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  1. drhorrible

    Question about brisket IT while it's cooking

    Yeah shortly after posting this I stumbled across some articles about this infamous "stall". It's almost like it's the meat's way of scaring all beginners. Well it worked!
  2. drhorrible

    Question about brisket IT while it's cooking

    Hey all, sorry for the newbie question. I am in the middle of my first smoke and I had a question. I've been smoking for about 6 hours now, and for the past hour the IT of the brisket has seemed to stall out in the 150's. It rose really quick to 150 though, only took 2-3 hours. Now I'm curious...
  3. drhorrible

    First time smoking... how much smoke should be coming out of the top vent?

    Thanks fellas. I'm going to leave it as-is and not add anymore wood. Then I'll know after this brisket if it was good or if I should have added more. Like gee said, I'd rather it lack smoke than be drowned in it.
  4. drhorrible

    First time smoking... how much smoke should be coming out of the top vent?

    Hey all! I'm joining the wonderful world of smoking. I have a 18.5" WSM that I loaded with lump charcoal for the minion method. I soaked mesquite mini-logs (which they sell at HEB here), and added approx 5 "fist-sized" chunks of wood worth (3 minilogs) to my charcoal. When I first started, for...
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