I'm a new smoker with a new toy - a
Masterbuilt Pro dual fuel. Been doing a lot of thread browsing and have my first smoke going - batch of about 18 wings.
Before my first burn in, I purchased a Taylor oven thermometer and a Charbroil model 00178 Remote BBQ Thermometer; the readings from the door unit, and may additions were wildly different!?!?
During the burn in, the door unit never got above 250
the oven unit on a shelf about the same height as the door probe said 375.
The Charbroil unit is a probe which I just hung from the top rear vent (the tip is about in the middle of the back panel) said 289.
Looks to me like knowing temp is important to smoking - which one of these should I believe?
Regarding the wings in the smoker:
the door unit says 225
the oven thermometer is 350
the Charbroil is 220
I have the gas set fairly low, with the lover vents open maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch.