Andrew Marburger
New member
what's up everybody?
This is a two-part question based on my hopes to smoke a brisket on Saturday.
First, its supposed to rain. How much will rain affect the cook? Do I need to rig up some kind of umbrella or cover to prevent water from seeping into the smoker?
Secondly, when I have cooked briskets in the past, I have noticed that I tend to starting dropping temperature after about the 8 hour mark or so. This is after using a chock-full fuel ring (22.5" smoker) and utilizing the minion method. In the event I start dropping temp and I need more time...what's the best way to accomplish that? I have lit more charcoal in the chimney and poured it in but this usually causes short-lived temp spikes instead of a long-term solution.
This is a two-part question based on my hopes to smoke a brisket on Saturday.
First, its supposed to rain. How much will rain affect the cook? Do I need to rig up some kind of umbrella or cover to prevent water from seeping into the smoker?
Secondly, when I have cooked briskets in the past, I have noticed that I tend to starting dropping temperature after about the 8 hour mark or so. This is after using a chock-full fuel ring (22.5" smoker) and utilizing the minion method. In the event I start dropping temp and I need more time...what's the best way to accomplish that? I have lit more charcoal in the chimney and poured it in but this usually causes short-lived temp spikes instead of a long-term solution.