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I read in the past that as long as the outer 1/2” of meat got to 140 within 4 hours it was good. Based on that I figured 200-225 should be able to accomplish this no problem. I appreciate the info though. Maybe I should stick to 225 in the future.
Here’s this weekends cook. I got her rubbed down yesterday afternoon and put it on the smoker right around 11. I left the smoker around 205 all night. Currently sitting at 161 and seems to have developed a nice bark. Here’s some pics of the progress so far.
Pulled and wrapped in butcher paper at 166. It took right around 5 hours and 45 mins to get there. I wish it had a little more bark. This is my first time doing a brisket at 250 instead of 225 so maybe that’s why it looks different. We’ll see how it turns out.
I’ve been lurking on here for some time now but figured maybe I should actually post something. So here we are. My brisket is ready to go for tomorrow morning. I was able to get my hands on an 8 pounder just the point. Got it trimmed and rubbed down with salt, pepper and a basic beef rub. I...