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Badong
Badong Posts: 126
edited June 2012 in EggHead Forum
Smoking my first brisket. 

I have done two pork butts that turned out well.  On both of those I placed the butt on a raised grate with the drip pan on the lower grate and the lower grate sitting on the place setter, legs up (see pic).

The brisket I bought was too large to sit on the raised grill so at the last minute I decided to put the drip pan directly on the place setter and then put the brisket on the grate above it.  I went to crutch the brisket at 155º and it had almost no bark and was wet all over.

Am I correct in thinking that placing the drip pan directly on the place setter caused the liquid to evaporate too quickly and therefore steam the brisket?
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    Yes.  I believe you need to have a space between the plate setter and the drip pan.  That's what those 3 green ceramic pieces are for. 

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    LBGE, Adjustable Rig, Spider, High-Que grate, maverick ET-732, Thermapen,

    Garnerville, NY
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  • boatbum
    boatbum Posts: 1,273
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    or if you can't find the "green things".   Take a couple of pieces of foil, roll them into cylinders and place between the drip pan and the platesetter.

    I have 3 flattened balls of foil that I use between the platesetter ( legs down in this case ) and the pizza stone.

    Cookin in Texas
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  • liquidicem
    liquidicem Posts: 52
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    Some people use copper Tee pipe fittings under the drip pan as well.  Really anything that won't burn or melt to give you some air space will work.
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  • Badong
    Badong Posts: 126
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    "3 green ceramic pieces" ???
    Did I lose something?
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  • ShedFarm
    ShedFarm Posts: 499
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    "3 green ceramic pieces" ???
    Did I lose something?
    They're talking about the Big Green Egg ceramic feet. They used to come with the small, medium and large Eggs, but are no longer provided, since they switched to selling "table nests" as a separate accessory.
    BJ (Powhatan, VA)
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    They come with the egg.

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    LBGE, Adjustable Rig, Spider, High-Que grate, maverick ET-732, Thermapen,

    Garnerville, NY
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  • yellowdogbbq
    yellowdogbbq Posts: 389
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    I always place my drip pan on top of the plate setter and put a little water in it to keep the drippings from burning.  Always have great bark.  Not sure what happened on your cook?  How was the bark when it was finished?  The 3 ceramic feet are for placing under your egg (large or smaller) to create an air gap between it and your table. 
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  • Ottawa_Eggman
    Ottawa_Eggman Posts: 111
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    Yes.  I believe you need to have a space between the plate setter and the drip pan.  That's what those 3 green ceramic pieces are for. 
    They come with the egg.
    Those are actually feet to put under your egg not in your egg
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    Now that makes sense.  Someone told me HERE they were for the indirect piece.  That would explain the shape.

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    LBGE, Adjustable Rig, Spider, High-Que grate, maverick ET-732, Thermapen,

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  • BYS1981
    BYS1981 Posts: 2,533
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    Yeah the feet are for holding your egg directly on ground, or on a table. Also not all eggs come with feet now. I have read here some dealers claiming feet are being phased out?
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  • Badong
    Badong Posts: 126
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    It developed some bark later in the cook but very little smoke ring.  The flat reminded me of meat that has been boiled.  Overall I would give it a solid "meh".  My guests were happy so that's something.  Can't wait to try again.  I don't think I'm going to crutch it next time . . .
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    you don't need any liquid in the pan either.

    drippings don't truly 'burn' like we think.  sure, you're left with those black foam carbon puffballs, but they really are homemade charcoal  all the stuff is driven off under heat and with no oxygen, and you are left with carbon.  what you get when something burns looks pretty much the same, but it's not like they sit therte burning and making acrid smoke.

    you'd sure think it by looking at what's left, but i'm not so sure it's as bad as we imagine.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Badong
    Badong Posts: 126
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    I just didn't like the look of the meet after 6 hours, it was wet and slimy.  That's what made me think it was being steamed.
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