The $40 wireless thermometer from a truck stop in Amarillo saved a 14 lb brisket
I ran a 14 lb packer overnight on Saturday and my old dial gauge was reading 40 degrees off, which I did not know until I stuck the cheap $40 wireless probe I grabbed at a Buc-ee's in Amarillo on a road trip last month. Come 6 am the flat was sitting at 203 and the point was fine, so that little thing basically saved dinner for 15 people. My buddy keeps telling me to just learn the feel of the pit and skip the gadgets. Do you all trust the probes or go by feel?