Base 16 Brisket

[Lightning]

Ok, I know, it's a corny joke but I had to whip out the programmer's calculator and do it.   Anyways, I'm going to season up this brisket and get the smoker ready to go tonight so I can light it up and start it coming early tomorrow morning.

This is only the second time I'll be cooking a brisket so keep your fingers crossed for me.  I'll post pictures and updates as I go.


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[Hollando]

Would love to see the progress prior and post trim, and posts through the day.


-H

[Mike in Roseville]

Man, I'm seriously due for a brisket.

[DaveG74]

Looking forward to updates

Man, I'm seriously due for a brisket.

Me too, I need a lazy weekend. Smoking chuck roasts in the meantime to hold me over.

[Lightning]

I trimmed the brisket up and seasoned it with salt, pepper and garlic earlier this morning.

I'm a real hack when it comes to trimming briskets. The fat that can go from incredibly thick to paper thin on a dime got me this time and last time in a couple of places but this is only my second brisket and I'm far from expert at preparing and cooking these.

Similarly, moving it from the fitting board to the smoker disturbed the rub a lot more than I would have liked.  I'm thinking of laying the cooking grate from the WSM on the cutting board next time and doing the seasoning on that so there's no need to shift it to the grate and it can be carried out and dropped right on the WSM.

I got the WSM warming up with Royal Oak lump charcoal while the last of the trimming and the seasoning was taking place.  I had to squish the brisket slightly to fit the ends inside the smoker and get the lid on.  Now I don't feel bad at all about getting the 22.5 inch WSM!   I can't imagine how I would've gotten it into an 18 inch one.  Anyways, it went in at 8:30 AM with some cherry wood.  My driveway is starting to smell sweet and smoky.  I'm going to head back inside and go back to bed for a bit.


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[Lightning]

Here's an update.  The first picture is of the brisket about halfway through the cook when I wrapped them up and after when I removed them from the smoker to rest.

Like the pork shoulder I cooked last weekend, the brisket had a good long run at 191 internal while wrapped.  It never hit the 205 degree temperature but a lot of liquid poured out when I attempted to take it off and the foil tore so fingers crossed it means it's good and tender and flavourful.  I managed to save some of it and pour it over top in a new foil wrap in the last picture before sealing it up to rest.

I've got one more guest on the way now and it should be fully rested by the time he gets here and we'll cut into it then and make some sandwiches.


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[Hollando]

I've got one more guest on the way now and it should be fully rested by the time he gets here

Looks great!
Make sure you don't toss those burnt ends. Those are the best part.


-H

[Lightning]

Success!   The brisket turned out beautifully and the four of us here have put a serious dent in it having sandwiches.  The bark has a nice smoky tang to it and the inside is a gorgeous, juicy, tender flavourful beefy treat that we're all sinking our teeth into.

Don't worry - none of it is going to be thrown out.  It's all going to get eaten.


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[JEBIV]

I would say SUCCESS for sure

[Walchit]

Looks good from here!

[BigEll]

Mouthwatering!


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