12 lb brisket done in 6hrs?

[cnl390]

I have been smoking a 12 lb brisket for 6.25 hours at 225 to 260. Internal temp 201 and thermapen mk4 slides in like butter. I was expecting 10-12 hrs. Going to wrap in foil and towels and transfer to cooler.

 

[mneeley490]

Sometimes the BBQ gods favor you; every piece of meat is different.  I'd consider myself lucky.

I had a 10 lb. one come in once at 8 hours, and kept wondering what I did wrong. Only bad thing about it, was that it screwed up the timing on my dinner.

 

[cnl390]

I hear ya. I was planning on cooking until around 3 am, pulling, wrapping, in the cooler, then at my son's at noon.

 

[SmokinAl]

Those pesky briskets just never get done when you want them to.

I've been smoking stuff at higher temps lately (270-280) & it's seems to be a little easier to calculate the cook times.

At least they are more consistent.

Al

 

[cnl390]

The one before this was 10 lbs and took right at 10 hours. I use the Thermworks Smoke duel probe & Thermapen. But even with all this technology, and the probe sliding in with no resistance. I was still reluctant to pull after 6.5.