Hi,
I'm trying another brisket today.
I started it at 6:30AM at 225 degrees. I'm getting ready to wrap it, the IT temp is162 degrees. I'll let it have a little more smoke because the AMPT is still smoking. It got to 162 in just 3.5 hours. I trimmed it real good but may have made a mistake by separating the point from the flat (thought I needed to cut it to fit in the MES 30). Maybe I should have just cut it in 1/2 just to the right of the label in the picture above. I guess I'll see when it is done data:image/png;base64,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. The point is way tenderer than the flat right now or at least it felt that way when inserting the temp. probes. I'll post some more pictures as it goes. I was thinking it would take way longer than this to get this high an IT. Anyway hopefully I'll be eating some tender moist brisket tonight!
I'm trying another brisket today.
I started it at 6:30AM at 225 degrees. I'm getting ready to wrap it, the IT temp is162 degrees. I'll let it have a little more smoke because the AMPT is still smoking. It got to 162 in just 3.5 hours. I trimmed it real good but may have made a mistake by separating the point from the flat (thought I needed to cut it to fit in the MES 30). Maybe I should have just cut it in 1/2 just to the right of the label in the picture above. I guess I'll see when it is done data:image/png;base64,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. The point is way tenderer than the flat right now or at least it felt that way when inserting the temp. probes. I'll post some more pictures as it goes. I was thinking it would take way longer than this to get this high an IT. Anyway hopefully I'll be eating some tender moist brisket tonight!