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  1. YeOldeBrisket

    Extremely Fast Cook Times on Brisket & Butt with Insulated Cover - Can Dinner be Saved?

    @bauchjw & @Brokenhandle it turned out okay but not great. I ended up removing the insulated cover, turning down the temp to 210º, and wrapping just the brisket. To reach 203º the beef only needed about another three hours and the pork took another seven. The bark on the bottom of the flat on...
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    Extremely Fast Cook Times on Brisket & Butt with Insulated Cover - Can Dinner be Saved?

    Green Mountain Peak (used to be called Jim Bowie which is a way cooler name than Peak) Prime. I certainly used a lot less pellets than usual. I know this smoker very well, without the cover, and was expecting about a 16 hour cook time. I'm wondering if without the cover there is a great deal of...
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    Extremely Fast Cook Times on Brisket & Butt with Insulated Cover - Can Dinner be Saved?

    Thanks @schlotz. The initial readings were taken with the built in probes and I confirmed them with a Thermapen. I used a cheap infared thermometer on the grates, drip pan, and walls of the smoker and got 226º.
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    Extremely Fast Cook Times on Brisket & Butt with Insulated Cover - Can Dinner be Saved?

    Hi Folks, I'm seeing something pretty strange with my pellet smoker. I put a 9.5lbs butt and 12lbs brisket on my smoker at 225 and in just 7.5 hours, temps are 178 on the pork and 193 on the brisket (temp taken on the flat). Neither were wrapped. I've never seen cook times anywhere near this...
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