

That's easy. Get the dual temp Polder, show's both internal and external temp's, side-by-side. Approximately $22.00. I think Cookshack should buy them wholesale, or a similar knock-off, and throw them in with a purchase......but that's just me.....

Good luck getting it to work.

Mine didn't last through the first cook.

I have a Taylor that has been used every time my Smokette has since I got it in Sept.

If I want to know what the oven temp is, I just stick my instant read down through the vent hole for a minute.

Do NOT drill through your smoker. Get a 2nd probe for your polder. I frequently can have 4 or 5 probes going, but I just use 1 or 2 readout units.

If you drill you're opening a hold in the wall and moisture WILL find it's way into the insulation.

Ditto on what thebear said. L.A.BBQ if you have a dual temp Polder that works please share with us what you did to get it to work for more than a week. I've gone through three in four months. The first one I used right out of the box, The second one I tried sealing where the wire enters the probe with RTV silicone, the third one I used a non conductive metal paste on, and finally I solved the problem and the aggravation that it was causing me by throwing it in the trash! Now that I have a little more experience smoking the Taylor works fine for me.
Bill

Thanks for the advice and input everyone. Looks like I will be trying to locate a dual probe Taylor unit to monitor internal and external temps. Any suggested web sites?

Basically, just followed the directions....Have a Taylor also, works good as well.

Got mine from Amazon.com

$12.99

Do a search for Taylor Thermometer.

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Originally posted by TheBear:
[qb]Good luck getting it to work.

Mine didn't last through the first cook.

I have a Taylor that has been used every time my Smokette has since I got it in Sept.

If I want to know what the oven temp is, I just stick my instant read down through the vent hole for a minute.[/qb]

Ditto!!! I went thru 3 Polder dual sensor thermometers in a week. Kept saying temps were way off the charts. The last one said that it was 256* sitting on my countertop over night. When i brought it back it said 298* in the store.

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If you drill you're opening a hold in the wall and moisture WILL find it's way into the insulation.

SmokinOkie, I took the back off my 008 and replaced my insulation with new stuff from CS. I noticed that their sensor wire goes through the back wall. Made me wonder if a second sensor could go through the same hole.....

I'm sure CS has it protected, as they're the ones who tell us about drilling holes.

Just put the probe down through the top. That way, you can place it where you want, on a particular shelf. If you drill a hole, the probe will be set at that one location only.

You're right SmokinOkie (as expected!). The CS temp probe is inside of a cover on the back wall of the smoker. That probably seals the hole. And no, I don't want to void my warranty. CS is too good about honoring it to lose that value.

If you want to drop a little more coin, you can get a dual probe wireless at:

http://www.smarthome.com/3218c.html

Sand,

Have you used it and what brand is it?

Gentlepersons:

I have one of those. Had for about 2.5 years. My brand name is Maverick but it is identical.

It is nice to have the remote and the dual function. However, may times my unit looses it's signal to the remote and then I have to go to the remote to see the temperature. It seems to work well during the first 5 or 6 hours but can be variable after that. Check in other posts on how I sealed up the probe at the juncture of the wire.

I got mine from Hi Mountain for $49. I'm not sure they are selling them anymore though.

Just my 2 cents.

MN-Que