Temperature Probe Calibration

[Wayne55]

Does everyone do this? I checked mine and it was off -10 degrees!

 

[JPSBBQ]

I dont at all.
Many absolutely do.
Have you checked your oven yet? That’s gonna be a shocker.
I’d just adjust accordingly. Of course I cook ribs between 225-275 without issue based upon my preferred timing.

 

[midwest]

Only 10 degrees, consider yourself lucky. I (as do many) rely on an aftermarket set of probes. Inkbird is accurate and reasonably priced. It sucks you spend this much on a grill and can't rely on the temp probes but more people than not have inaccurate probes.

 

[JPSBBQ]

Everyone who is involved or interested in BBQ or cooking in general should own a high quality instant read thermometer. Stick and stay thermometers are for very amateur cooks. They are for ballpark readings only. It’s time people here realize this basic truth. If you rely upon a stick and stay thermo for IT then you deserve everything g you get. No, and I mean no professional chef would make this mistake. It’s a chump move. Investing in high end stick and stays is fine if you want to do so, but always use an instant read thermometer. Period.

 

[Slimpicker]

Does everyone do this? I checked mine and it was off -10 degrees!

Yo Wayne, what probe are you asking about? Your Traeger built in probe?
Or a 3rd party probe you own???

 

[Wayne55]

Yo Wayne, what probe are you asking about? Your Traeger built in probe?
Or a 3rd party probe you own???

I'm talking about the built in one. When I did the calibration on the TG thermometer, it was off by 10 degrees (cold), so I did the adjustment. I've done catering and have a professional dial thermometer I've always used. I'll use the TG to monitor and do a final check with the dial.

 

[Wayne55]

Everyone who is involved or interested in BBQ or cooking in general should own a high quality instant read thermometer. Stick and stay thermometers are for very amateur cooks. They are for ballpark readings only. It’s time people here realize this basic truth. If you rely upon a stick and stay thermo for IT then you deserve everything g you get. No, and I mean no professional chef would make this mistake. It’s a chump move. Investing in high end stick and stays is fine if you want to do so, but always use an instant read thermometer. Period.

A little caustic, don't you think?

 

[Murphy's Law]

A little caustic, don't you think?

Wayne, my advice is to ignore him. Everyone else does.