Recent content by kilimanj99

Well I removed it and let it rest shortly after the last message and despite all the weirdness I had it turned out spectacular. I was told that it was my best brisket yet. Go figure. It was pretty dam good and I could barely do the hang test with out breaking apart by gravity. It just melted in...

This has been the craziest meat. After wrapping at 170, it took 5 hours to get to 195. I was running out of time so I moved it to the oven and turned the heat up to 300. 30 minutes later the temp was down to 190. I think I'm just going to pull it, let it rest, and hope for the best.

... and that it did, stalled at 170, a little higher and faster than normal but at least it happened. Maybe the probe is a little off or not in the best place, even though I poked around a little. Wrapped up and entering phase 2!

I've smoked several briskets and this is the first time there was absolutely no stall. I did do a few things differently to try them out this time, I wonder if one of them was the cause? Things I did the same as always: 1. Started the smoke at 250 degrees 2. Use a Masterbuilt 40" electric...