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    Brisky question(s), particularly for those who wrap (BP, not foil)

    Update: smoke went great, pulled it off when probe tender, already wrapped in BP (IT was about 203-205), put it in a cold oven around 7am (8 hrs ago) until the internal was down to around 160. Then I turned the oven on to 170, and it’s holding around 150-160 degrees (oven temp). Internal of the...
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    Brisky question(s), particularly for those who wrap (BP, not foil)

    This is my thought/hope as well. I'm also going to do the tallow as well because I haven't done it before and want to try it.
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    Brisky question(s), particularly for those who wrap (BP, not foil)

    Great info. And my oven (gas) will go as low as 170, so I have no problem holding in there. If I do go that route, and I wrap with BP, I assume that's no problem in a 170 degree oven?
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    Brisky question(s), particularly for those who wrap (BP, not foil)

    Thanks friends. Ultimately I'm trying to figure out when I should throw this guy on. In a perfect world (but I have some flexibility), I'd like to be able to pull it off to rest in the cooler around mid day on Saturday. So I'm obviously starting on Friday. But can't decide if I should go like...
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    Brisky question(s), particularly for those who wrap (BP, not foil)

    I've done my share of briskets over the years. But I haven't done one in a few years. I'm planning to do one this weekend and will be trying some new techniques out because I always like trying new methods, especially on cuts that I don't do often enough to truly nail down "my" preferred method...
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    Using cure #1 in wet brines for chicken?

    Mine says “6.25% Sodium Nitrite, 93.75% salt.” Doesn’t mention nitrate at all. So looks like I’m good with what I have. Thanks!
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    Using cure #1 in wet brines for chicken?

    Thanks, that’s what I was wondering, how it changed the product with just a 24 hour brine. I’m curious how it changes the texture on chicken or turkey.
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    Using cure #1 in wet brines for chicken?

    Actually I just checked it, it's labeled as Prague #1 Powder:
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    Using cure #1 in wet brines for chicken?

    Awesome, thank you. So the pink Prague Powder I have is cure #1, right?
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    Using cure #1 in wet brines for chicken?

    I've pretty much always brined anything that flies. I've only ever used cure #1 (Prague Powder, the pink stuff, I'm pretty sure that's #1?) when curing bacon. But I keep seeing people recommend it for quicker overnight brines, i.e., as opposed to long curing brines. What's the deal here? I've...
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    When you want a packer, but not burnt ends...

    That's what's up! I'm pretty sure this is exactly how a local food truck does it. Thank you!
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    When you want a packer, but not burnt ends...

    Anytime I do a brisket, it's always a full packer. And when I do a packer, I'm usually doing burnt ends with the point. But I've started to realize I don't always want burnt ends. Many times I just want the salty, peppery brisket. So for those of you who do packers but not burnt ends, what do...
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    Smoked a pastrami, left whole in the fridge, now what?

    Not super happy with the bark. I made the mistake if leaving it tightly wrapped in the BP, so once I pulled it out of the fridge and the BP, a lot of the bark pulled off with it. Oh well, learned that for the next one. Also, wasn't super in love with the rub, I feel like it needed more coarse...
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    Smoked a pastrami, left whole in the fridge, now what?

    I did my first (cheater) pastrami yesterday with a corned beef. I wrapped in BP at 160, and let it go until about 195. Pulled it off to rest in a cooler a few hours, then threw the whole thing in the fridge. Now, should I slice it cold, or steam it back to temp then slice it? Don’t really have...
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    Best insulating sand for concrete blocks

    They get slightly warm, but nothing crazy. You can hold your hand on them and not get burned.
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