thermometers

Lazlo,
Taylor makes a nice remote probe thermometer, it comes with a magnet unit to stick on the smoker, plug in the probe and run it down the smoke hole in top, and insert into meat half way. Set the cook time and temp on the unit, and relax. Check the THERMO, AND NOT THE MEAT. Don't open the door to look, as it adds about 1/2 hour to cook time every time the door is opened.
Nice country there in Battle Mt., I pass thru there on my sis's place in Crescent Valley.
Happy cookin' and happy new year too all.
bob

Battle Mt area is where they run the high speed recumbent bicycle rides. I'd never believe a bicycle can go over 75mph.. but they get 'em up to that... all on the flats.

Oh yah.. can't go wrong with the Taylor probe units.. and the prices and probe warrantys are great.

as far as the taylors go does anybody have a model number. its funny jeepster you mention crescent valley my wife and i almost moved there .thanks to everybody and happy new year to all .

Don't know the model number.. but, just go to Target stores.. they hae them and run about $15 as I remember.

Lazlo
Taylor model #1470 even comes with a battery.

I believe the model is the 1474 for the remote (have a new one in the wrapping here) but for some reason they have stopped making it. I think there was some kind of the problem with it, maybe it caused radio interference. Mine works fine and it is a very good remote going to 400 feet in some tests I made. If you can't find the remote, I would go with the Taylor 1470 which is not a remote but is pretty cheap and easy to find. Amazon occasionally has them dirt cheap (less than $10)

We discussed the remote models a couple of weeks ago and, at least, a couple of us have had interference issues. Sometimes the chicken wire in stucco houses prevents transmission from reaching the receiver, sometimes portable phones which use, I believe, the same frequency ranges can cause issues.. as well other unknown interferences. Radio Frequency (RF) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can be tricky and tricky to troubleshoot. That said, I have a remote Maverick and never use it. YMMV.

The Maverick seems to get a bad rap on this forum. Not sure why. On other forums it's the first one users will recommend. I've never had a problem with mine.

I have a maverick also. I have had it for 2 years and it works just fine.

I have a Maveric remote. I bought it and used it once or thrice and it worked fine. I continue to use my Taylor.. it's made for non-tech dummies like me. Works well.. every time.

I brought up the issues with RFI and remotes in the above post because it does happen in some situations as noted above. It won't happen to everyone as they might not have things that contribute to the problem.. it's not Maverick.. could happen to any remote unit that uses a radio frequency.

I mentioned it simply as a buyer beware.

I've had the Maverick, Taylor,and Brookstone. They all have a weak link, the probes. I've looked into foodservice grade and meters like Fluke hoping that this problem would be solved all to no avail. I wouldn't mind paying quite a bit more for a probe/thermometer that lasted more than a year at most...