PID and Bradley Temp Differ.

[bundy]

I have always had a wide range from my PID cabinet probe to the Bradley Cabinet Thermometer. Sometimes up to 30* depending on where I have the PID probe located. If lower in the cabinet then they are closer together but still 10* Difference to as much as 30*-40* Diff. if I have the PID probe higher and to the front. Is this common or have I been "cooking " my meat to fast?

Thanks for your help.

[muebe]

I have seen as much as a 50F degree difference. The PID probe should be the trusted temp and not the cabinet guage. Make sure to place the temp probe just below your lowest tray of meat ;)

[devo]

I have seen as much as a 50F degree difference. The PID probe should be the trusted temp and not the cabinet guage. Make sure to place the temp probe just below your lowest tray of meat ;)

Yup what he said. I added a clip to my probe that allows me to put it any where I need it

[bundy]

Thanks for the advise, that's about what I have always done, but seem like a huge spread and didn't want to cook to fast or to hot.

When the Bradly read out says 230*-270* I get nervous ::) ::)

[devo]

I hear ya about the spread in temps. I did a turkey for easter and watched to temp close. I had the pid probe and a small maverick probe and the bradley all reading different temps. I went with the pid temp.

[ghost9mm]

Also agree with the above posts that I trust my PID over anything else...

[SGJ Smoker]

Sound like all of you trust your PID.  Do you guys calabrate them when you get them?

[TedEbear]

Sound like all of you trust your PID.  Do you guys calabrate them when you get them?

Absolutely.  The PID doesn't know if you have a single or dual element, 4 or 6 rack smoker, etc.  You could probably get by with the generic settings but if you want it custom tuned for your smoker do the autotune.  It is easy to initiate.

[Bigbirdoffroad]

I hear ya about the spread in temps. I did a turkey for easter and watched to temp close. I had the pid probe and a small maverick probe and the bradley all reading different temps. I went with the pid temp.

DEVO, is your smoker turned off in the pic or does using the PID blank the display out?

[muebe]

Bigbirdoffroad that happens because the PID digital display has a slow refresh rate and the camera picks that up...similar to how a television display will look through a video camera. When I take pictures of my display it does the same thing ;)

[Bigbirdoffroad]

muebe, Not the display on the PID, The display on the BDS. Just trying to get an idea of what the PID setup is like on the BDS.

Thanks.