I am going to do my second smoke on my WSM this weekend. I want to get a good idea of the difference in cooking temperature between my built in lid thermometer and the actual cooking temp at the grate. I did the boiling water test on the built in thermometer and it is pretty close to accurate. I have read and read about this to exhaustion and just have a basic question.
All I want to do is get a good idea of the difference in temperature between the lid and the grate so I can use my built in thermometer to keep within a certain range. I already decided I am not going to become crazy about my smoking temp as long as I stay in a general range. I know myself well and if I make this too scientific it will drive me crazy and I will not enjoy it the same. I want this to be a kick back and drink a few beers hobby.......and expertise will come in time
So my plan is to take my digital probe thermometer, run it through the lid vent, stick it through a potato and place it on the top grate. I will then compare my cooking temps throughout this cook and use this as a guage for future sessions.
Now to my question.... is this is a sound way to figure out the temp difference so I can just use the lid thermometer in the future?
Any info is appreciated!
Eric
All I want to do is get a good idea of the difference in temperature between the lid and the grate so I can use my built in thermometer to keep within a certain range. I already decided I am not going to become crazy about my smoking temp as long as I stay in a general range. I know myself well and if I make this too scientific it will drive me crazy and I will not enjoy it the same. I want this to be a kick back and drink a few beers hobby.......and expertise will come in time
So my plan is to take my digital probe thermometer, run it through the lid vent, stick it through a potato and place it on the top grate. I will then compare my cooking temps throughout this cook and use this as a guage for future sessions.
Now to my question.... is this is a sound way to figure out the temp difference so I can just use the lid thermometer in the future?
Any info is appreciated!
Eric