chromestacks
Full Fledged Farker
I built my first UDS a few months back and have been experimenting quite a lot. I love the UDS for how it is a set and forget cooker. This past Friday night I put on a 12.5lb brisket. I had to work the over night shift and was hosting a party for my wife's family saturday. I was pretty impressed that when I left for work (about an hour into the cook) the drum was holding 250* perfectly. I worked 9 hours an hour away from home so I was gone for 11 hours. When I got home Saturday morning, the drum was still chugging but slightly low 220*. I immediately checked the brisket and it was done to perfection (IT @ 195*) the thermo pen slid in like going into hot butter. I pulled the brisky off and let it rest 1/2 hour before slicing. When I was cutting, I had to take a few quality samples right? I noticed that the charcoal tast was quite intense. I should mention I loaded the fire basket with 8lbs of charcoal and several fist size chunks of well seasoned apple wood. I usually cook with wood on my RF stick burner but was unable to be home to tend the fire. maybe thats why the taste seemed to overwhelm me. If I were to add a difuser pan or plate to the UDS, would I still be able to get the nice bark but keep some of the charcoal taste off the meat?
