Hit 500 briskets smoked last Saturday and it hit different

I keep a little notebook of every brisket I've done since 2017, and last weekend I pulled number 500 off my offset smoker at 6 AM. Looking back at the early entries, I ruined a $90 prime packer with wet wood and no patience, but now I can feel the stall without even looking at the probe. How do you track your own progress or milestones in this hobby?

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emmaallen21d ago

Noticed the same thing with my sourdough starter, the real progress is how you feel the dough not the tally.

lane.cameron21d ago

I mean I just keep a running list of what I changed on each cook, like wood type or trimming style, so I can look back if something doesn't work. That mental playlist you've built up of when to wrap or spritz is the real milestone, not the number.

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