Ever try to argue with a sunrise?

Man, that judge basically gave you the cheat code, lmao. I was doing the same thing, wrapping at 160 like a total rookie, and my flat turned into shoe leather. Waiting for that bark to really set around 175 makes all the difference, it's like the brisket just holds onto the juice better. Felixw68 is right, you dodged a lifetime of sad, dry brisket. Now I just poke the flat and wait for it to feel like soft butter before I even think about the butcher paper.

Guess you need to be a bank robber.

About time you joined the 21st century.

Notice how this happens with everything made for women. The pockets are just the obvious example. Phone batteries that die faster, tools that are harder to grip, car safety features tested on male-shaped dummies. It's not a small design flaw, it's a pattern of treating women's needs as less important. That two hundred dollar pair of pants is a perfect symbol of the whole problem.