My second brisket ever, trying Smokin'Al's method for this flat

[kilohertz]

Ya it feels pretty good at the end of the day when it's all done and you're sipping a fine red wine and eating brisket and potato salad and fresh bread.

I don't think Myron Mixon has anything to worry about but still, I like it when things work out.

cheers

 

[Steve H]

Really nice job! Good looking meal!

 

[jcam222]

Beautiful smoke ring and man your potato salad looks awesome too!

 

[gmc2003]

Looks like a success from here.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Gonna Smoke]

SUCCESS!!

I would agree completely!!

 

[SmokinAl]

You certainly nailed that one!
Beautiful looking brisket!
Al

 

[tbern]

very nice job, looks great!!

 

[kilohertz]

Thanks everyone for the compliments, much appreciated, it was a great learning experience. I want to try one on my Kamado and offset now. It will have to wait for a few months though, too much snow on the deck.

I'm planning to build PID controllers for the Brinkmann and Kamado this spring, I love playing with electronics.

Cheers

 

[Fueling Around]

Great looking meal.

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My PB820 had been acting up so a quick phone call and they sent me a new controller and temp probe which I installed this week and decided to try another brisket flat today.
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Did the new parts help with temp control?

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As this is only my second brisket and first time being able to continuously monitor the meat temp, is it normal for the temp to rise to 110* within the first 2 hours when the smoker is only 180*?
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Yes.
A pellet grill is basically a wood fired convection oven and the initial temp rise is very fast, but the stall is tough to pull through and resist the urge to up the grill temp.

I get to the stall and wrap and move to the oven. Why waste pellets smoking foil?

 

[kilohertz]

Thanks John, you and I think exactly alike. I let it get thru the stall then moved to the oven.

Well, no, the new parts didn't fix the temp swings, ha ha, I had my doubts but it was a warranty thing so had nothing to lose. It would hold just fine for about 20 minutes, then would jump to 280 and drop back down slowly to 230-240, then stabilize around 240 (it was set for 225). Sometimes would drop down to 210 for a while then hold. I think it is just the fixed timed function that these controllers use, there is no feedback to the controller and if there is, it doesn't seem to react to it. I know the variations aren't critical to a good smoke as they average out to a reasonable temp, but it does make one wonder....There are PIDs for these and I tried incorporating one into this but it was damn difficult to tune and I gave up (for now). Maybe Ardunio to the rescue.

Cheers

 

[netspyder]

looks amazing! nice smoke ring for a pellet smoker!