I smoked at 250 for an hour to get the smoke, then finished at 300 until internal of 165. I was afraid of burning/charring so kept the temps low. For xmas dinner I’ll start at 275 then move to 350 and I think that’ll work.
I love when I get a random text that asks "any chance you could do 5 briskets for a banquet this weekend?" and can just be like "no problem". Workhorse is maintaining great steady temps even when it feels like 12F out.
Yep... I have the thermal blanket on and I notice it goes though noticeably fewer pellets in the cold than when it didn't have it on. I've only been doing 1/3 of a brisket at a time right now, and it's been stellar. My favourite is a quick whole chicken though... comes out amazingly tasty.
This is without the thermal blanket; it's one of the few accessories I didn't get when I initially bought it, but with how much more I've been finding myself using it even in the cold, I may take the money I make from this side job and pick it up.