"Big Jim" > wrote in message
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> IMHO a smokering is an Internet myth. You don't need one to have a good
> brisket.
> It do make it purtty though.
> --
> James A. "Big Jim" Whitten
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> www.lazyq.com
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What Big Jim said.

If I want to, I can get a very beautiful smoke ring on a brisket while
cooking it in the oven. Has nothing at all to do with the taste or smoke
content.

BOB
(only did it twice...once to see it for myself, and once to prove it to some
friends.)