My $180 thermometer died mid brisket at a comp in Waco and I winged it

Claire Hart · 2026-10-01T18:30:02.774182+00:00

Last month at a comp in Waco my 3 year old thermometer just quit reading around hour 9, and I had two judges walking by in 2 hours. I ended up poking the flat with a skewer and going by feel like my uncle does, and we took 6th out of 41, which is better than normal for us. So now I'm wondering, is the probe or the feel method what you actually trust when it counts?

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