Best place to install a thermometer on a Weber Jumbo Joe Grill

KC5TPY said:

Hello.  Unless you are planning to buy a good quality therm I would not bother.  I would use something like a good stand alone dual probe therm.  If you do plan to splash out on a good lid therm; put it at grill height.  That would also mean drilling through the coating on the Weber, meaning it will probably crack beyond the drill point and start rusting.  Am I saying I don't think it is a good idea?  YES!  But I have been wrong many times before.  I would not do it.  Keep Smokin!
Daqnny

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Okay. Thanks for the advice. I have 2 Char-Broil thermostats (one 1 1/2", the other 3"). I guess I could always use them as replacement the monitors from my brother-in-law's Grill and for another smoke or if I should buy one. I was thinking about replacing the screw in the vent damper on the top and place it there. I will look for either the digital one that you recommend or continue to use an analog magnetic thermometer that are currently use. It is one that has a spring in the middle and can lift off with a spatula I will look for either the digital one that you recommend or continue to use an analog magnetic thermometer that are currently use. It is one that has a spring in the middle and can lift off with a spatula.