ABTs...what went wrong?

[freakaccident]

I'm still thinking that I cooked them too long.  I am going to do a batch later today to see if they come out better.  I am going to take an earlier poster's advice and do 40 min smoke.  In addition I am going to be more careful with tasting the cream cheese mixture first.  I am going to shoot for no more than 1.5 hours total.  If the bacon isn't done I will finish on a hot grill.  Crossing my fingers.  I will post pics before and after tomorrow. 

[freakaccident]

Oh and for 0s and giggles.  I put the meat probe between a cold can of beer and a coozee and my temps were:

Beer probe = 45*
Air temp = 77*

[freakaccident]

I ordered the Auber Bradley Dual probe controller!  I can't wait to make some brisket!

[Habanero Smoker]

Here is a good article on testing a thermometer:
Testing Thermometer
     also
Determining Boiling Point

[jimmyb]

This is a great way to test these probes but I thought I read that you shouldn't get the probes wet?

[OU812]

This is a great way to test these probes but I thought I read that you shouldn't get the probes wet?

You only put a couple inches of the tip of the probe in the water.

Its where the metal part of the probe that meets the cable part that you dont wanta get wet.