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I started my first brisket last night at 8 p.m., hoping for a noon today lunch. The Minion Method absolutely rules for temperature control. It was around 40 so I went extra on the hot coals, but things went well.
I went to sleep at 11 p.m. My dog woke me up at 3 a.m. and I let her out and checked, rotated, basted and otherwise admired my coming masterpiece. I went to sleep and my dog woke me up at 6 a.m. I went back outside. Turned, basted, marvelled again.
Unfortunately, I think I made a rookie mistake. I filled the water pan too high. The flames started kicking up and the smoke went from a nice smell to a harsher one. I removed the brisket for 30 minutes and have not heard any more dripping, but, it still seems a bit off in terms of smell, and the temp is running well with just 25 percent open on the bottom vents at 11 hours of cooking, so I'm guessing there's still grease feeding things.
Anyway, what is the likely outcome of this error? Will the meat taste of off flavor burning, wet coals and grease fires? Or should I be ok?
I went to sleep at 11 p.m. My dog woke me up at 3 a.m. and I let her out and checked, rotated, basted and otherwise admired my coming masterpiece. I went to sleep and my dog woke me up at 6 a.m. I went back outside. Turned, basted, marvelled again.
Unfortunately, I think I made a rookie mistake. I filled the water pan too high. The flames started kicking up and the smoke went from a nice smell to a harsher one. I removed the brisket for 30 minutes and have not heard any more dripping, but, it still seems a bit off in terms of smell, and the temp is running well with just 25 percent open on the bottom vents at 11 hours of cooking, so I'm guessing there's still grease feeding things.
Anyway, what is the likely outcome of this error? Will the meat taste of off flavor burning, wet coals and grease fires? Or should I be ok?