Smoking brisket for the first time this Saturday
Been wanting to try smoking a brisket for months. Finally have a day where the wife is taking the kids to her parents so I can really focus on it. Got a 14 lb brisket from my butch
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Been wanting to try smoking a brisket for months. Finally have a day where the wife is taking the kids to her parents so I can really focus on it. Got a 14 lb brisket from my butch
Been wanting to smoke a brisket for months but kept psyching myself out. Finally did it last Saturday. Woke up at 5am, got the smoker going, and let it ride for 14 hours. Used a si
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