My brisket stalled at 160 for like 5 hours at a cookoff in Austin

Taylor Flores · 2026-03-21T03:25:04.499563+00:00

I was using my offset smoker and the temp just wouldn't budge past that point, so I wrapped it in butcher paper with some tallow. What's the longest stall you've ever dealt with and did wrapping help?

blair_lane6mo ago

Ever notice how everything good hits a wall before it gets better?

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torres.pat6mo ago

Wrapping after a stall like that is what finally pushed mine through too.

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charlesk656mo ago

Feel your pain, a five hour stall is brutal. Wrapping always saves my cooks too, just like blair_lane said about hitting a wall. You did the right thing pushing through it.

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