Okay...I have a 14lb Prime brisket from Costco. The original plan was to corn some for St. Paddy's day but due to work pressures, that ain't happenin'. I have 2 options for the weekend and am willing to experiment.
Brisket on the PBC (do I hang it? Put it on the grill?)
Brisket on the 22" kettle with the SnS.
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Buy a second. Cook one on each. Buy a bunch of beer and invite a whole lot of friends over for a blind cooker taste test. Cook on Saturday - rain is coming Sunday.
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I'm with Spinaker ... hang it in the PBC. That said, I'm prejudiced as I own a PBC but not a Weber kettle. Truth be told, you can't go wrong with either choice ... so go with your gut.
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I'm ALWAYS in favor of side by side tests. I say cook two, one on each. Or if you can't do that, cut this one into flat & point and cook each piece on the 2 diff cookers. Get yourself a side by side taste test of the wonderful differences in flavor the two cookers can offer you.
love the ideas. I agree with the side by side test. If you cant, or simply wont at this moment as that's a lot of brisket, I would go with the smoker that you are the most comfortable with. They both can churn out great products.
MBMorgan , Huskee , RonB , Jeff_Carley and @fxdoc - If Livermoron were to do a side by side cook and all things were equal, what would you suggest he do to coordinate the time of the cook between the two cookers? Since I don't own a PBC and don't typically cook at the higher temps my biggest worry would be getting them into the cambro at roughly (within an hour) the same time.
I like the idea of a comparison, but I don't think it will happen this weekend. However, you all have just given me a new spring project!. I think we'll be doing comparison cooks "in the interest of science."
If you can't do two, separate and cut each in half. Then do a side bu side comparison.
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