I am in the process of smoking my second brisket on the MES 40. My last brisket was very stubborn and took 19+ hours with the IT sticking around 180ish. Well, my 2nd brisket I wanted to make sure I planned with plenty of time, so I put it on last night around 9:30 and by 11:00 AM this morning it had reached an IT of 194. The only problem with this is that my guests won't arrive until 5 or 6 when we plan to eat it. I pulled it off, let it stay wrapped in the foil it cooked in (after it had reached 165), and added another layer or 2 of foil. I then but some towels inside a cooler and placed the brisket in there. I left the Maverick probe in the brisket and noticed that the IT dropped from 194 to 192 pretty quickly. It has been 2 hours since I pulled it out and the IT is sitting at 174. Is this normal? Should I just keep watching it and if it nears the 140 danger zone, put it in a low oven? Or should I do something different all together? Thanks in advance for the help!
Eric
Eric