My First Smoke

[AZMike]

Beta Smoked Brisket
Temp outside 70's humid, slight drizzle rain prior night, morning 78% humidity

4.7 lb from Von Huesen
Rub is Three Little Pigs KC Style
Put rub directly on, no resting or flexing Bradley set for 9hrs w 6hrs hickory smoke Temp 200 looking at 180 to pull off After every 2 hrs put on Apple sides baste
9 hrs, plateaued at about 136
3 hrs, up to 154
(Executive decision, Increase temp to 220)
2 hrs at 174. No baste this time, almost there did not open
1 hr at 178, smoke on one last time 20 min.


Ideas
Set brink in
Played w/ flow too much leave 3/4 open allow condensation escape?
Start at 220 (to much equilibrium between 180 and 200?) Leave smoker on even w/o pucks (drops a lot after shut off, brick will help?) Leave other temp probe "dangling" to get accurate oven temp


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[AZMike]

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[GusRobin]

I have not done a brisket smaller than 12 lbs, but some observations:
1) I cook briskets at 225*
2) I leave the vent wide open
3) Only use 4 hr of smoke, but used to leave the burner on for the extra heat. (once I installed a second element I no longer left it on).
4) I only spritzed with apple juice or beer after the four hour smoke and then about every 4 hours. (the 12-14 lbs took about 18-20 hours)
There are some good tips on brisket cooking in the recipe section

http://www.susanminor.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?180-Our-Time-Tested-and-Proven-Recipes

[Habanero Smoker]

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