Maverick meat probe in fermentor?

Hey guys I'm a newbie still and one point of contention for me the ability to monitor fermentation temps. Has anyone ever used a Maverick meat probe thermometer for dual purpose use of smokin meat and monitoring fermentation? At different times obviously.

I can handle a sealed install, I'm more concerned with imparting off flavors with this probe dangling in there and maintaining sanitization..

Any help is appreciated! Cheers

I have once and if you accidentally dunk the probe it shorts out and never reads again, the probes are not sealed water tight once you reach the wire

I was afraid of that. Thanks for the quick input!

http://www.drillspot.com/products/69811/Taylor_9940-10_Digital_Panel_Thermometer
This is a fully submersible prob and one of my "can't live without" gadgets!

There are some threads here about somebody (Bobby_M maybe?) who sealed his probe with some aquarium tubing and a couple of small o-rings. Might be worth the project time if you want to have a waterproof probe!

Edit: Hey, I was right. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/remote-probe-thermometer-wort-proofing-26905/

I would advise against submersing the probe. Mine fell onto my water pan and never worked again. When I talked to Maverick they said don't even wash them because it will short them.

This is better news. Thank you for the info guys. I think I might try the r/c fuel line trick, but then again it would be nice to have a dedicated prob for fermenting. Thanks again!