seattle_steve
New member
Hey MAK friends.
I noticed my overnight cooks on my 2012 2-star were getting done a lot faster than I thought they should and started measuring actual temps inside the pit. When I have the pit boss set at 225 the actual temp stays pretty solid at 250+
I cleaned out the ash, scrubbed the thermocouple with steel wool and tried again. Same result. it's consistently 25 degrees higher than set temp. In fact if I want my brisket to cook low and slow at 225 I have to keep the pit set on 'smoke'
Obviously I have compensated for the personality of my particular pit but I was wondering if you all have any ideas what the issue might be, or if I should just shrug and live with it. So far I have been doing the latter, but my problem solving brain keeps wondering...
Thanks for any advice.
I noticed my overnight cooks on my 2012 2-star were getting done a lot faster than I thought they should and started measuring actual temps inside the pit. When I have the pit boss set at 225 the actual temp stays pretty solid at 250+
I cleaned out the ash, scrubbed the thermocouple with steel wool and tried again. Same result. it's consistently 25 degrees higher than set temp. In fact if I want my brisket to cook low and slow at 225 I have to keep the pit set on 'smoke'
Obviously I have compensated for the personality of my particular pit but I was wondering if you all have any ideas what the issue might be, or if I should just shrug and live with it. So far I have been doing the latter, but my problem solving brain keeps wondering...
Thanks for any advice.