tinyfish Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Bought a couple small brined corned beef briskets to eat during the week. I cooked them with some sugar maple wood chunks. I put the briskets on early this morning and there was frost on Dexter. Dexter was sitting at 250f and look still frost. All cooked and ready for dinner later this week.
tony b Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Nice job! Next time, take one of the corned beef briskets, rinse it well, then coat it with a heavy layer of ground corriander, black pepper and salt, and viola - pastrami! Reminds me that I've got one buried in the freezer that I should thaw out and make into pastrami!
MacKenzie Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Tinyfish, that is a nice picture of the frost on your KK and you will have some nice sandwiches for the week.
Rak Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Very nice!! BTW, does your damper ever freeze close? Mine was frozen today. Not a big deal, because once the fire was going I just shut the lid and it warmed up quickly enough to where I could move it....but I was just wondering.
tony b Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Happens to me all the time. I either do one of two things - use my propane torch to warm it up from inside until it spins opens (usually only takes a 10 sec blast); or, once I know the fire is out after the cook, I go out and barely spin it off the seat before I put the cover back on.
Rak Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Ok, thanks Tony! It's cold outside and I don't want to go back out, but there is comfort in knowing I'm not the only one! Easy enough to release, so not a big deal.
tony b Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Yeah, I learned the hard way. Almost wrenched my shoulder trying to open the top vent. Was sore all the next day.
Jon B. Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Those look really good.....on my, getting longer, list of things to try!
ckreef Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Great frost picture. A little weird with the thermometer sideways but I suppose you did that so your target temp is at the top. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT
bosco Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Rak after fire is out I back the damper off a 1/4 turn. No need keeping it tight once fire is out. I think it will help the gasket not compress so much too.
tinyfish Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Posted January 25, 2016 Great frost picture. A little weird with the thermometer sideways but I suppose you did that so your target temp is at the top. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT You guessed it, 250f is dead centre on the top. This way when I look outside I can tell when I hit 250f. 1
tony b Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Learned that trick back on the old POSK Forum. Always turn the dial and put your target temperature at High Noon. You can easily check the temp from across the deck and not have to get up from your comfy chaise lounger! Or more importantly, in the winter, just look out the window without having to go outside!
GoFrogs91 Posted January 29, 2016 Report Posted January 29, 2016 Tiny, how long did you cook? Just like a regular brisket cook?<br /> <br /> <br /> Benton
tinyfish Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Posted January 29, 2016 Just like a regular brisket but these cooked a little quicker about 8 hours.
