So...the day has arrived! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mamas that are on here! I woke up at 5 and got the brisket ready, got it on the smoker at about 6:20 for some reason. Well, in all actuality, I know the reason. I got the KBQ fired up with some lump and then put some wood on it but it really never caught fire like I am used to. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why! Well, after the morning haze broke (mostly in my head mind you) I was able to see that I didn't have the firebox in its proper place and the fan wasn't drawing to stoke the fire. Once I re-positioned it where it was in its "slot", it started glowing like Chernobyl! So......due to that little oversight, it cost me some time. Oh well!
I now smell like smoke, not a bad thing. Few things smell as good as the smoke rolling from a KBQ! I actually washed my truck already this morning while smelling that smoke, lol! I'll post some pics of the brisket later. Sadly, I didn't smoke a butt, it wasn't anywhere close to being thawed so I put it back in the freezer. Maybe in the next week or 2 I'll get to it.
Have a wonderful day!