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Maybe I jumped the gun and got lucky. This one just went into the smoker but next time I will wait 2 weeks. Thank you two for your input and in return, I will show you how to make a redneck pepper grinder.
I have never really worried about it with ground meat for sausages but this is my first time trying an in tact brisket. Used the bacon cure calculator and it has been curing for 7 days.
I get tested the crap out of it and the meat was still pink. That has got to be a good sign.
I meant to say 160. I've read in some other threads about people using juice around that temp but to be honest it was a shot in the dark. I'll try keeping it at 225 next time. Thanks for the input. I'm in Orcutt Ca. Pretty sure brisket is not on the menu at any of our steakhouses.
Thanks guys. It sounds like Jon nailed it, I need to get a better feel for the toothpick test. I'll go for round 2 in a couple weeks and hope for better results.
So I have never even tried brisket. it's not very popular here, but everyone I have talked to about it either loved it or hated it. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with how it was cooked. So after consulting the oracle, (this site) it was finally time to see what was missing in my life.
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