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Rant: I've been opening my smoker way too often to 'check'
My brisket kept coming out dry and I couldn't figure it out. My buddy in Austin finally pointed out that every time I peeked, I was dropping the temp by like 40 degrees and ruining the cook. How do you guys fight the urge to look?
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charlie_allen9d ago
Honestly this is a life thing for me. I get the same way with my oven, checking cookies every two minutes and they end up flat. Tbh it's about trusting the process and setting a timer so your hands stay busy elsewhere. I ruined a whole pork shoulder last summer from peeking. Now I just go do yard work or something, anything to not stand there and stare at it.
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sean_walker457d ago
Man that pork shoulder story hurts. @charlie_allen, what do you do when the timer goes off but you still don't trust it?
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