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Merry Christmas Danny! On a hot day I can put my smoker in the sun and it will run 120-130 degrees with no fire! Seems like in the summer I have to work more on keeping the temps down, but in the winter I have to work on keeping them up.
Mummel I'm not sure if your questions were answered or not. Yes the brisket on the right looks like a whole brisket. Most whole/packers I find are in the 12-15 lb range. As far as time, I estimate an hour a pound but if my fire is running hot it comes out closer to 45 min a pound actual...
Nice looking brisket, especially for your first one! I usually hit at least 160 degrees before I wrap, some stall before that point and some after. I try to smoke till I hit 200 although some people say theirs get tender before that point. Also resting afterwards for an hour or two seems to...
Sorry to hear about your loss, I know it hurts more being a prime. Briskets aren't easy, it takes practice, and your next one will go better. Are you using a probe thermometer and were you around while it was smoking?
Red like that is fine now, but don't know about Saturday. Since you already past your planned smoke date, I would cook them now and find something else to smoke over the weekend. Make stew out of them, make chili out of them, whatever, but cook them soon.
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