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    Refurbished parts sold as new - Char Griller direct - normal?

    Recently decided to buy four new grates for the main section of my Char Griller charcoal grill / smoker.  They were purchased from Char Griller's site directly, and I even ended up calling them to place the order due to a malfunction on their website. The package arrived within the timeframe...
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    Long time Porker, first time brisket, Q about Temps

    Thanks again everyone for the input.  It just hit 199 in the oven.  Pulled, wrapped, and waiting.  Smells awesome.
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    Long time Porker, first time brisket, Q about Temps

    I didn't puncture the meat until 5 hours in.  No injection, just dry rub, and when I put the meat in, I opened the air intake to 100% and added some extra charcoal to compensate for the cold meat. I just don't recall the pork butts ever taking that long... Usually after 5 hrs, which is when I...
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    Long time Porker, first time brisket, Q about Temps

    The internet doesn't seem to have decisive information one way or the other -- which was why I was hoping to find out from fellow Q'ers if they would still eat it. If your brisket took nearly 7 hours to reach the 140 threshold, SMF, would YOU eat it?
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    Long time Porker, first time brisket, Q about Temps

    Tried my hand at a brisket earlier this morning.  I picked up a ~20 lb. brisket, pulled it from the bridge, added a dry-rub and tossed it on the smoker (I'm using the char-grill model from a prominent hardware store that I've seen a number of folks here using). The heat never dropped below 200F...
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