"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "frohe" > wrote in message
>> The smoker temp looks good but I seldom take my briskets past 190.
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> So do I when I'm awake. When I sleep a little longer, they can go a
> little hotter. They are far from dried out though.
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>> Funny you should pose this question now. This past weekend we were down
>> to Austin and stopped in at the Rudy's in Round Rock. I got to talk with
>> the manager about his BBQ operation and he said they buy the cheap
>> briskets also. So, take all this for what it's worth.
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> I like the lower price, but there is a cost to it. I get the $1.99
> briskets at a place north of me that I'm near frequently so little
> time/gas to go there. The cheaper briskets are in the opposite direction
> and a 50 mile round trip. At 33¢ a mile that comes to $16.50 to save
> $9.50 on a brisket. In addition, we stopped for dinner and that added
> another 50 bucks to the total cost.
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> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
>Good point! Age and the price of gas has created a slower driver out of me.