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The key is maintaining the 170-185º range while resting where collagen continues to break down, ergo my comment about letting the brisket IT drop approx 5º before putting in a cooler with towels. While the 5º drop stops the cooking, the breakdown continues for quite some time. BTW: for food...
Lots of good advice & opinions here on what to get. Teaching him to shoulder it correctly before squeezing the trigger would be my first suggestion. Done properly either gauge will work for your son. Once you decide, take him skeet shooting. Great place to learn a number of valuable techniques...
Yup it can happen but don't let that discourage you. The meat has a part in this equation and sometimes its the only part. Generally I try to avoid seriously long smokes when it comes to briskets but that's mostly because I don't want to run my smoker overnight.
BTW: chopped up smoked brisket...
I run my smoker at 275º and let the brisket IT (thickest part of the flat) reach 175º before I would wrap. The stall usually sets in around 160º. It's at this point the meat is evaporating at a rate that the IT will not increase until enough of the moisture has dissipated which can take a couple...
Personally, I'd wait further into the stall before wrapping, i.e. IT 175º. Wrapping later (w/butcher paper) helps to ensure the final result doesn't take on a pot roast flavor. The 225º thing is way over rated IMO, been smoking mine at 275º for years now. Saves on time, it significantly...
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