Done too early, advice?

[HorseDoctor]

If it held together to slice but "pulled" easily, it was spot on! Congrats!

[Spinaker]

Being done early is always better than making people wait. Nice work on the cook!

[HJS]

Forgot the pictures! Shooting myself.

Very very very very tender. Bark was tasty but not crispy, as could be expected kind of mushy. It was so tender and tasty I got zero complaints from the guests. They all loved it. Hey we are cooking for family, not competition. It Passed the pull test which I'm super surprised. Good to know I have options in the unfortunate event of finishing​ way too early. There's a joke in there somewhere but I won't go there.

[kmhfive]

Don't forget… pictures or it didn't happen!

[kmhfive]

I think just holding in the oven tightly wrapped until you're ready to slice will be best. Good luck!

[Spinaker]

That sucker is gonna be SUPER TENDER.

[HJS]

Finished probe tender at 10:30am about 3 hours too early. Decided to leave it in the oven until served. We will see what happens. My guess is that 170 for 7 hours equates to a 4 hour rest? What do you guys think?

[Smoking77]

Let us know how it goes! Wanted to do an overnight cook soon, and was curious how holding at 170 in the oven for a few hours would work out.

[Spinaker]

Oh yeah! I find that the four hour rest is ideal. Something special happens in that foil after one hour. You will be just fine. In fact, you are in a very good place.

[Mr. Bones]

Yup, I'd jus' wrap it tightly to preserve moisture, mebbe add a lil' bit o' liquid (apple juice, vinegar, beer, juices, broth,or what not), if ya' want it, and oven away at 170°, once it's probe tender.
Me, I'd leave it there until I served it...
Others will likely have other ways, this is jus' my 2¢

[HJS]

So I put a 12 pound brisket on at 11pm last night. I kept temp at 250-275 to make sure it was ready and rested for dinner time. It's 9:30am and my brisket is reading 201 but not quite probe tender yet and getting close.

Can I hold it in the oven at 170 until it's time to rest it, say 1pm, then let it rest 4h before dinner time? What should I do?
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All my briskets​ have been just on time or a little late. This is unusual for me.