Temperature Drop during Brisket Plateau?

Little Steven

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Unknown

Wess, you really are a homophobic classless idiot.

As the self proclaimed forum ambassador, you really are an embarrassment. .... respectfully....

THA

both sides of this argument sound a little childish.

This forum has been one of the most educational, informative, entertaining ones I have ever participated on. It has some of the greatest people I have ever commuitcated with and up til now vertually has never had much argueing. Tweev=tip, I don't know how much experience you have had but when someone on this forum offers information, I seriously consider it even if I don't believe it. I think that you have but your :S comeback was too concretely against what some with experience were saying. Too many were taking the same stance against what you were so adamant about. Too many to not seriously consider what they were saying.

Now for the other side, WessB, your comments were a little hostile and not understanding. I have noticed it coming from you before on other posts. Kinda like you might be an old curmudgen That said, many of us, myself included, sometimes put an inflection into what we write that is misinterperted by those reading it and it does not really reflect our personalities.

Why does anybody have to apologige, be friends and learn from each other. I am sure that some of my ideas are assbackwards from others but how do I change my position if even a hint of hostility shows, I become defensive which I feel is what happened here.

Each of us pop a beer or other beverage and toast to each other instead of apologizing and what we can learn if we go about it in the right way.

THA

little steven, see my post below

THA

grab a beer and see my post below

Unknown

THA,
Fair enough. Once I have some time, I will it some more serious thought and see if it holds water. I wish an engineer (I think chemical or mechanical would be best) would chime in and explain to me how my logic is flawed.

Thanks THA for being the voice of reason.

Unknown

Your wife is in labor and you are on a BBQ forum debating something you have never cooked with people you don't know and who you don't have anything in common with or like?

That's the definistion of sad.

Basscat

Amen

Big Knife

Tweev-tip wrote:

i can't say exactly why. but i can say that it happens often.

I appreciate you taking the time to explain it to me. I think we may actually agree on this because you seem to think also that it may be probing a different area of the meat. I am still stuck on how something heats to say 150, melts/renders, and as a consequence cools to 140. How is that possible? I don't see it.

Anyway, I'm going to have to cut and run from this topic. I'll try to give it more thought later. I'm expecting my first child in about 6 hours and I should really go tend to my wife.

Wish me luck!

It is entirely possible that the hydrolysis of collagen to gelatin is an endothermic reaction ie. one in which the end products hold more chemical energy than the starting products, resulting in a loss of heat from the system. If the transfer of heat from the Egg into the meat is slower than the transfer of heat into the end products of the hydrolysis then you would get a cooling effect. Whether your see this effect or not would be entirely dependent on where the probe is located and the rate of heat transfer through the meat.

And congratulations on the new addition, I hope everything goes smoothly for mother & child.

WessB

Never once called myself an ambassodor...but will absolutely not let you give another newbie BAD advice..you profess on this forum that you ignore me...you send e mails to newbies stating I'm a bully and for them to ignore me ( some of them do reciprocate ) but yet you manage to pop up replying to many of my threads or replies...so you obviously aren't practicing what you preach about ignoring me...I have intentionally ignored you for months..if the moderators wont do something about you I am willing to call you out on every piece of bad advice you care to post from here on out..

Unknown

Like I said, I need to give it more thought, I get what you're saying in the context of a plateau but not with a temp drop. Thanks for the well reasoned response though - I appreciate it.

Also, thanks for the well wishes. Wife is currently passed out for a final recharge before go time. Exciting stuff.

WessB

You most obviously get the picture...LOL

Mainegg

so is she at her plateau?? hope it is not a long night best wishes for her and the baby. is this your first?? Hubby would have been out the door if he was on here when I was in that position :evil:

WessB

All I can say in my own defense is Tweev brought on all the negativity I am posting towards him..this entire thread is a litteral example...he was proven wrong, but wont admit it, yet he still thinks he's correct in advising new egg owners on how to cook incorrectly...no experience, no sense...but yet stands here and argues with respectable and experienced eggers...the dude needs an appointment with a therapist..and he's still here arguing while his wife is in labor...take it for what it is..

Unknown

Thanks for the well wishes.

I would be in trouble if I was taking time away from her. I was her coach all night while we were trying to go 'all natural'. Unfortunately, things ran too long and there were some complications (water broke at 6am yesterday morning) - so she is on hour 36 and decided to go with an epidural. She's sleeping soundly right now and the best I can do for her is let her sleep.

I should sleep myself but I'm a little too excited to meet my first born. We don't know whether it's a boy or girl so it's pretty exciting

WessB

As any normal man/husband would...

Unknown

I wonder if he'll name the kid Brisket!

Unknown

Not to mention the fact that the poor woman thought he was the best she could do.

Little Steven

Are you really Timothy Leary?

Basscat

Tweev, Seriously....
There was a time in my life when I had to be right about everything. Damn near killed me. A dear friend showed me perspective, and my world is a way better place. You have a wife, soon to have a child, and you are worried about the temperature of someone else's brisket?
It's cooking. Turn up the temp if you need it done sooner.
Please go take care of your wife, and enjoy your new baby. Such a blessing you have coming!

Jeffersonian

My thought exactly...he's approaching three hours per pound. I bet he's barely over 160* at grate level and isn't aware of it.

TNmike

I've lost track, looks like the alias count is now up to 6 or maybe even 7. :laugh: It was fun and entertaining today. Thanks to all that posted. Goodnight. Mike

Ripnem

CAn't wait to read the rest. What an idiot :laugh:

Bacchus

I wasnt going to open this thread.......shoot.


Tweeve, I see you have decided against my advice. I know I am a late comer on this thread, and am only 5-6 posts deep into 75 or something but you are arguing agaisnt 3 of the most experienced Eggers here, Wessb, Fidel, and TNW. They have cooked a combined total of about xxx,xxx more briskets than you.
Dude, get over yourself. Shut the frack up and learn something so at some point you can pass along some solid advice which you are obvioulsy lacking right now.

WessB

Personally I consider it frustrating....some people just cant accept the fact that they are wrong..

eenie meenie

:pinch:

Unknown

I have no idea what youre talking about but agree that many of your ideas are assbackwards

Little Steven

Ambiguous? Yes, maybe no. What in the world are you talking about?

WessB

At this point you're still just a douche bag...step up or step out..

Unknown

Im talking about the greater good man, a good that's turned bad in the face of ceaseless infighting of the true proud originals that have been defroked by a new bread of stronger smarter bigger better faster more elevatedly literate & superiorly educated sacks of fluid of the bag d'douche, cant you see it, its all right there in the numberrs