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First, I don't think brining beef is necessary, particularly prime briskets. Rubbing the night before is a good idea though. What rub are you using? How much do your briskets weigh? There's no way to guess a time without brisket weight. Your basic butcher paper plan is a good one, plan on wrapping at approximately 165° internal, this is about when the stall is. Once done, you can start probing around 190°, but most often brisket is probe tender around 200°-205°, make sure your temp probe, and your tenderness probes go in the flat, the point will be tender way sooner. How much do you plan on trimming? I like to remove all hard fat, including between the flat and point, but I do leave the fat cap alone. The more fat you remove, the more rub will be effective, plus the hard fat has no flavor benefit. I'm guessing you're planning on indirect cooking. Set your cyberq at 275°, and let that ride. I like to cook fat cap down, but this is an infinite subject of discussion. Cook and wrap as stated above, and plan on roughly 1 hr/lb. I like a simple 50/50 sea salt, black pepper rub, or you can search in this forum coffee cardamom rub, I don't use the oil. Keep it simple, feel free to ask more questions, there are lots of seasoned brisket cookers willing to help. This is how I trim briskets. Rob

Beautiful grill!! I'm partial to the 23's. I think your firebox is fine, as long as the charcoal basket comes in and out easily. The only other thing I can say is, Welcome, to the dark side!![emoji41][emoji41] Rob

Shuley, that really does look fabulous. Congrats on no foil! Rob

If you do have to calibrate, I'm guessing it'll be the tel tru. Rob

I know I'm a little late, but sometimes the guru probe can end up too close, or touching the protien, and that can give errant readings. The good news is butts really don't care. Cook until 205° internal, you'll be fine. Rob

http://barbecuebible.com/2015/01/20/3-2-1-method-ribs/ I don't like foiled ribs. It adds difficulty to your cook, and makes them mushy to me. Rob

Gotta love da bronze!! Rob

No pan necessary. I actually have moisture dripping from my lower vent on many occasions. Rob

It might be a bit smaller goat.. Rob

Bosceaux says to Halfsmoke....."you're getting verrry sleepy....."! Rob

You can always try some different coal to get a smokier profile. (Obviously). This does two things. First it shows how easy it is to cook on a KK. Second, it shows how little flavor the coco char imparts into the flavor. Time to get more wood chunks and experiment! Go ahead and get the second grill and save yourself the agony. Rob

Beautiful Tony!! Happy birthday!! Rob

Could that many people be looking for Labor Day sales? Rob

Seems like not too long ago we were talking about the drip pan that comes with the grills, and Dennis said it was a serving tray. Anybody else remember that? Rob

That goat needs to be cooked just a bit more. Rob

The smoke pot is a game changer for me too. BTW, that grill is entirely too clean, but I see. You're doing what you can, keep it up!! Rob

Geek is good! Rob

Bosceaux gives excellent advice, it can't be argued with. That said, I love my cyberq. Rob

I do. I only use the top vent to change airflow, and even that's fairly rare. You want the fan to run, or cycle regularly. If it's not running, there's too much natural airflow, and your temps will climb. On the other end, don't be afraid to really close the top a good bit if necessary, I never have mine more than 1/4 open, usually more closed than that. Rob

I use a guru regularly on my 23 with the fan damper open, so on the 32, I would imagine it would be fine. Your first instinct was correct, let the grill heat soak, because you added a lot of cold stuff to the mix. I only adjust the top when trying to get heat back up after adding protiens, keep the variables down. Sometimes when the guru is working particularly hard to get to temp, it can overshoot a bit, just unplug and re power to reset. There are settings to play with but I'm not sure if that's necessary yet. I recommend you light in just one spot, set the guru, close the lid, top no more than 1/4 turn, and let it heat, I like to give an hour at temp before protiens if possible. Everything really looks good, it's just a matter of getting used to things. Rob

I think you should use it as a joke.....when you have friends over for some q...have the little guy smoking away!!! Rob

I've never tried to attach the guru directly to the grill, not even sure if it's possible! Maybe just get a lawn chair or something to set it on. Rob

Looks like you and your grill are getting alone just fine!! Rob

First, with the latch closed, push down on the handle, and if there is any movement, it needs to be adjusted. Second, the top vent needs to be snug, but not tight, you should only need one hand to close it. Third, your gap in the lower vent could very well be your culprit, these vents need to be checked regularly, they can work open, and over time, ash can build and prevent a good closure. An easy check is light a fire, add smoking wood, and once you get good smoke, close everything and see where smoke is coming out. These grills take time to cool, but the fire should be out, overnite should be completely cool. Rob

I use the main grate. Rob