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That one Saturday where nothing went right on the smoker
Had a brisket stall at 160 for like 5 hours. Wrapped it in butcher paper, temp still wouldn't budge. Opened the firebox and realized my fire had basically died down to coals. Spent the next hour feeding logs and chasing temps. By the time I got it to 203, the bark was like shoe leather. My buddy Tim said 'at least the beans turned out good' but I was just tired. Anyone else have a shift where the smoker just fought you the whole time?
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ruby_patel271mo ago
Wait, so you're telling me the smoker was basically playing dead for 5 hours and then gave you shoe leather for a reward? That's like the universe's way of saying "you know what, let's just do burgers tomorrow." @ross.kevin's right about the beer thing, I've definitely done the "stare at the smoke" dance myself when things went sideways with my pork butt a few weeks back. At least Tim was there to remind you that beans are the real MVP in this war against indecisive meat.
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ross.kevin2mo ago
Fell out of my chair reading that! Five hours at 160 with dead coals? That's a nightmare scenario right there. I've had briskets fight me but never that bad. Last time my firebox went silent I was already two beers in and just staring at the smoke like it was gonna fix itself. Tim's a real one for trying to soften the blow though. At least the beans gave you one win!
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milestaylor2mo ago
Fell out of my chair" is right, that story made me spit out my drink. Bro, 5 hours at 160 sounds like the brisket was just asserting its dominance over you. At least Tim was there to remind you the beans were salvageable, right?
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