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    brisket cooked too fast

    The brisket was tender, juicy, not bad at all. I just wonder how good it would be if it actually cooked "low -n- Slow" I'll have to try wood chips, maybe in foil, to see if I can keep the temps down. What about covering the heating element with lava rocks? Think that may help? Also, it was 108...
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    brisket cooked too fast

    I have an electric ECB. I attempted my first brisket this weekend. It was tasty, but it cooked way too fast. I did a rub the night before, took the briskey out of the fridge 1 hour before putting it in the smoker. I have a Maverick smoker thermometer, the smoker was at 244 degrees when I put the...
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    How much wood to use?

    Thanks for the input from all. I do have a nice remote thermometer that should do the trick. lets get even more basic, How many chunks do I put in to start? Do I put them in as the smoker is heating up, or after it is hot? Thanks
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    How much wood to use?

    I just purchased a used ECB on craigslist. I am using my good friends Jim and Debbie as guinea pigs fom my first rack of baby back ribs. I am planning on using the 2-2-1 method (actually gonna try 3-1-1) My question is this. How many chunks of hickory/mesquite do I use? do I need to add...
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