HELP - Post-Mortem: Dry Brisket

Well, heck, maybe you shoulda advised DC to chuck those silly thermometers altogether the other night as a solution to his problem and just rely on his Egg-fu or super powers.

Until he becomes a super-duper smoker dude like you, though, Wess, I'd recommend that he understand the basics of checking and calibrating his thermometer to the extent possible. Do you find that objectionable? Why?

get out of my face you worthless troll...what in the world have you offered as positive advice to any newbie...as was months ago...
i'm done with your ignorant, arrogant self.....good friggin luck...

Well, let's dissect that fatuous post of yours, shall we? Here it is:

Nope...no need to worry, thats perfectly normal, the meat is just using up all the energy/heat breaking things down...It'll come back up before long...Enjoy..

From the links in the brisket thread, we learn that no, that much of a drop is not normal. The Whiz's site says the temperature may drop "a degree or two." The thread at the California BBQ site also says it can drop "a couple of degrees." Addicted to BBQ says the internal temperature "may even drop slightly." Not one says a drop of eleven degrees is "normal," much less "perfectly" so. In fact, it's 5-10 times what is "perfectly normal."

You also say that he shouldn't worry, that the temperature would come back up. DC himself says that "8 hours later, there had been almost no movement in the temperature on the probe - it had gotten to 156F (from 153*)." So, contrary to your flat assertion, he had plenty to worry about, and your assurance that things were right on track were exactly wrong.

Let's turn this around, Wess: What in the post I cited turned out to be true? Why would anyone listen to you?

Exactly what am I wrong about, Wess? Show me.

No let's not....let's just leave it at the fact you are trying to defame me, make me look like a troll.. and nothing you say makes any practical sense....but you keep repeating it as we all know you are so known for...

how many posts do you have offering advice????

tomorrow this is done

I have always admitted when I was wrong.....I'm not in this case...you need to head a little bit of your own advice...one of us is going to loose in this battle...

twev offered absolutely no explanation for the drop in temp, and said it was not possible.

i don't know where you read that he was "right' about anything.

not trying to start a pissing contest, but the guy said nothing that was correct. he simply said it was impossible for temps to drop.

We are all fighting a lost cause...Jeffersonin thinks he has an education and he is possesed with proving me wrong..let him speak his mind and he will once again leave us alone...he knows entirely more than I will ever know about cooking on an egg....

I made no error...idiot..

I knew the frigstick would drag it out to 4 days....I'm done with him tonight.....

Wrong as usual...his problem was you and Tweev...and I aint replying to another one of your posts...now go fume and steam in your corner..but realize you didnt prove me wrong in any respect...as hard as you tried...you were the ones wrong...and like a little child you came out fighting...and in the end...you came out looking like a little child...Day 2...it wont be me taking this to day 4

See, that's just the thing, Wess: You've lost, but you're too beef-witted to realize it. Your post only goes to prove it:

I have always admitted when I was wrong.....I'm not in this case...you need to head a little bit of your own advice...one of us is going to loose in this battle...how much ammo do you have...

Issuing threats in open forum isn't the brightest thing to do at any time, but somehow it doesn't surprise me coming from you.

Maybe the folks replying to Wess anonymously are wise to do so. He does seem like the violent sort.