Recent content by Tim Altimus

Thanks Bob! That's good stuff. Good to know I have a backup plan if my timing is off. I'm starting to think that this will only take between 12 - 16 hours @ 225, based on all the reading I'm doing and what others are saying (taking into account that I will be trimming at least 3, possibly 5...

Thanks, J. Good info. I may try to push my temp up to 250 instead of the usual 225 for this one and target ~18hrs for the smoke time with a 4 hours rest. 16 hours seems low based on past experience - plus, this thing is THICK (3.5" flat, 4.5" point). If it were to get done too early - is there...

I hadn't planned to wrap it; I've never done so before on the smaller briskets. That's one of the questions I had though - should I consider that for this one since the cook will be so long? I'm concerned about it drying out and I'm pretty sure that people that dry out a 19lb prime brisket go to...

Hi, All! Need some advice here. I've got my first ever prime brisket to smoke; also, it's by far the largest brisket I've ever smoked (19.6 lbs..holy crap!) I ordered it here: https://store.creekstonefarms.com/, but I had ordered a 14-16lb prime and they sent me a 19.6lb prime. It needs a good...