Almost lost a brisket batch to a bad temp probe last weekend

I was smoking a 18 pounder for a family gathering and my wireless probe said 203F so I pulled it. Turned out the probe was reading 15 degrees off after I checked it in ice water. Has anyone else had a Bluetooth probe go bad on them without warning?

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tessa36819d ago

Right, because nothing says "perfect brisket" like trusting a probe that secretly thinks boiling water is a mild spring day. 15 degrees off might as well be a whole other planet when you're dealing with an 18 pounder. Guess your family dinner was a well done surprise party nobody asked for.

patriciacarr18d ago

That "15 degrees off might as well be a whole other planet" line really hits home, @tessa368. It reminds me how we trust little things in life that seem reliable until they fail, like a thermometer or even a clock that's five minutes slow. We just assume everything works right until it doesn't, and then we're stuck with a dinner nobody asked for.