First Midnight Brisket...Hard To Leave and Go To Sleep!

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eberleb

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Aug 13, 2016
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Peachtree City, GA
So I got a 9.1 lb flat from the store and applied my Rub this afternoon as well as started to soak my mixture of hickory and applewood chunks. Fired up my Camp Chef 24" at 2345 to 180 degrees and put the meat in the smoker fat cap up. It's 0030 now and I have a stable 180 degrees inside with some decent smoke coming out of the vents. Time for some shut eye. Planning on adding more wood in the AM around 0700 and kicking the temp up to around 200. Will also turn the fat cap down, add water to the pan, and hit it with my spray. I'll post pics for the rest of the process tomorrow. Wish me luck and if you guys have any suggestions, I'm open to your inputs. My plan is to go into foil at an internal temp of 170, then wrap in towels at internal 190 and stick it in the cooler.
 
You may want to take it higher than 190.

Check it for probe tenderness, usually that doesn't happen until 195-205.

Your gonna want to bump the smoker temp up a little to get it to the higher temps.

Al
 
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0715 - flipped it, probed it and its reading 167 internal. Glad I didn't sleep in! Added wood mixture and water. Luckily the pan didn't go completely dry anyhow. There was just a bit left. 3 more degrees and it's into a double foil wrap.
 
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Looking good,I'm with Al on the temp but I never cooked at 180-200 either usally 225-250. Maybe this guy has some magic flat numbers,looking forward to the finish.Thumbs Up
 
I just went lower on the temps overnight because I know since I was cooking all night, I have plenty of time until my guests arrive today. I'm in no hurry. [emoji]128521[/emoji]
 
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