My first brisket

[Golly]

been putting off doing a low and slow brisket for a few months now, anyway its getting warmer here and last saturday i had ago
please feel free to comment suggestions welcome

[Vermin99]

Great looking meal!!

[Duke]

Golly!  You nailed that brisky!

[1911Ron]

Looks good, i have yet to tackle a brisket.

[Golly]

thanks for the comments fellas
dunno about nailing it
apparently i should cut it the other way and it was a little tough
but all in all i did ok

[HankB]

apparently i should cut it the other way and it was a little tough

Cutting across the grain will tend to moderate any toughness. Brisket needs a high temperature to break down the tough fibers. I usually take mine to an internal temp of over 190°. (195° is the target but I can get impatient. ) That's done in a WSM or mini-WSM over ten or more hours. You can probably do that in a kettle as well but temperature control is probably going to be more work.  I don't know how well higher temp/shorter time would work as I have not tried it.

Of course a little tough takes nothing away from the flavor.

[1buckie]

apparently i should cut it the other way and it was a little tough

Cutting across the grain will tend to moderate any toughness. Brisket needs a high temperature to break down the tough fibers. I usually take mine to an internal temp of over 190°. (195° is the target but I can get impatient. ) That's done in a WSM or mini-WSM over ten or more hours. You can probably do that in a kettle as well but temperature control is probably going to be more work.  I don't know how well higher temp/shorter time would work as I have not tried it.

Of course a little tough takes nothing away from the flavor.

Hank, you bet you can do 'em on a kettle !!!
I'd encourage folks to try, also....

Here's the last one I did & the point section was melt in your mouth tender...

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/food-pr0n/brisket-prawn/

Used the chain or fuse charcoal setup & it works fine...
Not much piddlin' around & gets the job done evenly...

See Here Also ~~>

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-beef-recipes/something-different/

for setups....