Thermometer Hack

[Evan-MA]

I wanted to share this hack with everyone. If your Kettle doesn’t come with a built in thermometer and you don’t want to drill a hole. Take a 5 inch or so deep fryer thermometer and mount it in the top vent with the supplied clip. Works great.

 

[Chris Allingham]

That's a good tip, Evan. Some remove the clip and just let the dial rest against the lid. Some have been known to jam similar thermometers through a wine cork, whittle some material off the end to make it narrower, and jam it into one of the holes. But your way doesn't restrict airflow as much.

 

[timothy]

I wanted to share this hack with everyone. If your Kettle doesn’t come with a built in thermometer and you don’t want to drill a hole. Take a 5 inch or so deep fryer thermometer and mount it in the top vent with the supplied clip. Works great.

Yessir! That's what I used on my 08 WSM and 06 OTG.
If you just have a stem therm without the clip a wooden clothespin works just slip the stem thru the metal spring.

 

[Scott - OK]

Did that for years, it's much, much closer to the actual grate temperature than the fancy lid thermometer I added opposite the vent.