Low profile temperature probe port

[ChadRex]

I added a low profile temperature probe port. This is the same style I added on my Mini WSM.

Some people are silicone grommet people, some prefer using cable glands, others like to notch their bowl.

I am a nipple person. (lamp nipple, that is)
Made with brass lighting fixture parts found at most local hardware stores.

• 1/8-IP lamp Nipple need the 1/2" size-
• 2 Brass Plated hex nuts
• 1/8-IP Brass Caps (2-Pack)
• drilled 7/16 hole.

I originally was going to use a cable gland. However I felt like it would stick out too far and not be as low profile or clean of a look. The silicone grommet idea would require me drilling a bigger hole. Notching the bowl lip wasn't something I wanted to do.
So I settled on the same solution used on my Smokey Joe Mini WSM.
It's low profile and can fit 2 probe wires, (fed in one at a time), more than enough for what I would need.

I did have to remove the kettle bowl from the Weber Performer cart to get a better drilling angle. I will also be doing this on my Crimson Performer 22".

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

The only flaw I see (and it may be photographic) is that the fitting is about two degrees out of plumb. I like the low profile!

 

[ChadRex]

The only flaw I see (and it may be photographic) is that the fitting is about two degrees out of plumb. I like the low profile!

probably my photography, the hex nut could be installed to where the flat edge aligns with the lip of the bowl.

 

[Rick P]

Looks good!
I'm a notch person myself
I think it's easier to manage the probe wires with a notch

 

[JohnShepherd]

The advantage of the notch is that you can lift the grate out of the smoker without first removing the ambient and meat probes.

 

[Chris Allingham]

I think this mod is pretty similar to the DIY Grommet documented on the Adding A Grommet To The Cooking Section page for WSMs. But I like your low profile and shallow brass caps better.