My buddy, Davey, was kind enough to send some pictures and a write-up on how he installed a thermometer on his Weber Jumbo Joe. Thanks, Davey!!
Just wanted an indicator on how well the charcoal is doing on my jj. Small grill but very versatile, the tel-tru is recommended as the jj can hold temp = really surprising.
Picked up the tel-tru grill thermometer = great kit.
Bonehead proof install. Use a bit of masking tape where you want to mount it then drill a 1/4” hole. Thread the wingnut and you’re done. The tel-tru is about half the cost of the Joe, in Canada approx 30.00. However great quality unit and you can move it to others when you want, think it will outlast the jj. 🙂
Put some thought into the mounting = First, the deck height to lid is shallow on the jj. Second, don”t want it getting smoke bombed or otherwise disturbed whilst storing the lid. Third, this thermometer has a small probe length, but combined with the deck height didn’t want any further restrictons on where I can place the cuts. Sure there will be better solutions but this was what I humbly came up with.
Btw, the tel-tru is deadly accurate. Hey, is anyone else out there as hepped up on this little grill as I? Extremely versatile, really surprising capabilities, seriously. And we all know nothing better for poultry! For the money it’s the bomb!
Update: I ended up installing a thermometer by installing it through the vent. The top vent is held in place by a screw that is the same diameter as the Tel-Tru thermometer. It takes about two minutes to swap the screw for the thermometer.
Personally I was not a fan of the thermometer in this location. I found the stem kept getting in the way when I was smoking pork butts. I have seen other people do the side mount as described above and folks seem to like it okay.