dockman
Smoking Fanatic
I don't know why but I have never had a brisket take as many hours as all you mention? I smoke at 225-250 and yes the temp gauges have been checked. Most briskets I have done are 10 - 14 lbs and never have taken me over 10 hours to smoke. Most of the time they are done in 6-8 hours, sometimes good and sometimes not so good. I have always foiled around the 165 mark and check it at 190-195. Think for the one I do this Saturday I will start a new thread and see how it goes. I will be doing 40 lbs of pulled pork and some turkeys too so should be a decent thread. BTW your article is very helpful.