I posted several months ago about my Pro 575 turning completely off mid cook. People said that disconnecting from the wifi appeared to take care of this problem. I did this and the grill did run fine. A couple of months later I wanted to retry the wifi and here's what I discovered. The grill only turns off if the temperature probe is being used. I can leave the temperature probe off and run the grill using wifi and it works flawless. Anyone else having this issue or any thoughts on what is going on? I do use outside temperature probes, but really like seeing temperature readings on my phone when away from the grill.
Pro 575 shutting down when temperature probe used
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Do you have another probe to try? Maybe there is something wrong with the probe itself?
I have had some bizarre readings on my Fireboard from probes that had something wrong with them.
I'm assuming I need another Traeger probe which I do not have.
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I would suggest that you do not need another Traeger probe. You need a probe from a reliable 3rd party.
I used my Traeger probe for the first couple of cooks and have not used it since. For cooking large pieces of meat, I use a thermometer with four temperature probes that can be left in the meat. While you will see many recommendations for Fireboard, Meater, and Meatstick thermometers, they are rather expensive. If your budget will not allow for such an expense at this time, there are inexpensive 3rd party thermometers that can be used. They do not connect directly to the Traeger, but some do come with apps for your phone.
Your primary reference thermometer should be an instant read thermometer that can give you a reading within +/- 1 degree F in no more than 3 seconds. If you are planning on using your Traeger frequently, then getting a Thermoworks Thermapen might be justified. It is designed for use by professional chefs in restaurants. However, there are less expensive thermometers that will give you similar performance, they just might not be as durable in a professional setting. Be careful not to get one that has a response time greater than 3 seconds as you will soon find yourself frustrated when you are trying to take multiple readings in sequence with the Traeger lid opened. I have several older thermometers that are too slow. The ones I currently use are a SmartPro ST49 currently on sale for $20 and a ThermoPro TP620 currently on sale for $37. I do not know how they will hold up over time, but both perform so well such that I cannot say that I prefer one over the other. They are both swing open probes so they do not take up a lot of space in the drawer. When you close the probe, the electronics turn off to save battery life.
I used my Traeger probe for the first couple of cooks and have not used it since. For cooking large pieces of meat, I use a thermometer with four temperature probes that can be left in the meat. While you will see many recommendations for Fireboard, Meater, and Meatstick thermometers, they are rather expensive. If your budget will not allow for such an expense at this time, there are inexpensive 3rd party thermometers that can be used. They do not connect directly to the Traeger, but some do come with apps for your phone.
Your primary reference thermometer should be an instant read thermometer that can give you a reading within +/- 1 degree F in no more than 3 seconds. If you are planning on using your Traeger frequently, then getting a Thermoworks Thermapen might be justified. It is designed for use by professional chefs in restaurants. However, there are less expensive thermometers that will give you similar performance, they just might not be as durable in a professional setting. Be careful not to get one that has a response time greater than 3 seconds as you will soon find yourself frustrated when you are trying to take multiple readings in sequence with the Traeger lid opened. I have several older thermometers that are too slow. The ones I currently use are a SmartPro ST49 currently on sale for $20 and a ThermoPro TP620 currently on sale for $37. I do not know how they will hold up over time, but both perform so well such that I cannot say that I prefer one over the other. They are both swing open probes so they do not take up a lot of space in the drawer. When you close the probe, the electronics turn off to save battery life.
Thank you for your reply. I do have other probe thermometers as well as a couple instant read models. I am looking at possibly upgrading and would sell my pro 575 but would like to sell it with everything working.
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Do you happen to have another wired probe with the 3.5mm plug? I have a couple of household probes from other thermometers and they worked for me on my Traeger, but they didn't correct my temperature variance so I never bothered to use them.
Seeing you are just testing to see if you get a shutdown with a different probe, it may be worth testing if you have one.
Seeing you are just testing to see if you get a shutdown with a different probe, it may be worth testing if you have one.
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Just because the plug is the same size does not mean that the internals of the probe are the same. I tried replacing my Traeger internal meat probe with some other probes I had collected over the years. In my case, none of them gave an accurate reading when plugged into the Traeger.
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