Postby G8trwood » Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:46 am
Well started the cook and set a charcoal chimney inside while I had the weed burner on the charcoal basket and wood. Got up to temp in 1/2 hour . First time I had cooked on this smoker as I was helping a friend who usually only does chicken for his church. He told me the smoker was cold natured, i thought , nah.....first 4 hours smooth, then was really struggling to maintain 225 as the wind picked up. Welding blanket and later doubled fire size (it has a huge firebox) . Think I might have lost my good coal base burning sticks or who knows...
12 hours later, one brisket most excellent, one meh a little dry even though it was pulled way before the other. Will have to say that it was the first time I ever bought a brisket with patches of grey meay to slice out in trimming, they were the last two that the place had.
The butts could have used another hour but were still tasty. Normally on my smoker, which needs rebuilt) brisket takes me longer than buts.
So we had bbq a big bonfire and scotch, not a bad gathering. I'm not leaving the couch today.