on Smokette Which rack would you put a Brisket on.top mid or lower and why?
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Mid rack
Hard to say. If a trimmed small flat, I might want to know where my Smokette is the hottest, and put it there, and crank it all the way so it is not sitting in low heat all day drying out like jerky, then I would foil at about 150*. If a big full packer with lots of fat, I might want it low and slow for a good while, then crank up after the plateau, no foil.
It's gonna take alot of experimentation to get brisket down pat.
It's gonna take alot of experimentation to get brisket down pat.
Yep,a description of what you are cooking and what you are trying to accomplish would help us give more specific guidance.
Tom
Im smokeing a beef brisket about 8#. on aCook shack Smokette SM008 and SM009 Smokers you three racks and two ajusting slot on the rack holders. if you put the slab of meat over the chip box on the lower rack it will be closer to the heat sorce and on the middle rack it could place more heat on the temp probe for the themostate and and get a lower temp. or on the top rack could run too hot even if you set the temp 225*. So what I like to find out what other ppl. do when they smoke a brisket in a smokette.
Im smokeing a beef brisket about 8#. on aCook shack Smokette SM008 and SM009 Smokers you three racks and two ajusting slot on the rack holders. if you put the slab of meat over the chip box on the lower rack it will be closer to the heat sorce and on the middle rack it could place more heat on the temp probe for the themostate and and get a lower temp. or on the top rack could run too hot even if you set the temp 225*. So what I like to find out what other ppl. do when they smoke a brisket in a smokette.
You "can" put it on any shelf you want. They all work. All I would do it keep good notes of which shelf you put it on and the results.
For 1, I put on Middle Shelf
For 2, I put one on Middle, one on Top
For 3...
I don't like to use the bottom shelf until the last item because it gets more direct heat being close to the source.
For 1, I put on Middle Shelf
For 2, I put one on Middle, one on Top
For 3...
I don't like to use the bottom shelf until the last item because it gets more direct heat being close to the source.
Jon4BBQ-
You will be happy with the result regardless of which rack you put it on. I did my first one last week and used the middle rack, 225* and probed it and let it go. The results were great. Experiment with your smokette, you won't be disappointed
You will be happy with the result regardless of which rack you put it on. I did my first one last week and used the middle rack, 225* and probed it and let it go. The results were great. Experiment with your smokette, you won't be disappointed
Just a tag onto what others said.
If you used the bottom shelf as your 3rd placement,you might set your side rails, so the bottom rack is as high as possible.
As much as possible,you can offset the meat from the firebox,flip,and/or shift it to the other side.
Cook it fat side down,and can flip it over 1/2 way thru the cook.
Rotate the meats half way thru.
If you used the bottom shelf as your 3rd placement,you might set your side rails, so the bottom rack is as high as possible.
As much as possible,you can offset the meat from the firebox,flip,and/or shift it to the other side.
Cook it fat side down,and can flip it over 1/2 way thru the cook.
Rotate the meats half way thru.