HELP!!!!

[Smokin Thighs]

Hey Treagerhood. I used my new Treager for the first time last night. I read many different posts and threads. The most common thing everyone says is the Treager temp probs are garbage. I currently also have a Weber iGrill2 ambient and meat prob.
I did 2 NY Steaks (1.5” thick). Brought to room temp. Got the grill going at 225 with super smoke. Read a thread where someone smoked for about 40 min when IT got to 120. Pulled and let them rest while cranking grill to 500. Seared both sides.
So I used both the Treager prob and the Weber prob for comparison but was planning on going off the Weber prob.
Cook time too well over 40 min. According to the Weber the IT of the meat was 105 at 40 min. Once it got to 120 I seared. The meat was well done!!!!
Treager prob was consistently registering 15 degrees higher.
Should I have followed the Treager prob? Had I relayed on that one meat would have come off much sooner.
Again everyone says don’t use the Treager prob so I am wondering if the Weber one o have is garbage.
I am going to do the cook again and rely on the Treager probs to see but any help you have will be appreciated.

 

[61atomrasec]

You should look into getting a third party probe, the ThermoWorks Thermapen MK4 is a good start. In my experience and I am sure others will vouch for this as well, the Traeger temp probe should only be used as a guide to get a ball park idea as to there you are at. It could run 5 - 20 degrees either way from what temp you are actually looking for.

 

[Smokin Thighs]

You should look into getting a third party probe, the ThermoWorks Thermapen MK4 is a good start. In my experience and I am sure others will vouch for this as well, the Traeger temp probe should only be used as a guide to get a ball park idea as to there you are at. It could run 5 - 20 degrees either way from what temp you are actually looking for.

I have the Weber iGrill2 third party prob. That one could be off too I guess

 

[61atomrasec]

I have the Weber iGrill2 third party prob. That one could be off too I guess

Very well could be. Ever since I started using my MK4 I have been getting the results I want.

 

[Smokin Thighs]

Very well could be. Ever since I started using my MK4 I have been getting the results I want.

Do you have a instant read one only or do you also have a thermometer that you leave in and do ambient temp as well?

 

[MidwestSmoker]

Hey Treagerhood. I used my new Treager for the first time last night. I read many different posts and threads. The most common thing everyone says is the Treager temp probs are garbage. I currently also have a Weber iGrill2 ambient and meat prob.
I did 2 NY Steaks (1.5” thick). Brought to room temp. Got the grill going at 225 with super smoke. Read a thread where someone smoked for about 40 min when IT got to 120. Pulled and let them rest while cranking grill to 500. Seared both sides.
So I used both the Treager prob and the Weber prob for comparison but was planning on going off the Weber prob.
Cook time too well over 40 min. According to the Weber the IT of the meat was 105 at 40 min. Once it got to 120 I seared. The meat was well done!!!!
Treager prob was consistently registering 15 degrees higher.
Should I have followed the Treager prob? Had I relayed on that one meat would have come off much sooner.
Again everyone says don’t use the Treager prob so I am wondering if the Weber one o have is garbage.
I am going to do the cook again and rely on the Treager probs to see but any help you have will be appreciated.

You invested a lot in the Traeger. You should consider making a similar investment on high quality temperature probes. I have the Thermapen Mk4 and the FireBoard 2 system. They have made my Traeger cooks rock solid reliable every time. You will be very happy you did this.

 

[61atomrasec]

Do you have a instant read one only or do you also have a thermometer that you leave in and do ambient temp as well?

I just do instant read and no ambient thermometer, I haven't been let down yet by the stock RTD probe, just keep it clean and it should be fine. I smoke on a tailgater so I'm out there every hour or so anyway checking my pellet levels. If i ever upgrade my grill I will look into something like a fireboard system, but for now my system works just a pain in the ass sometimes.

 

[Dcgunman]

I just do instant read and no ambient thermometer, I haven't been let down yet by the stock RTD probe, just keep it clean and it should be fine. I smoke on a tailgater so I'm out there every hour or so anyway checking my pellet levels. If i ever upgrade my grill I will look into something like a fireboard system, but for now my system works just a pain in the ass sometimes.

It all comes down to convenwince.