Rich Dahl
R.I.P. 7/21/2024
Let’s start out by saying I’ve done about 20+ cooks on my mini and have been impressed by its performance. Its rock steady, wind, no wind, hot, cold whatever. I would say with the butts, ribs, meat loafs, turkey breast, PSB I’ve done almost all have been great.
So I thought I would try a little three pound brisket flat for fun seeing that I have never done one before. My expectations weren’t too high from reading the posts on the forum as it seems the flats are pretty difficult to get right
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I fired up the mini as I always do minion and a few chunks of hickory for this cook. Got it settled in at 260 and put the flat on. The temp dropped to 250 and stayed there. Ten minuets later I look at the maverick and its reading 190, okay open the bottom vent a little and ten minuets later its 325. Let the games begin! Now I’m chasing temps, never did this before. After an hour or more I finally get it stable at 270, good enough.
Then I hit the stall at 151 and it sits and sits for 2 1/2 hours on a three pound flat!
Thought the mav had gone south on me, nope the thermopop read the same thing when I checked. Finally at 5:30 we hit 165 and foiled it.
Started at 12:30 pm and it’s now 6:30 and the flat is at 190 and as tender as a chunk of flagstone. Barb is heating leftover spaghetti for dinner and I’m trying to get enough booze in me to make this reality go away.
7:30 the mini is out of fuel and the flat is 207 and seems to have the resistance not of butter but of wet concrete off it comes and will let it sit wrapped in a towel for an hour or so then into the fridge and tomorrow we’ll take a look.
Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to have another dance with Mr. J. Daniels.
If it came out decent I’ll post how I did it tomorrow.
So I thought I would try a little three pound brisket flat for fun seeing that I have never done one before. My expectations weren’t too high from reading the posts on the forum as it seems the flats are pretty difficult to get right
.
I fired up the mini as I always do minion and a few chunks of hickory for this cook. Got it settled in at 260 and put the flat on. The temp dropped to 250 and stayed there. Ten minuets later I look at the maverick and its reading 190, okay open the bottom vent a little and ten minuets later its 325. Let the games begin! Now I’m chasing temps, never did this before. After an hour or more I finally get it stable at 270, good enough.
Then I hit the stall at 151 and it sits and sits for 2 1/2 hours on a three pound flat!
Thought the mav had gone south on me, nope the thermopop read the same thing when I checked. Finally at 5:30 we hit 165 and foiled it.
Started at 12:30 pm and it’s now 6:30 and the flat is at 190 and as tender as a chunk of flagstone. Barb is heating leftover spaghetti for dinner and I’m trying to get enough booze in me to make this reality go away.
7:30 the mini is out of fuel and the flat is 207 and seems to have the resistance not of butter but of wet concrete off it comes and will let it sit wrapped in a towel for an hour or so then into the fridge and tomorrow we’ll take a look.
Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to have another dance with Mr. J. Daniels.
If it came out decent I’ll post how I did it tomorrow.
