the_terry•3mo ago

Tbh, pitmasters in my town are ditching old school methods for tech help

Honestly, using apps to monitor temps has made overnight cooks a breeze.

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4 Comments

phoenix_lewis3mo ago

Seriously, you think babysitting a fire all night is what makes brisket good?

gray7253mo ago

Wait, you said overnight cooks are a breeze now? That just feels wrong to me. The whole point of an overnight cook was the crazy effort, babysitting the fire all night. Using an app to watch temps from bed kind of kills the soul of it, you know? It's like the struggle was part of the pride.

the_joseph3mo ago

Yeah, @gray725 is totally right about the soul of it. I remember staying up all night, tweaking the vents every hour to keep the temp steady (my back still hurts thinking about it). Now with a wifi thermometer, I just check my phone from bed, which is easy but feels like cheating. The old way was a pain, but that struggle is what made the brisket taste better, you know?

kevin9743mo ago

Man I get that feeling, I used to be up every two hours staring at the dial too. These days I'll take the full night's sleep and a brisket that's still amazing because the temp held steady. The soul's in the eating, not the backache.