Low & Slow Ledger brisket.top

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The eight cooker classes these logs were produced on, with the fuel schedule each one needs.

Offset stick burner

Offset stick burner 5 entries

A firebox offset from the chamber; you feed it a split every 40-50 minutes and manage the temperature with the intake door, not the chimney.

code offset

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
2 Oct 2026 Whole packer brisket, foil boat Oak Offset stick burner 11.9 lb / 5.4 kg Crispest bark of any wrap method tried this year4.7/5 27 Sep 2026 Whole turkey Apple Offset stick burner 15.7 lb / 7.1 kg Breast at 74°C when the thigh hit 82°C, with a 25-minute ice-pack head start4.5/5 25 Sep 2026 Beef plate short ribs (dino ribs) Oak Offset stick burner 7.9 lb / 3.6 kg (3 bones) Slice held together on the fork; the best single bite on the ledger4.8/5 12 Sep 2026 Bone-in beef chuck roast Oak Offset stick burner 7.1 lb / 3.2 kg Cubed, sauced and returned: burnt ends without buying a brisket4.6/5 11 Aug 2026 Whole packer brisket Oak Offset stick burner 14.1 lb / 6.4 kg Clean bark, flat slightly dry at the thin end4.5/5
Bullet water smoker

Bullet water smoker 3 entries

A vertical water pan between the fire and the meat. The water is a heat buffer: refill it and the chamber sits still for hours.

code bullet

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
8 Sep 2026 Full spare ribs, untrimmed Cherry Bullet water smoker 5.1 lb / 2.3 kg Fall-off-the-bone, which is the failure state for ribs3.9/5 2 Sep 2026 Brisket point, cubed Cherry Bullet water smoker 4.9 lb / 2.2 kg Sticky, glossy cubes; sauce reduced further than intended4.5/5 13 Aug 2026 Bone-in pork butt Apple Bullet water smoker 9.0 lb / 4.1 kg Bone slid out clean, bark stayed crisp through the wrap4.7/5
Insulated cabinet

Insulated cabinet 7 entries

Double-wall insulated steel. Holds temperature in wind and cold; the trade is that it recovers slowly after the door opens.

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DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
14 Oct 2026 Brisket flat, cured for pastrami Oak Insulated cabinet 11.2 lb / 5.1 kg Deep pink to the centre, peppery crust, slices paper thin4.6/5 5 Oct 2026 Pork loin, dry cured for back bacon Maple Insulated cabinet 5.3 lb / 2.4 kg Even pink cure, slices at 3 mm for sandwiches4.6/5 29 Sep 2026 Smoked meatloaf in a bacon weave Hickory Insulated cabinet 3.3 lb / 1.5 kg Bacon lattice crisp on top, sides soft; sliced clean at 2 cm4.3/5 23 Sep 2026 Two bone-in pork butts Apple Insulated cabinet 19.8 lb / 9.0 kg (2 x 4.5 kg) Held four hours and still served at 63°C4.5/5 15 Sep 2026 Two spare racks, membrane on and off Hickory Insulated cabinet 9.3 lb / 4.2 kg (2 x 2.1 kg) Identical texture; the membrane rack was 6% heavier and saltier outside4.4/5 9 Sep 2026 Bone-in turkey breast Apple Insulated cabinet 6.0 lb / 2.7 kg Moist to the last slice, and it needed every degree of the brine4.6/5 21 Aug 2026 Brisket flat, separated Hickory Insulated cabinet 5.7 lb / 2.6 kg Even slice, faint smoke ring, no bark crunch4/5
Pellet grill

Pellet grill 1 entries

An auger feeds pellets into a fan-driven pot. The controller holds plus or minus 8°C, so the cook becomes a schedule problem, not a fire problem.

code pellet

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
16 Oct 2026 Pork tenderloin Apple Pellet grill 2.4 lb / 1.1 kg (2 pieces) Juicy at the thick end, chalky at the tail3.8/5
Ceramic kamado

Ceramic kamado 4 entries

Thick ceramic. Burns very little fuel and holds heat for a whole cook, but once it overshoots it takes 40 minutes to come back down.

code kamado

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
11 Oct 2026 Lamb rib rack, frenched Pecan Ceramic kamado 3.1 lb / 1.4 kg (8 bones) Pink to the bone, smoke barely visible but clearly there4.4/5 8 Oct 2026 Duck breast, skin on Cherry Ceramic kamado 1.5 lb / 0.7 kg (2 breasts) Skin rendered but not crisp; the fat layer was still 5 mm thick4.1/5 18 Sep 2026 Tomahawk ribeye Mesquite Ceramic kamado 3.5 lb / 1.6 kg Edge-to-edge medium rare with a 2 mm crust, no grey band4.9/5 16 Sep 2026 Bone-in lamb shoulder Pecan Ceramic kamado 5.1 lb / 2.3 kg Pulled into long strands, more savoury than pork and less sweet4.7/5
Ugly drum smoker

Ugly drum smoker 1 entries

A 55-gallon drum with a basket of coals and a diffuser plate. Cheapest way to get an even chamber; the trade is limited airflow control.

code drum

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
6 Sep 2026 Skin-on pork picnic shoulder Hickory Ugly drum smoker 10.1 lb / 4.6 kg Skin turned to leather; meat underneath was excellent4.2/5
Kettle with snake

Kettle with snake 3 entries

A 57 cm kettle with a snake of briquettes banked round the rim. Fine for ribs and poultry; you rebuild the snake for anything past six hours.

code kettle

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
14 Sep 2026 Whole chicken, spatchcocked Cherry Kettle with snake 4.0 lb / 1.8 kg Skin crisp all over, breast at 74°C and legs at 82°C at the same time4.7/5 11 Sep 2026 Baby back ribs Apple Kettle with snake 2.9 lb / 1.3 kg Clean bite, bone bare, two and a half hours start to plate4.6/5 23 Aug 2026 Whole skin-on pork belly Cherry Kettle with snake 7.1 lb / 3.2 kg Skin crackled, but the lean layer under it was overdone4.3/5
Gravity-fed charcoal

Gravity-fed charcoal 1 entries

A chute of charcoal gravity-feeds a firebox below. Set the intake and it runs a clean, steady burn for eight hours unattended.

code gravity

DateCutWood CookerWeightResult
21 Sep 2026 Whole packer brisket, dry brined 48 hours Pecan Gravity-fed charcoal 13.0 lb / 5.9 kg Best flat texture of the year, bark a shade pale4.8/5

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