Brisket Pellet/Wood

[RUBYRW]

I am always busy, so sometimes cooking a brisket on an offset can be time consuming.
Has anyone ever cooked a brisket on a stick burner for a handful of hours, then once the smoke is set in, transfer it to a pellet smoker to free up your personal time?

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[GTR]

Have never used a pellet cooker but I have gotten caught in a freak rain storm which all but killed any heat in my offset. Pulled it, panned it and finished it in the oven. Turned out fine, lucky when the rain hit I was about to wrap. Just went with plan B.

[Chasdev]

I have not switched from stick burner to pellet burner mid cook but I wish I had, when it got Africa hot outside.

[RUBYRW]

That's kind of what I was thinking ....offset till the wrap...then pellet to finish it off...similar to an oven, not so much worried about smoke at that point.

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[Chasdev]

If you wrap with butcher paper, you will still get some smoke flavor added and allow the moisture to evap out of the meat.
Some guys don't wrap at all and the result is super dark bark..

[k.a.m.]

You could save the pellets and most definitely finish it in your oven once wrapped. I would pan it then foil cover to finish. This way you can save all of your ajus and stand a better chance of no leaks in your oven.

[Slippy]

No pellet pooper, but I do move it to the Green Egg sometimes. Many times I have put the brisket in the smoker around 5pm, smoked until midnight, wrapped and then into the oven while I sleep. Does it feel like cheating? Kinda... But it works, and no one really seems to care... And oh boy, does the house smell good in the morning!!!

[fishwater_98]

I switch from stick burner to oven all the time, once the meat is wrapped up I don't see much reason for hanging out over the fire and wasting wood to keep temp when the meat wont take on much flavor after wrapped, if using butcher paper (if using foil it wont take on any extra flavor). Pellet smoker is essentially the same thing as an oven.