Scottes
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After 6 weeks of owning it, I finally got around to doing a toast test to get an idea of my ELX4's heat map. I was kind of surprised at the result.
The grill was set at 400F and allowed to come up to temp.
Tossed on the slices, waited until I noticed the bottom right (added last) was burning, then flipped them in the order I put them on.
1) Should I even be concerned? (Well, now I know where to put steaks on for searing, and info reduces concern...)
2) Is there any way to improve this?
3) Anyone have any shots of their toast tests?
This made me quite concerned about low & slow and food placement and the need to move food around.
And then, thinking about low & slow, I realized that I probably should have done 250F, and I will do so when I get more bread.
Two loaves, so I can test the upper rack.
I guess I should also move the probe around, checking the corners at least.
As a note, for another test I put an ambient probe as close to the Weber probe as I could.
The ambient probe temp did fluctuate - down to 223F, up to 257F - but I was pleased with the overall chart, as it averaged well. No complaints there.
Except that the Web probe read 250F at all times. Lies, damn lies.
Moving the probe to the upper rack, center of grill, was also good.
The temp swing was in the other direction - up to 277F, down to 242F - but a bit more steady over time, and fine.
The grill was set at 400F and allowed to come up to temp.
Tossed on the slices, waited until I noticed the bottom right (added last) was burning, then flipped them in the order I put them on.
1) Should I even be concerned? (Well, now I know where to put steaks on for searing, and info reduces concern...)
2) Is there any way to improve this?
3) Anyone have any shots of their toast tests?
This made me quite concerned about low & slow and food placement and the need to move food around.
And then, thinking about low & slow, I realized that I probably should have done 250F, and I will do so when I get more bread.
Two loaves, so I can test the upper rack.
I guess I should also move the probe around, checking the corners at least.
As a note, for another test I put an ambient probe as close to the Weber probe as I could.
The ambient probe temp did fluctuate - down to 223F, up to 257F - but I was pleased with the overall chart, as it averaged well. No complaints there.
Except that the Web probe read 250F at all times. Lies, damn lies.
Moving the probe to the upper rack, center of grill, was also good.
The temp swing was in the other direction - up to 277F, down to 242F - but a bit more steady over time, and fine.
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