Chris Young's Giant Grill Gauge, Combustion Engine, and Predictive Thermometer

[braindoc]

Sobiloff - 

You bet me to the punch!  I just braved the cold to see if the recently arrived gauge fit and was about to post with the same sad news - minus the photos because my fingers are too cold, lol.

[David Chang]

good to know. i’m guessing they have a full refund return policy 

[wrandyr]

On 7/26/2025 at 7:11 AM, Syzygies said:

I too have seen the "too long" effect but less the "too short" effect. I like would expect to guide experiments.

I was just re-reading this post and got to thinking about ways to measure this. I was trying to conceive of a way to have sensors in both places simultaneously, like the CPT does, when it occurred to me that a CPT inserted from the inside of the KK dome might be able to do just that. I'll see how it fits tomorrow when my KK has cooled down from today's cook.

[wrandyr]

@sobiloff@braindoc Have you tried actually using it? As @Syzygies suggests, the short insertion may work well, albeit differently than a longer insertion.

[braindoc]

8 hours ago, wrandyr said:

@sobiloff@braindoc Have you tried actually using it? As @Syzygies suggests, the short insertion may work well, albeit differently than a longer insertion.

I haven’t tried, but once mounted onto the heat deflector the probe does not extend far enough into the KK to fasten it.  I’ve asked Combustion if the gauge can be used without the deflector but I’d be surprised that is possible.

BTW, anyone familiar with this:  https://www.chefstemp.com/product/protemp-s1/ ?  They offer their grill gauge probe in different lengths and thicknesses.  I already have a Combustion leave-in thermometer so I’m not interested in buying into a new system.  Unless . . . There is a hack to use the Combustion thermometer with the Chefstemp grill gauge.