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First brisket not going to be done by dinner....what now? Need advice!
10lbs. It's at 198 now. Probe went in much easier...and I jabbed a hole in the bottom of the foil. What a mess. lol. Gonna try and get some foil under it. taking it off too. -
First brisket not going to be done by dinner....what now? Need advice!
just gave it a test and the flat is still not tender. Its at 198 now and I'm wondering if it's gonna get tender. I'll leave it to 205, but you shouldn't leave it longer than that right? Or should I wait till it passes the butter test, regardless of the temp? -
First brisket not going to be done by dinner....what now? Need advice!
It's after 6 pm here on the West coast and I hope some of you Q experts are still looking in. Got my first brisket still in the smoker (MES) right now. I had some delays getting started this morning, but pressed ahead. It's foiled and at about 194 or so and I plan to take it off at 200 or... -
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The smoke ring mystery
Thanks! I believe I've got it now. Using the MES, regardless of whether you add an AMPS, you will not "burn" enough fuel to create the amount of CO2 needed to get the ring. The ring also doesn't directly relate to how much smoke flavor you've added either. As I said earlier, I'm all about...- chiefp
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- Forum: General Discussion
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The smoke ring mystery
Thanks all. I'd already read some of this and alot of it is repeated. I got the whole chemical reaction from burning wood (NO2). And these explanations all say you don't get the ring in an electric because you're not burning wood or not enough to make the grade (chip trays). But what about...- chiefp
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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The smoke ring mystery
I've been doing my diligent newbe reading and understand that electrics won't give your meat a smoke ring like fire or charcoal. I've got both and see this firsthand....but why not? Temps are the same and the smoke is being provided by wood in both. Someone please splain dis to me.- chiefp
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- Forum: General Discussion
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5 day course still available
Got Chpt 1 today, thanks!- chiefp
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- Forum: 5 Day Smoking Basics eCourse
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First Beef Ribs w/ Q-view
I know this is true...but why? Temps are the same. Looks GREAT. Now I can't decide if I want to do a brisket on beef ribs this Sat....- chiefp
- Post #15
- Forum: Grilling Beef
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5 day course still available
Is this still available? sounds great but the button to register doesn't work.- chiefp
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- Forum: 5 Day Smoking Basics eCourse
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Hello from Sin City
Hello all. I was surfing the net looking for reviews on the MES 40 and came across this forum. After reading for a couple hours, bought my smoker and here I am! I do a lot of cooking, but have never had an electric smoker and though like most do...you can't smoke without fire! lol. I use...
