I just bought a cast iron jacketed stove with a steel firebox and I'm wondering if a stove top thermometer is worth using since it's taking the temp of the jacket and not the firebox itself. Any thoughts?
Jacketed Stove & Stove Top Thermometer
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You can use it but it's not going to be giving you a reading of the hottest part of the stove. I use one on my jacketed stove but it has swing out cooking grates so I put it on the stovetop itself.
Depends on the stove top design. On some stoves the griddle area is in direct contact with the steel. On others it is not. On the Alderlea the trivet swings away and is slotted so that one can see the thermometer thru the slots.
Is this for the Efel? I'm not sure if there is an air gap between the steel firebox top and the cast iron top of this stove. It wouldn't hurt to try a thermometer on the top. The temp may be less than the steel top, but the thermometer may still provide a relative reading, say 100º cooler.
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Yes... for the EFEL. I'm thinking just get a flue mounted thermometer. There is an air gap,between the firebox and th jacket.
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