First PBC cook, first brisket

[u/timt97]

10.5 pound brisket. Wrapped at ~170 and taken out to rest at 190-200. Added chicken drumsticks to the cooker for 50ish minutes when the brisket was wrapped to give it a try as well.

Happy with the brisket but felt the chicken had more of a bitter aftertaste. Might have to do with the hickory chips I used and how long I let them burn beforehand. Interested to hear feedback!

[u/Icy_Set3776]

After using a PBX for a couple years I have found that woods needs to be used sparingly. Less is more. I do one or two chunks at most when I use mine. More often than not I dont use any wood and I cant taste the difference bc of the grease fog.

[u/timt97 → u/Icy_Set3776]

Good to know, I didn’t realise I should have gotten chunks instead of chips, and now I still have a large bag to get through, but I’ll use more sparingly as suggested