Flare up caught me off guard at a comp in Kansas City

I was running a brisket on my offset at the American Royal last weekend and opened the lid too fast. Grease hit the coals and sent a 3-foot flame right up my arm. Lost some arm hair but the brisket was fine after I let it settle for 10 minutes. Anyone else had a bad flare up wreck their cook timing?

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iris_stone284mo ago

Got caught the same way last summer. Lost some eyebrow too but the meat was fine.

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the_sam4mo ago

Man those flare ups will humble you fast but I scorched my whole forearm on a rib cook last fall and the meat turned out perfect too.

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