Brisket question

anez

I put on a 9 pound choice at 3 am pt, 250 with digi q and flat is already at 185, 5 1/2 hours in. That seems fast. Think the stall is coming up or is this just a fast cooking piece of meat?

Was figuring an hour, hour 15 per pound

Chris_Wang

Therm is in the thickest point of the flat and calibrated? If so, chalk it up to meat having a mind of its own. If you trust the reading, pull at 203° and enjoy in an hour or so.

anez

Thanks, chris. It's at 197 according to my thermapen. Feels like it needs to get a little over 200 til it's done. Could be done in a little over 8 hours of cooking time, which is odd but it's looking great. Prob gonna FTC for 3 or 4 hours.

I was gonna put it on at midnight last night but I fell asleep and woke up at 2 am and got it going. Ooooops

anez

Pulled at 202, just under 9 hours. Now ftc'ing for 3 hours.

timothyloerke

anez, the same thing happened to me.  I smoked a 12lb packer brisket (point and flat together).  I didn't take into account the amount of fat I cut off.  All in all, it took about 45min per pound.  There wasn't a stall like I was expecting...it did seem to stall around 185 but that doesn't seem like a true stall.  The brisket still turned out delicious.  I have to wrap it in foil and throw it in the oven at 175 to keep it warm...since it finished way too early.  It was a little dry for me but my guests couldn't tell.  I'll adjust next time.  How did it turn out?