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 Brisket flat 6 hours in

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 I want one :( 
 The brisket or the Traegar? 
 Traegar 
 Hubby would say do it. He was a Big Green Egg guy for over 20 years and says the Traegar is far superior. He’d also tell you not to get the top of the line one. He originally bought the extra large Timberline with the burner and it had non stop issues so he returned it and got the 885. No problems so far and he uses it a couple of times a week. 
 Traegers are magical. Did a 16hr brisket at 180F. Didn’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to check it. 

Perfection. 
 Getting up at 3am to add coal and wood is half the fun of BBQ  
 I like my BBQ with no fun. just delicious meat. 
 https://www.bbqexperiencecenter.nl/app/themes/bxc/assets/uploads/fly-images/101739/killer-hogs-tx-brisket-rub-malcom-reed-1920x1080.jpeg 
 Hubs says salt & pepper only a la Aaron Franklin 
 Next time, you make the rub.  Brown sugar, cayenne, garlic power, lil mustard powder, paprika.   All the good things.  
 He does a rub like that on ribs but we prefer salt & pepper only on a great quality brisket. 
 What time should I be there 🥵 
 Do the Texas cheat, you'll never go back 
 Always and butcher paper > foil 
 Aluminum foil is poison 
 Aluminum ain't great for you, but I don't drink sodas or beer from cans so I figure it's okay to use Aluminum cookware occasionally... 
 In Soviet Russia, poison is aluminum foil. 
 Wait, between the meat and the foil, around the foil, or instead of the foil?


I've always just done straight up heavy duty Reynolds foil, what am I missing? 
 Instead of. You get consistently better bark with butcher paper. 
 Traeger pellets contain seed oils 👀 Gotta stay vigilant if you are trying to avoid fiat foods https://image.nostr.build/d43524858197a980eff6f4fd7cf3fdaefeab9f9e2ca323713969474638026661.jpg  
 Meh. We don’t eat bbq every day and avoid seed oils in our foods so it’s worth the convenience.