First 2 hours at 200, then 225 bump since then. Would you guys say bump it up or let it ride at 225? I won’t wrap until it reaches 199-203, then let it rest for some hours.

2nd time making a brisket.

by OSE661

7 Comments

  1. Same-Chemistry-3079

    I let it ride unless I’m a time crunch, but you can do whatever. Bumping to 250 will speed it up without drying it out

  2. UncleTwinkleToes

    I’m confused. Are you wrapping to hold in a cooler once you hit that temperature? Most people wrap to help push past the stall which is usually around 150-170. 199-203 is typically the temp to pull if it’s probing smooth and easy with no resistance.

  3. StevenG2757

    Just let it keep cooking 225 or even 250 until 195.

  4. basement-thug

    Everytime I do a brisket in my pellet it takes 21 hours to get to temp. It’s the only way they come out amazing. But at the temp you are at I usually wrap, with tallow, and then increase heat until finished. I haven’t tried pushing through the stall unwrapped.

  5. jfbincostarica

    Don’t look to cook to a temperature, look to cook to probe tenderness; this can happen anywhere between 190-206° (usually see between 192-202°, depending on the smoker and brisket itself).