TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XIII
10-10-2021, 09:09 AM
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You'll either make it through or pass out!
10-10-2021, 09:12 AM
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People burn spruce, poplar and birch up here. Spruce being the dirtiest while birch being the cleanest.
10-10-2021, 09:14 AM
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I have a pot belly stove so they have to be 16" and about 5" in diameter. A regular fireplace wood be easier to feed.
10-10-2021, 09:15 AM
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On the Forty creek now. Supper is tomorrow at 6pm. I’ll probably put it on tonight at 8pm. Then brisket-sit…hoping the stall doesn’t happen in the middle of the night lol.
10-10-2021, 09:17 AM
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Get it close to 140° and wrap it in a brown paper bag or pink paper and go to bed.
10-10-2021, 09:20 AM
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Those pot belly stove are pretty cool and almost like a work of art.
10-10-2021, 09:21 AM
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Trying the pink paper this time. Usually used aluminum foil before.
10-10-2021, 09:24 AM
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Usually happens to me at 140-145°. Aluminum foil will make your bark soft and smoke can’t get through it for flavour if you use foil.
10-10-2021, 09:27 AM
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Yup. Definitely looking forward trying it with paper. The Texas Crutch works, but like you said, soft bark.
10-10-2021, 09:28 AM
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