I do agree with Franklin's though that a butcher paper "crutch" beats all other methods. I've tried foil, oven, etc. and the butcher paper wrap is perfect for the end of the cook in the pit.
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a highly skilled welder build mine to my specs, having been > barbequeing all my life and tweaking designs and ideas. Too keep the > temp steady, get the perfect smoke flow and accommodate a good post > oak fire while allowing the pit to be mobile (its on a trailer), the > ideal design turned out to be a 9 ft main chamber with a 3 ft offset > firebox. I've had many a brisket around these parts, including the > famous "Franklins", and no mass produced brisket beats one cooked > individually with lots of TLC. > > > On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a Traeger Texas Pro. It's a wood pellet smoker with thermostat temp >> control and thermocouples to monitor meat temp. It's pretty much idiot >> proof, so even I can do it. It was about $1000, but well worth it. >> >> Paul via phone >> >> >> >> Paul via phone >>>> On Jun 20, 2016, at 12:11 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 6/19/2016 10:08 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> I smoke brisket right here in Michigan. Twelve hours in the smoker >>>> plus the "Texas Crutch." The crutch is critical to great brisket. >>>> I've had brisket in Dallas, Midland and Austin. Mine is better: more >>>> tender and juicier. That's barbecue. >>>> >>>> Ribeyes on the grill can be fantastic, and nothing is better than >>>> wagyu. But it's not barbecue. It's grilling. Both good, but much >>>> different. >>> >>> One of my plans for the near future is to invest in a decent smoker. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
