Ruined my sister's birthday brisket in Kansas City and blamed the smoker for a month
Drove 4 hours to my sister's place in Kansas City with a 12 lb brisket I'd been babying all night, and when I opened the lid at her party the bottom was pure charcoal because I never checked the water pan. Now I set a phone alarm every 45 minutes and I don't care who laughs at me. What's your go-to move when you've already torched the main dish and people are showing up in an hour?