- Sep 1, 2013
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how do i judge the temp in this kind of smoker by hand , i dont have money for a better temp gauge
thanks this helped the most im still up for answers
thanks this helped the most im still up for answers
Put your hand on the Cook Chamber.... if it blisters in 5 seconds, you are cooking way too hot.... blisters should take at least 10 seconds to develop in order to be "somewhat close" to the approximate cooking temperature.... of course some foods like to cook at 160 F.... others at 225 F.... and to get a good do on a loaf of sourdough in the smoker, 425 F is a good temp.... soooooooooo, the blister thing is probably not a good idea... water will "bounce and dance" at about 400..... sizzle and spit about 600... vegetable oil will smoke around 375-425.... now all of those suggestions are taking the temp of the skin of the smoker... internal temp of the air is a totally different dog in the fight.....
PS..... a non-contact infra red temperature gun is inherently more accurate and not near a painful....
Oh yeah, you could spit on the CC.... slowly bubbles and evaporates is probably the perfect temperature for cooking aforementioned....