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Tonkaman

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They're a little pricey, but the ThermaPen thermometers are really nice

so true it’s the best one I’ve used.

WiFi is the only way to go for a temp probe.

- DAA

that’s why I use my signals 4
 
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UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Came home from work yesterday to find a little May 5 party prep in action. We usually do Ranchero Preparado, but the Racho market my wife went to had already sold out. So she grabbed this Diesmillo which we had never tried before. I was VERY good. She chopped up her awesome salsa receipt and had that ready to go. My daughter then put out what I thought was milk. Turned out she made some Brazilian Lemonade.

Leftovers for lunch today. Can't wait.


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Tonkaman

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What are you using to cook it, Derek? Looks awesome.... follow up pic, please!
I cooked it on my Traeger pellet smoker.

The real secret to any of my successful cooks has been with my ThermoWorks Signals. It’s just a fancy thermometer that can monitor 4 inputs simultaneously and relay them via Bluetooth or WiFi to my phone. In this case I preset high and low alarms to monitor the temp of the smoker and the brisket. That allowed me to sleep for hours at a time without worry of the smoker losing heat or overcooking the meat.

Here is the Signals thermometer, a real time shot of the ThermoWorks app, and a graph of what’s happening over the duration of the cook:
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Tonkaman

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I did another Wagyu brisket tonight, identical to the one last weekend.

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What kills me about smoking is the inconsistency. Just last week this same cut took 5.5 hours to get to 160°, I wrapped it then 5 hours to 204°. Today it took 7.5 hours to get to 160° and 5 hours to 204°. Why the 2 hour difference? The temps outside are the same, the meat the same, the pellets the same. I swear anytime I commit to a dinner time it doesn’t work out right.
 
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