I was thinking of not using the water pan at all...just rotating the brisket every 1/2 hour or so and spritzing it to keep it moist. Maybe wrap in both butcher paper and foil?With a lot of money ..
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Imagine water in the pan would be out just wrap.
Start with fair amount of lit, vents and possibly lid leak
I would suggest participating in this recent high heat Brisket cookI was thinking of not using the water pan at all...just rotating the brisket every 1/2 hour or so and spritzing it to keep it moist. Maybe wrap in both butcher paper and foil?
Thanks for referring me to that thread...good info. In the past I have done pretty well with lesser grade briskets, better with low and slow than hot and fast. I'm older now and don't want/can't do an overnighter anymore.I would suggest participating in this recent high heat Brisket cook
1st hot & fast brisket
I've done plenty of briskets, but this is my first hot & fast cook, and the first brisket on the 18.5" WSM. Costco Prime packer that I bought a couple years ago on sale. After trimming, it weighed ~ 7lbs. Dry brined the night before, sprinkled BBBR. Avg temp was 375° and it took just under...tvwbb.com
I also suggest trying the cook on a Prime or Choice Brisket before pulling the trigger on a Wagyu
Eat more tri-tip.Thanks for referring me to that thread...good info. In the past I have done pretty well with lesser grade briskets, better with low and slow than hot and fast. I'm older now and don't want/can't do an overnighter anymore.
Thanks for referring me to that thread...good info. In the past I have done pretty well with lesser grade briskets, better with low and slow than hot and fast. I'm older now and don't want/can't do an overnighter anymore.
I only use briquettes in the WSM. I haven't learned, or tried to learn, to control temps in it with lump. Yet.What about lump vs. briquets?
Lump will burn hotter. How much hotter depends on the type of briqettes vs the type of wood used to make the lump. But briquettes use a binder to hold the ground up charcoal together. The binder is usually not a fuel and therefore acts as a moderator of the burning and lowers the heat output. Lump from some species of trees can burn very hot. You should be able to get 400F with lump very easily. But you may find it difficult to control.What about lump vs. briquets?
Well, if you want to do the least amount of work, because of age, which I understand, then I'd use alot of hot briquettes with a fan and not flip and use foil, no paper and stick it in the oven to finish. That would be really lazy and cheap.Thanks for referring me to that thread...good info. In the past I have done pretty well with lesser grade briskets, better with low and slow than hot and fast. I'm older now and don't want/can't do an overnighter anymore.
Harry is big on the oven finish, the connotation of lazy and cheap seem negative, maybe easier and cost efficient would make me want to try it.Well, if you want to do the least amount of work, because of age, which I understand, then I'd use alot of hot briquettes with a fan and not flip and use foil, no paper and stick it in the oven to finish. That would be really lazy and cheap.