Oh…I didn’t mean to imply I never smoke brisket or other meats. It’s just my bride sometimes wants beef/meat without the smoke.
Women are from Venus…Men are from Mars. 😊
On rib roasts I do something similar. I open one or two packets of Lipton Beefy Onion Soup mix and make a paste by mixing in some olive oil. I spread that on top and roast it. It’s a fave at my house. I sometimes add some finely chopped herbage such as rosemary.
I’m going to go out on a limb and ”hypothesize” (big word for me) that the physical structure of the various pellet grills and, mostly, how they vent, may be a factor in the “lid pop phenomenon”. I’m not sure I’ve heard of anyone without a smokestack like those on a 700, for example...
Nope. It reduces the rate at which it feeds pellets into the firebox. Fan stays on to keep the fire burn at a consistent rate. And I’m referring strictly to what it does during cooking. Shutdown sequences are different.
I looked at my CHS Costco Thursday. They had a good selection of “choice” briskets. I think it was $3.99/lb. They had three “prime” briskets for $5.49/lb…if I remember correctly.
With my limited experience trimming brisket, once, I felt like I trimmed a good bit off it. I look at those...
In spite of someone pointing out to me that RT startup procedures say the lid can be closed, I have always started my wood pellet grills (over 15 years) with the lid open. I’ve never encountered “lid pop”.
I power on my pellet grill with the lid open and temp set to 200F. Within 3 - 4...
A nice local butcher shop has prime grade whole briskets for $7/lb and grass-fed Wagyu briskets for $12/lb. Are those prices anywhere in the realm of reasonable?
I’m not arguing your point but I’ve taken my horns/handles off twice, with the gasket, and haven’t had an issue.
They are machine threaded bolts/screws and I always start with a counterclockwise turn till I hear a click then start turning clockwise a few turns with my fingers to make sure it’s...
I have not seen that happen. But I’ve not done any firmware updates on my RT-700. (I don’t plan to as long as i don’t have any problems in how it operates.)
@ringosmoke…in my experience with my 700 cover, my most consistent success has been lifting it up from the controller board/shelf end first…and getting it over that corner of the hopper lid first. Then I work my way lifting the middle and then the smokestack end last.
I put it on in the...