Because of reasons I do not fully understand yet my smoker was having trouble holding temp today . I suspect it had to do with the wind . I had to touch the vents every 20 minutes or so . I also used a LOT more wood than I normally have to use . I ended up using almost a quarter cord of wood from the time I fired the smoker until the brisket came off . The challenge was not the smoker getting to hot it was tending to get to cool . I am happyish with how this brisket came out , the fork test looks promising . <| sep |> exactly , im barely average in Unreal Tournament 4 but my team in ctf last night was called hackers all night . The guy calling hacks has no idea how far the skill level can go in this game , elite players mop the floor with me . i love it