I cook 700 pounds of brisket a week.  Every now and then I get rubbery brisket.  It cooked for 12-13 hours and was at temp-190.
It is cooked in an Ole Hickory SSE at 230.  We use 13-16 pound packers.

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The bottom line is that the BOD at KCBS has the information that they are dealing with. Members of this BBQ Forum just have the info that was posted by someone else and is an opinion.
What the BOD shakes out and votes on is their deal, and we don't have any input.
I wish Cates all the luck in the world with his comps. He is doing his thing the way he needs to for him. The BOD of KCBS is doing what they need to do for their reasons, what ever they may be.
KCBS has never been stuck to another organization like NASCAR for event rules. Cates is going that way with big money. It's a different deal for Cates than it is for KCBS. Kinda like apples and prunes.
I wish both the best of luck and I will support the events I want to go to as a cook. It's my checkbook that supports the events I cook. I really don't care who the judges are, what the rules are, as long as I know what they are before I get there. That's it in a nut shell.
You like it...then go there. You don't like it...don't go. It's all your choice as a cook.
Steve

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I would like to clarify the 90 day rule. After we reviewed our paperwork Monday morning after the stuff hit the fan, we found out that we did no miss the deadline for Lula, MS contest. It was received in the KCBS office 91 days before the event. The hoopla was over a letter of credit for prize money. We've been doing this 11 years and never had to provide a letter. We also have never lowered prize money after it was advertised. That's a rumor. Nobody at KCBS informed us to provide the letter. In hindsight, I'm sure the BOD had wished somebody from the office had notified us and we would not be having any issues. The 90 rule is for first time contests and I can see where that may be a good idea. Established events should have a different time frame for securing sponsors etc. We know what we're doing, so don't need 90 days to prepare. I will say the BOD, with the exception of one member, is doing what they can to make this situation right. We're hoping a solution will be made early next week that benefits us all.

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I have read every post on this forum today, and most of the posts made here over the past eight years on "Rule Changes". There has to be a better way for the KCBS BOD to receive input from member cooks other than just one short meeting once a year. The current process is border line absurd. 3/4ths of 34 is 25. So 25 people can create the possibility of a rule change that affects hundreds of teams every weekend at comps? The impacts of some of the proposed rule changes could be disastrous for competition bbq as we have known it in the past.
Steve

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I cooked some NY Strips tonight on the Green Egg I won. Wow very cool! They were awsome...Thanks very much Green Egg and Dr. BBQ RAY you guys are great.

Thanks for the egg. You won't see it on ebay its at home right next to my pool.

Jimmy

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