I've been smoking various proteins for my entire adult life but mostly smaller hunks of meat or smaller critters. Yesterday I decided to get a Sam's Club membership and get some brisket on the smoker today. I picked up an 8.5 lb. Choice packer. When I got it unwrapped and began trimming, I noticed that the point was tiny. It's there but is probably only 4-5 oz. precooked weight. Poor butchering job. I guess I'll have to check that a little better the next time. I see that Sam's sometimes has USDA Prime briskets but they didn't have them yesterday. I'll have to keep my eye out for those.
Anyway, I'm doing this one Texas style (kosher salt, pepper) and wrapping in pink butcher paper at the stall. Running my WSM at 250° fired with KBB and my favorite smoke wood combo–Peach and Pecan. We'll see how it goes.