I got tired of the cheap candy thermo I had and decited to see what I could do about getting a quality thermometer in my kettle. I called around and found a local place that had these little 50-500 tel-tru thermos in stock. $20.00 for this one and it appears to be well built.

I'll report back here when I've had an oppertunity to see it work.



-Mark.

And your TT's stem length is?

12"

Why?



Just kidding. It's 2.5" or so.

That's what I have mounted in my OTG. It works great!

Hey guys - what's the model of the Tel Tru shown? I have one of the larger units that I have not installed yet. I'd kind of like a smaller one like in the pic above.

Is 12" too long? Is shorter preferred? Will 12" hit the meat if you have a big butt or butts?

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Originally posted by Bill E.:
Is 12" too long? Is shorter preferred? Will 12" hit the meat if you have a big butt or butts?

Hey now--this is a family site. Lets keep it clean

Does that little guy have a calibration screw on it?

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Originally posted by Jon Mc:

quote:

Originally posted by Bill E.:
Is 12" too long? Is shorter preferred? Will 12" hit the meat if you have a big butt or butts?

Hey now--this is a family site. Lets keep it clean

Oops I should have cleaned that up a bit! Very funny John Mc!

LOL!!!

BTW Bill, you'll notice that Mr. Mason really used a 2.5" stem (if you were continuing the joke and I missed it, I apologize).

Can't wait to get my new Tel-Tru's,
Kevin H.

What model is that thermo? I need to add one to my smoker and probably my ots. What is the name of the place that you bought the thermo from and do the have a website?

Thanks

Tel-Tru's website

15% coupon link

The thermometer I believe Mark used

But if you are wanting to grill w/ the thermometer mounted I'd recommend one of their grill range thermometers or something w/ an even higher temp range like this in the 200/1000 temp range, as Tel-Tru recommends against using their thermometers beyond their marked range.

Hope this helps,
Kevin H.

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Kevin,

Thanks for the feedback. As a science teacher I know about the temperature range issues, I wasn't quite thing when I made the post, but if I get thermos in the same family, I can get a consistant size and quality on the thermos.

Thanks!

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Originally posted by Kevin Hoober:
LOL!!!

BTW Bill, you'll notice that Mr. Mason really used a 2.5" stem (if you were continuing the joke and I missed it, I apologize).

Kevin H.

Thanks I was serious, I did not want to get something with too long a stem that might be problem. I did enjoy the joke however too!