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I did a brisket cook today (in process actually) and I noticed that my pit temps swing erratically throughout the cook. I went back and looked at a long cook in June of last year and the pit temp was maintained much more smoothly then. Temps outside are mild (60s to 70s). I didn't know if there had been an update or why I'm seeing temps this erratic all of a sudden. Even my meat temps were falling slightly on the stall. It's weird. Any tips on how to stabilize this?

Today:


June 2025


These are 50 degree swings!

So....I finally gave up as the meat wasn't climbing as it should. I pulled the probes and just put it in the oven

I left the probes sitting on the grate and the temperature difference after 10 min was 60 degrees! I had it set for at 260, the put read 252 but the probes were 180.

Why would this be??