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Brisket at 300

Powak
Powak Posts: 1,412
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Next week we're having a cookout at work and my buddy's tossing me his 6# brisket to smoke for it because he can't fit in his small egg with the big slab of pork belly he's also cooking. Seeing as though I won't be able to get my smoke going till after 6pm and need to be at work by 5:30 the next morning, can I run my smoke at 300 degrees instead of 250? 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,170
    you can but you'll be done in 4-5 hours. 
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  • Powak
    Powak Posts: 1,412
    So 250–275 will probably be fine then
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,170
    Powak said:
    So 250–275 will probably be fine then
    you will be roughly 1 hr per lb at 260-275. It will be a little easier on your bark too. 300 is OK but you can get some pretty crusty bark if you don't wrap it once it hits the color you like. Also- if there is any sugar in your rub at all (and shame on you if there is)  ;-) it can burn pretty quick at 300+

    assuming you will have some trim, you may be at 5 lbs when all is said and done. It will cook in 5-6 hrs so set your schedule around that.



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