Ok so here is the run down!
I fired the WSM minion style and added 6 fist sized chunks of hickory and apple. Brought up to about 250 deg and put the Briskets around 9:30AM. I did not bring to room temp.
Then I pull out the IPad and check this forum and figure out I am a total dip thinking I had 2 briskets (thumping my chest) only to find out I have flats and need to quickly move to the suggested high temp cook to salvage this cook. This is around 10:30. Since the high temp method requires no water this is the first order of business. I scramble down to the wsm and pull the grates out suck in the good white smokey essence, wipe the tears out of my eyes grab the now very hot water bowl. I head back up stairs with the this steaming jewel dodge a few looks from my bride and empty and foil the inside. I run back down hoping that the neighbor’s dog did not scamper over and grab the flats from the cookie sheet sitting on the patio. I put the belly back on base fighting the big flames that had erupted and coming off of the wood and coal pit drop in the empty water bowl. And finally the cooker is back in order (oh yea so true I can’t make this $hit up ?)
I opened all vents 100% and she would only get to around 275 and my target more 340ish. So I grab a small dry wall screw and prop up one side of the lid just a little bit. Man this made difference the temp spiked the thermometer so I closed 2 of the bottom vents to about 50%. This was the all she needed and ran at a perfect 325-350 the rest of the cook not mucking with again.
Not knowing what my first hour of the slow water method would do to the overall project. I checked the temp after an hour around 11:30. Note to self drywall screw is freaking hot fell onto my foot! The top flat was at 160 so I decided to spray some Oatmeal Stout on them and foil them up and let them go. At 1:15 or so I checked the temp of the top flat and it was around 200 so I tried the fork test and so much but getting there finally ended up pulling at around 1:45 and the bottom one @ 2. Double wrapped and tossed in a cooler
Bout an hour later we dug in
This is actually the bottom one and was perfect doneness
It was very good the family loved it! Very moist and tender with pretty good smoke flavor. I could have probably tossed another chunk on after I had the cooker rigged for the high temp cook.
Cheers
Jeff
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