- Aug 27, 2008
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I'm trying my hand at mesquite lump charcoal tonight for the first time. I have only one day off work this week, so I gotta make it worth my while.
I'm test firing Best of the West lump in my SNP for the smoke, then will transfer everything to my Smoke Vault after panning/tenting, to hold @ 200* for 6-8 hours.
I wanted to try to duplicate my last brisket with the burnt fingers and pulled flat which was all absolutely to-die-for!
So, I embark on another mission tonight!
14.6lb untrimmed Brisket rubbed, with full fat-cap down:
14.5lbs of trimmed bone-in Butts rubbed, with approx. 1/4" of fat cap up:
30 minutes in with the Packer:
Butts are just in:
So, far the mesquite lump was pretty wild to light in a chimney (lots of snapping/popping and sparks). I started the SNP on about 4lbs of Kingsford blue bag, then added about 2lbs burning mesquite lump in fist size chunks.
I've been adding larger cold limbs since then...about 1.5 to 2lb sizes (3.5-4" diameter), and this seems to be doing nicely for temp/smoke control.
I also have a 1-gallon pot of water in the side fire box on the intake end for added humidity and temp control.
Back later with more!
Eric
I'm test firing Best of the West lump in my SNP for the smoke, then will transfer everything to my Smoke Vault after panning/tenting, to hold @ 200* for 6-8 hours.
I wanted to try to duplicate my last brisket with the burnt fingers and pulled flat which was all absolutely to-die-for!
So, I embark on another mission tonight!
14.6lb untrimmed Brisket rubbed, with full fat-cap down:
14.5lbs of trimmed bone-in Butts rubbed, with approx. 1/4" of fat cap up:
30 minutes in with the Packer:
Butts are just in:
So, far the mesquite lump was pretty wild to light in a chimney (lots of snapping/popping and sparks). I started the SNP on about 4lbs of Kingsford blue bag, then added about 2lbs burning mesquite lump in fist size chunks.
I've been adding larger cold limbs since then...about 1.5 to 2lb sizes (3.5-4" diameter), and this seems to be doing nicely for temp/smoke control.
I also have a 1-gallon pot of water in the side fire box on the intake end for added humidity and temp control.
Back later with more!
Eric