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10-19-2016, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: 05-21-11
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Cambro??
I bought a Cambro for our last competition a few months back. I plan on doing a brisket this weekend, and want to know how long this thing will keep it hot. I have always used a cooler and towels before the cambro and it worked well. If I use the Cambro will I need to fill extra space with towels like in the cooler? Thanks in advance!
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10-19-2016, 07:47 AM | #2 |
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My briskets and butts are usually done by 8-9am and they are still too hot to touch at turn in time. No need for towels.
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10-19-2016, 07:57 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Ron. I am going to give it a try. I will be holding brisket for probably 2-4 hours
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10-19-2016, 08:14 AM | #4 |
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If you preheat the cambro it will stay hot for many hours (~6) depending on how much meat you put into it.
If you don't preheat it, it will stay hot for 4+ hours fully loaded and probably 4 hours with only a brisket. (Others may have a better handle on times) I don't preheat and put my brisket and two butts into the cambro around 9-10 am and they are still piping hot at 12:30 and 1pm
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10-19-2016, 08:42 AM | #5 |
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There are many methods to pre-heating, but just to answer the unasked question: put a pan of boiling water in the cambro for 20-30 minutes before you put your meats in there. This is especially important as the temperatures are falling. A cold cambro is like anything else. It will need to be heated by something: boiling water or your BBQ.
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10-19-2016, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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That is a great idea!!
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10-19-2016, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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I think they claim to lose no more than 4 degrees per hour (if I recall correctly). Either way, pre heat it and you'll definitely be good in 4 hours.
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10-20-2016, 07:21 AM | #8 | |
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10-20-2016, 05:21 PM | #9 |
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Around 8hrs.....
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10-21-2016, 01:48 AM | #10 |
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If you preheat with steam, hot water it will soften your bark even more , I prefer to use unscented kitty litter or rice sealed in a tin even a heated tin with newspapers
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10-21-2016, 08:13 AM | #11 |
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I use my cambro as a cooler for my meats when at a comp. With a bag of ice it will keep things very cold until I need them. At around 8am I take out the ice and the last of the meats. I then fill two pans up with very hot water to convert the cambro from a fridge to a warmer. I dump out the water when I add the meats to the warmer. It has worked flawlessly this year.
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10-21-2016, 08:31 AM | #12 |
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Damn, you boys make this too complicated. Take brisket out of smoker. Open foil to let the brisket from continuing to cook. Now, the hard part. Place the steaming brisket in your Cambro!!! I don't latch it all the way, but this mass and steam will warm your Cambro . After wrapping back up, you have a preheated Cambro. One or in some of your cases, 10 extra steps that take you away from concentrating on your 4 meats...
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10-21-2016, 09:16 AM | #13 | |
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10-21-2016, 11:57 AM | #14 | |
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Yes it does. I've done it for years that way when I am not cooking out of my RV.
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10-21-2016, 12:02 PM | #15 |
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I have never preheated either of my cambros.
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