brisket help!

Unknown

I know that a brisket will plateau... but i am at 140 after 1 1/2 hours... cooking at a dome temp of 215-225. Is this goign too quickly? Didnt plan to pull till 5ish.

b.t.w - 7lb cut

FearlessGrill

Levi,

Something sounds fishy there. Coming up to 140 that quick is odd, but not unheard of. I've certainly had meat do that. It should slow down once it hits the plateau. You can always take the heat down a bit to slow it down if you need to.

However, at 215 dome, your temp at the grid will be 200 or slightly under. Your brisket won't ever get done at that temp.

Is your thermometer properly calibrated? It sounds like it may be running hotter than you think it is.

-John

Unknown

Sorry,

I am running a Redi check maverick probe at the grate. The doen is showing 250 (I dont think that it is accurate). It hasnt moved much from 145 in the past 45 minutes.

FearlessGrill

Ah, that makes more sense.

Like I said, if it looks like it's getting through the plateau too quickly, lower the heat a bit. You can turn it back up when you get closer to your desired completion time.

Good luck,

-John

Unknown

Thanks John!

I'll post pics of the outsome!