Best place to install / position thermocouple in toaster oven

[ghh3rd]

I’d like to find out where some of you have positioned the thermocouple in your toaster ovens. I figure I need to try to keep it as far away from the elements as possible without having it scrape against the boolits.

I want to drill through the oven so want to try to get it right the first time. What did you do and how is it working for you?

Thanks... Randy

[10x]

Right under the tray the bullets sit on

[Beagle333]

Right there where the action is happening. (my preference)
I can slide the TC out a little when moving or inserting the tray and slide it back when the tray is loaded.

[ghh3rd]

Thanks 10X & Beagle

[DAFzipper]

Way more patience than I have standing up all those Boolits. I shake and bake mine all in a pile. Set the dial at 400. Not even sure what the temperature really is. All shoot fine with no leading.

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[Walter Laich]

mine is a two shelf toaster oven

TC comes in from left side and is between the shelves.

did have to remember to position it high enough to clear bullets on lower tray

[10x]

I put the thermocouple under the tray for the simple reason that 37 grain bullets start to melt if the thermocouple is over the tray.
The tray absorbs a great deal more radiant heat and the thermocouple is shielded by the tray when it is on top - small bullets start to melt
A temperature probe (about $5 from Aliexpress) above the tray shows just a few degrees cooler than under the tray.
A convection oven would solve this but a $3 toaster oven from Sally Ann works just fine

[fralic76]

Here is where I put mine.

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[dikman]

My little oven has 3 shelf positions (top, middle, bottom), but as I only use the middle shelf I drilled a hole in the back of the oven, just below the shelf, and bolted the probe there.