Poochie Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 This is what Bolo looked like at 4am today I put this brisket on at 5am. An 8 1/2 pounder Wrapped in butcher paper after it hit 165 IT Paper is soaked with juice when brisket temp hit 202 degrees Started some beans while the brisket rested Plated and ready to eat. Very tender and moist. Brisket cooked 10 hours and rested about an hour and a half. I used the heat deflector on the bottom rack with a drip pan on it. I used the CyberQ and had it set for 235...I know I could have done it at a higher temperature and next time I will. Brisket probed tender at 202 degrees so I pulled it off still in the butcher paper, set it in an aluminum pan, and covered that with foil for the rest period. All in all I was happy with it but I like to keep messing with time and temps. Next time I may not wrap at all to see what happens. Bolo Komodo performed flawlessly. 1
bosco Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 that looks fantastic!!! that picture of BOLO is ridiculously cool!!! Did you get the cyber Q with your grill or buy it somewhere separately? Is that the only one that hooks up with the pre drilled port or will any brand work?? Very nice, meal!! brisket looks crazy moist!
Poochie Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Posted August 30, 2015 I bought the CyberQ from bbqguru.com. They have a place to indicate which smoker you have and the correct unit will be selected for you. And yes, the fan hooks up in the guru/Stoker port on your Komodo. No adapter needed. If you look on the lower right of Bolo, you'll see the fan. The pit temp and meat temp probes fit right into the probe port located to the right and one row of tiles down from the words Komodo Kamado. (You should bend the meat probe to straighten it out a little) You'll see the meat probe hanging out of my Komodo because I didn't want it to get too hot to touch before I put the meat on. On other pictures during the cook, this probe is in the brisket. The CyberQ lets you adjust temperatures with your smart phone or computer. And of course, you can just check on it to see how everything is doing while watching an important football game. Thanks for the kind words!
tony b Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Nice one, poochie!!! And those beans, rock!!! Have become a convert to the butcher paper wrap! Done 2 now and won't go back to "naked."
tinyfish Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 What a great cook that was. The brisket turned out perfect.
ckreef Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Great cook, nice writeup, awesome pictures - super post.
CeramicChef Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Poochie - beautiful cook, wonderful write-up, and killer money shots. It doesn't get any better! Kudos to ya!
MacKenzie Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Poochie, what a great cook, the brisket and beans both look delicious. BTW, why did you need to straighten the probe?
GoFrogs91 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Super juicy looking brisket! Looks delicious. Great looking beans too.
5698k Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Beautiful brisket poochie, beautiful. Robert
5698k Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Poochie, what a great cook, the brisket and beans both look delicious. BTW, why did you need to straighten the probe? Mackenzie, you don't have to straighten the meat probes, you can just feed the plug from the inside. Straightening isn't a problem though, many people do, it just has to be done carefully. Robert
tony b Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 I had to bend mine slightly to get it to feed through the port. The plug end is too big to feed from the inside. Depends on the model, maybe. My Guru is about 8 years old.
Poochie Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 Wear gloves and put one part of the probe on a bench/table. Slowly bend the meat probe to take some of the curve out of it. It doesn't have to be straight. Keep testing it until it fits. I straightened a Maverick probe too.
heavenlyink Posted September 1, 2015 Report Posted September 1, 2015 Oh my what a gorgeous pic of Bolo so shiny and gold. I would be blinded if this pic was taken in full sun. She is really more beautiful than the food. This post should have had a sun glasses warning. STUNNING best image i have seen of a mirrored tile Kamado.
tony b Posted September 1, 2015 Report Posted September 1, 2015 Poochie is right, you have to straighten Maverick probes out to get them through the port hole, as their plugs are even bigger than Guru's. Doesn't take much - from a 90 degree bend to about 120 degrees.
5698k Posted September 1, 2015 Report Posted September 1, 2015 I had to bend mine slightly to get it to feed through the port. The plug end is too big to feed from the inside. Depends on the model, maybe. My Guru is about 8 years old. The newer ones fit no problem. My cyberq is just like poochie's, and the plugs fit through with plenty of room for three cables. Robert
DennisLinkletter Posted September 1, 2015 Report Posted September 1, 2015 Will someone please give me the Reader's Digest version of the advantages of this paper crutch... Does it hold in heat but not steam and destroy your bark.. I just can't imagine giving up that magically chewy fatty bark.. Please do tell..
5698k Posted September 1, 2015 Report Posted September 1, 2015 That's exactly right Dennis, I'm with you on bark, so I never foiled. The last brisket I did was a prime, wrapped in butcher paper, and it was every bit as good as an unwrapped srf wagyu brisket I did recently. There was still as stall, and it was very moist, and the bark lost no integrity at all!! Plus the burnt ends!! The point still had a lot of fat left, so they can be cooked as much as you care to, talk about bark!!I'm somewhat anxious to try a choice, but for now, the primes at Costco are reasonable! Robert
