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Brisket going on tonight

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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    bgebrent said:
    YukonRon said:
    JohnnyTarheel said:
    Will be watching this one...  good luck with temps, lightning, thunder, high winds, sleep... did I leave anything out?  :s
    Bourbon?
    Hopefully not missing!
    Got it on stand by.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Dave in Florida
    Dave in Florida Posts: 1,157
    Waiting for the end result on that beauty.
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    Welcome to the Swamp.....GO GATORS!!!!
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Dave in Florida said:
    Waiting for the end result on that beauty.
    Will post as the cook goes.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Started the fire at 0215 this morning, in some bad weather, which I am waiting to get worse. Winds are gusting heavier than the steady 15 mph right now. I am guessing gust are around 20-30 mph. Actually, kind of nervous, about my neighbors ancient Tulip Poplar, it loses branches with hardly any wind, and tonight some major limbs have hit the ground. That sucker ever falls, party over.
    Put the Brisket on at 0305, hovering around 240F dome temp presently, looking hopefully for a 250F DT max.
    Getting close to 0330, have a conference call with Europe at 0400, then a USA CC at 0800.
    By 0900 the storms will be pretty bad. We make it through those and we will be good.
    Due to the weather being lousy and the wind being so gusty, I broke out the Q Guru, which I have not used in over a year. I checked for calibration, against boiling water, and it is perfect.
    These cooks are the times where you are glad you have it, I think.
    So far the cook smells wonderful. Using my favorite lump, Rockwood, and as mentioned previously, chunks of pecan for smoke.
    Settling in for the ride, we will see how this cook goes. I would rather have a bourbon and just cook, but my poor foreign language skills would suffer making me far worse than I already am. So as not to offend anyone, I will soldier on with my own blend of French Press coffee and a cliff bar. I bought a box of the new peanut butter and banana. It is killer. If you like cliff bars, this one is the mac daddy.
    Until later......
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    It's a party:
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Using an injection for this cook. 50% beef broth, 25% onion juice, 25% garlic juice. About 2 oz / couple hours. Every time I have used it, the results were phenominal.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Rock on brother!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    JohnnyTarheel said:
    Rock on brother!!
    Rocking on I shall.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Here comes the party:
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Folks East of Louisville, this storm could really get ugly when it gets to warmer areas.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Geez!!  Got you right in the bullseye! 
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    6 hours in, IT 157F, temps got a bit hot from the high winds early this morning, elevating pit temp to 266F, and dome to 305F. Got the temps dropping to target of 250F, but also trying to be careful not to extinguish the fire.
    Got another line of bad weather approaching, if we can get through this one, we got it made.
    Here is the hard work from the BGE thus far:

    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,423
    that is coming along nicely 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,182
    Stay safe and protect the brisket @YukonRon
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    A thing of beauty right there.  You've got this-no weather guessers gonna mess with that for fear of follow-on repercussions. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    kl8ton said:
    that is coming along nicely 
    I must tell you, the very humid air is keeping the cooking fragrances of beef and pecan smoke heavy in the air. Makes me hungry going outside to check on things. The aroma is awesome, another reason, a brisket is my favorite cook.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    DoubleEgger said:
    Stay safe and protect the brisket @YukonRon
    Just finished my last CC of the day. Back to the cook and dealing with this crazy weather.
    Check out @dldawes1 post on my turbo ribs thread. Amazing.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • TideEggHead
    TideEggHead Posts: 1,345
    Mouthwatering!!!

    LBGE
    AL
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    lousubcap said:
    A thing of beauty right there.  You've got this-no weather guessers gonna mess with that for fear of follow-on repercussions. 
    Hoping my luck holds, for sure. I think the winds are about over, just a lot of rain left for today. Neighbors trees around here have taken a beating. Lot of branches laying around.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    TideEggHead said:
    Mouthwatering!!!

    It is getting there. Thank you for checking it out.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    edited March 2017
    Hitting the stretch 172F IT, 10 hours into the cook.
    Using foil on the thin edge, to keep it from going charcoal on me.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    I'm fueling up the car now.
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    YEMTrey said:
    I'm fueling up the car now.
    You are most certainly welcome here. Anytime. We always have room for friends and family.
    Drive safe.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Oh boy!!!  Looks fantastic!!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    My next door neighbor mentioned the storm's strength, while telling me it kept her up all night. She explained that she took a peek out the back window to watch the trees bend, the lightning show, and the deluge of rain.
    She followed by asking herself, what idiot would be out at this hour of night, in this horrible weather? Then she saw me, in my t-shirt and pjs, wearing flip flops, under the patio umbrella holding a flashlight messing around on the BGE.
    She said risking my life over a all night cook could not be worth it.
    Ha, I laugh at her.
    She was wrong, and I said to her, "I am not an idiot, I am a Democrat, thank you very much."
    Told her.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    JohnnyTarheel said:
    Oh boy!!!  Looks fantastic!!!
    I had initially planned for 19.5 hours start of fire to stablize egg, cook then to serve. I adjusted the time line due to the storm to 16.5 hours, as per the knowledgeable advice afforded to me by my friends in this forum.
    It appears that this cook may hit that square on the numbers. 
    Thank you my friend for the kind words, it is crawling through the stall right now hopefully it will bust through in full stride, and be worthy to serve this evening.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • NC_Egghead
    NC_Egghead Posts: 786
    Great looking piece of cow Ron. I have no doubt, despite all the obstacles thrown your way, it will be another stellar cook. It just makes it taste that much better knowing the extra effort you had to go through. Enjoy!
    Charlotte, NC

    XL BGE, WSM, Weber Genesis 2, Weber Kettle
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    YEMTrey said:
    I'm fueling up the car now.
    Dude...swing by my place. I'll spin the tunes while you drive. ;)
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    YukonRon said:
    My next door neighbor mentioned the storm's strength, while telling me it kept her up all night. She explained that she took a peek out the back window to watch the trees bend, the lightning show, and the deluge of rain.
    She followed by asking herself, what idiot would be out at this hour of night, in this horrible weather? Then she saw me, in my t-shirt and pjs, wearing flip flops, under the patio umbrella holding a flashlight messing around on the BGE.
    She said risking my life over a all night cook could not be worth it.
    Ha, I laugh at her.
    She was wrong, and I said to her, "I am not an idiot, I am a Democrat, thank you very much."
    Told her.
    great post.  B)
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Glad I did it, but I think I will build a covered cooking area this summer, to help negate the inconveniences such as weather and poor lighting. I had been wanting to for a while, I believe this was the final straw, so to speak.
    Thank you for the kind words, still waiting for this one to punch through, hopefully it will not be awful.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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