Hello folks,
I recently bought a ThermoPro TP-07 and grilled chicken thighs in the 22 inch Weber. I intended to maintain a 350 F -375 F and have them in it for around 2 hours. But i had a really hard time figuring out the temp control. So once I got the coals hot and ready, put the thighs on and looked at the thermometer on the dome which shows 360 , but the thermopro temp kept showing 260. Throughout the entire cook, the thermopro was an avg of 100F less than the weber thermometer read on the dome. For kicks, i put another thermometer (a regular meat thermometer) through one of the holes in the vent and got a read of 320 F.
This was just freaking me out as I had no clue which one to trust. Any one had a similar issue and/or what do you recommend as to which was the correct read? In the end, i had to go with the feel of the meat and cooked them for around 150 mins and got around 158 internal and out of fear of drying them out since it was soo long, i wrapped them up in foil hoping the steam will maintain the juices. I personally felt the end product was "Meh". Though my guests liked them, i wasnt happy.
Any advise ?