Shuley Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 So happy I got a thermoworks smoke thermometer for Christmas! The one and only thing I really wanted for Christmas (other than some hammer gel for running and my now soon to be ordered rotisserie). Anyway, the meat probe does not fit in through the thermometer port on my KK. I was wondering if anyone had tried the pliability of the probes. I was able to bend the probe on my maverick meat thermometer to fit, but I don't want to try it on my new toy unless anyone else has had success. Otherwise I will just let the meat probe wire through the gasket. Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Shuley, I put mine between two deck floor boards and slowly straightened it. Check it between bending tries and just do it enough so that it will go thru the KK port. The Smoke is a great system you will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Nothing like modifying a new toy before even using it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Shuley, I put mine between two deck floor boards and slowly straightened it. Check it between bending tries and just do it enough so that it will go thru the KK port. The Smoke is a great system you will love it. I did this with my hands with my maverick. Glad it can be done with smoke as well. I am really looking forward to using it. Particularly since the grill probe can withstand temps of over 325!!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 You can use any of the pro series probes with the Smoke. I picked up two of the straight penetration probes so that I have the option to use two meat probes when I don't care about grate temp. In case you haven't noticed, these probes are currently discounted 30%: http://www.thermoworks.com/Handheld-Probes/Probes/Pro-Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billg71 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 12 hours ago, Shuley said: So happy I got a thermoworks smoke thermometer for Christmas! The one and only thing I really wanted for Christmas (other than some hammer gel for running and my now soon to be ordered rotisserie). Anyway, the meat probe does not fit in through the thermometer port on my KK. I was wondering if anyone had tried the pliability of the probes. I was able to bend the probe on my maverick meat thermometer to fit, but I don't want to try it on my new toy unless anyone else has had success. Otherwise I will just let the meat probe wire through the gasket. Merry Christmas! If you take out the rubber grommet you can get the plug end of the probe through the hole. Slice one side of the grommet with a sharp knife and it will slip over the wire. Put it back in place and you're sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 55 minutes ago, billg71 said: If you take out the rubber grommet you can get the plug end of the probe through the hole. Slice one side of the grommet with a sharp knife and it will slip over the wire. Put it back in place and you're sealed. The new plugs (which shuley probably has) already have the slice in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 If you take out the rubber grommet you can get the plug end of the probe through the hole. Slice one side of the grommet with a sharp knife and it will slip over the wire. Put it back in place and you're sealed. My grommet already does have a slit. . Luckily I was able to bend the probe just enough. I will be using it for the first time tonight!! Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Did you need to bend it with the grommet out .I just took the grommet out poked probe through hole slid wire through slit and plugged it back inOutback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Aussie, I had to straighten my Smoke probe a little to get in the hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 I also had to straighten mine but not very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 OK I thought they were all right angled .Outback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 OK I thought they were all right angled .Outback Kamado Bar and Grill The meat probe that came with it was right angled, but if you slide it in right you don't really have to bend it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
