Grill/Smoker thermometer – What’s the best

For all of you die hards out there what is the best measuring device for reading temp on a grill or smoker to make sure the desired temp is being met. Thanks in advance.

i personnaly just use cheap dial thermometers and never had a problem. i have multiple of them for the house and garage. if you want to be fancy you could get a thermapen, ive heard there suppose to be nice but ive never used one

https://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?quantity=1&color=16

Do you want to measure the temperature of your food or your grill/smoker?

For food, I use an instant-read (e.g. Thermopen) all the time. It’s invaluable to me–steaks, chicken, even thicker burgers. I also have a wireless leave-in that I use for for things like whole birds, thick cuts of meats, etc.

For grill/smoker temp, I just use a cheap dial gauge.

Thermoworks products. Thermapen for instant and bbq style for the smoker. Just be careful not to burn out your probes with to much heat.

I just take the thermo off my Weber gas grill and use it thru the top vents on my Weber kettle. I’m pretty comfortable cooking off look/feel and air temp, so rarely use an in-meat thermo, but I do have a cheap digital one from Target for rare occasions.

supercat wrote:

Thermoworks products. Thermapen for instant and bbq style for the smoker. Just be careful not to burn out your probes with to much heat.

This….Not the cheapest but damn accurate.

Love my thermoworks.

BigWerm wrote:

I just take the thermo off my Weber gas grill and use it thru the top vents on my Weber kettle. I’m pretty comfortable cooking off look/feel and air temp, so rarely use an in-meat thermo, but I do have a cheap digital one from Target for rare occasions.

Same, meat is all basically cooked by the feel of It. If I’m doing a big brisket on the smoker I use a cheaper probe I bought at fleet farm.

The “smoke 2” to measure kettle air temp. Wireless controller comes in handy. and an instant read thermapen for internal temp.

ThermoPro-Wireless-Bluetooth Thermometer

Get the app. Set your temps for each thermometer. It will notify you when temp is reached. I also put a thermometer in the grill and set an alarm for low temp. Just for visibility the grill is still functioning.