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The smoker is fine just invest in one of these:
http://www.maverickhousewares.com/digital-remote-bbq-thermometers#/et-733-wireless-food-thermometer-set/
Benson those door thermometers can be off by 50+ degrees. I have a Stumps Baby XL and the door thermometer is useless. Invest in a probe thermometer like a Maverick or even an iGrill or the like. You probably ended up smoking closer to 280-295. That's how I do briskets. I've had them come out...
Here's mungo before getting wrapped and put in a cooler. It cooked fast (6hrs)but once I cut the flat I figured it out. I get local small farm grown beef and pork from my supplier and due to that the meat if very lean. I left an almost 1/2" fat cap and that kept it moist
At 160 you still have a long way to go. It could take another 3hrs if you wrap it or much longer if you don't. There could be a stall in around 160-170. Also once you get it to finish temp 190-210 you should wrap it and throw it in a cooler for a couple hours. Depends on your dinner plans but...
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