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What does everyone cook thier brisket to? Just curious
What does everyone cook thier brisket to?
I've said this before...........I agree that there isn't one perfect done temp. But those that ever say "cook till done" for new people, literally helps zero :becky: without additional context. Finishing temp can depend very much on cooking temp. I've found the hotter I cook the higher the finishing temp.
So that being said...........The way I do it I don't look at a choice brisket until 202 and wagyu until 204 and I haven't overshot since...........well I can't remember the last time. Not saying they are done at exactly those temps, but they are never overdone at those temps for me and about 90% of the time they are done and if they aren't they they take maybe another 30-60mins after that. Take that for what you will and again I'm adamant about people learning their own techniques and temps, but once you do you can fairly accurately predict when meat will get done :clap2:.
With how you framed your response, it would be much more useful to the OP if you included your cooking temp along with your finish temp.
Personally I think Smitty hit the nail on the head.
The problem with paying attention to temp when you are new is it creates expectation. Then when things dont go as expected the new pit master panics and pulls it off early.
I still think most people just regurgitate the phrase "probe tender" because that is what they read when they first started out and they like how that phrase sounds........with little context or helpful information as to what that actually feels like or other signs that are associated with it.
I still think most people just regurgitate the phrase "probe tender" because the benchmark has been around so long they're tired of typing "until it's probe tender - that is when a toothpick is inserted into the thickest part of the flat if feels like it's going into warm butter". It ranks right up there with a ton of other acronyms, abbreviations and other buzzwords tossed around over an extended period of time.
With that said, the OP or noobie could always ask "What do you mean by probe tender?" and they'd likely get a good solid response.