Stoker probes reversed!


 

PeterD

TVWBB Super Fan
Hi all,

I'm just starting off a cook for a big party with about 40 pounds of meat and I'm experiencing a critical failure. I have an original-style Stoker and my fire probe and meat probe have somehow reversed themselves!!!

The long, pointy meat probe, inserted in my the brisket is showing the correct temperature but on the display it's showing as FIRE, not MONITOR. Likewise the short blunt-nosed probe sitting on the grate shows up as a MONITOR (BRISKET) and is reading 32 degrees. In theory this should be impossible but yet here it is happening. I need some sleep and I'm afraid the cold meat (showing up as FIRE) is going to cause my temps to spike overnight. I'm in a complete panic as this is a huge party, I'm on 4 hour sleep in the last 2 days and I'm probably faced with no sleep tonight. ANY help appreciated!! This is on an 18" WSM that just doesn't hold temps when there's more than one piece of meat on it.
 

 

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