Folks,
After a summer of figuring out the basics of my 18" WSM, I think I'm ready for my first overnight cook.
It's going to be a brisket. Won't know the exact size until I can swing by a supplier and pick on up on Saturday. My plan is to start it in the evening, timing as best I can to hit the stall about when I wake up in the morning, at which time I plan to wrap with butcher paper.
When it finishes, I'm going to follow advice that I got on another thread and let it come back down to 140 before I wrap it in foil and store in a cooler. If all goes well, I'll let it rest for about four hours before carving and serving.
To monitor the temperature overnight, I'm going to be using my BBQ Guru CyberQ. Based on prior experience, that should keep me "in the zone" until morning, where I may or may not refuel. My phone will probably stay at my side all night, so I can check on things whenever I wake up--but based on prior performance of my set-up, I don't expect to have to tend the fire. I hope.
Anyone got any advice for an overnighter that I may not have considered? Any "wish I would haves" or "should haves" that folks think I should know based on their experience?
Thanks in advance!
After a summer of figuring out the basics of my 18" WSM, I think I'm ready for my first overnight cook.
It's going to be a brisket. Won't know the exact size until I can swing by a supplier and pick on up on Saturday. My plan is to start it in the evening, timing as best I can to hit the stall about when I wake up in the morning, at which time I plan to wrap with butcher paper.
When it finishes, I'm going to follow advice that I got on another thread and let it come back down to 140 before I wrap it in foil and store in a cooler. If all goes well, I'll let it rest for about four hours before carving and serving.
To monitor the temperature overnight, I'm going to be using my BBQ Guru CyberQ. Based on prior experience, that should keep me "in the zone" until morning, where I may or may not refuel. My phone will probably stay at my side all night, so I can check on things whenever I wake up--but based on prior performance of my set-up, I don't expect to have to tend the fire. I hope.
Anyone got any advice for an overnighter that I may not have considered? Any "wish I would haves" or "should haves" that folks think I should know based on their experience?
Thanks in advance!