Saw a guy at a Memphis rib joint using a hair dryer on his brisket

I was at Payne's Bar-B-Que yesterday and the pitmaster in the back had a pink hair dryer plugged in next to the smoker. He was holding it up to a brisket, blowing air on the bark for like 5 minutes. I asked him about it and he just said 'It fixes the stall, trust me.' Has anyone actually seen this method work, or was he just messing with me?

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brianhernandez9d ago

My buddy tried that once, ruined his bark.

elliot_hall629d ago

Yeah, ruining the bark is a real risk. My friend got impatient and wrapped his brisket way too early, it steamed instead of smoked. Honestly the whole thing turned out mushy and he was so mad.