All Things Brisket

[Dr Fear 1290]

Thoughts on time and temp for a smaller brisket (4.5 lbs)?  Wife comes home from Bristol Farms all excited that she got a brisket on sale for $11/lb.   Me:

Anyway, trimmed and ready, but I prefer a long slow cook.  If I toss it on tonight at 225 (electric smoker so temp will stay consistent- deal with it), is 18 hours too long?  
 

8 hours MAX, prob more like 6 or 7. Got a temp probe? Just keep an eye on it starting at around hour 5 and start tender probe testing around 190 or so.

[Sbbruin 22146]

Damn, @Dr Fear with the triple post for emphasis!

Yes, I have a probe.  I'll start it first thing in the am.  Go maybe 8-10 hrs.  

[Lurch 5951]

Using the 1.5 hrs per pound est, it’s probably less than 7 hours. I’d also guess it’s the flat without much fat, so the stall may be brief. I’d be watching as early as 5 hours in

[Dr Fear 1290]

Forgot to post these from last week, got a raw brisket from a local place that was selling extras (Heim in Fort Worth), I did a horrible job of managing the fire overnight and the flat suffered.

[luke duke 6454]

Please fire your interior decorator.

[Dr Fear 1290]

3 minutes ago, luke duke said:

 

Please fire your interior decorator.

 

That yellow tile in the kitchen is easily the worst thing inside the house when we bought it a few years ago, but I'm really not keen on spending thousands of dollars on a new countertop.

[SHOOTER12 8890]

4 hours ago, Dr Fear said:

4 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Thoughts on time and temp for a smaller brisket (4.5 lbs)?  Wife comes home from Bristol Farms all excited that she got a brisket on sale for $11/lb.   Me:

Anyway, trimmed and ready, but I prefer a long slow cook.  If I toss it on tonight at 225 (electric smoker so temp will stay consistent- deal with it), is 18 hours too long?  
 

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8 hours MAX, prob more like 6 or 7. Got a temp probe? Just keep an eye on it starting at around hour 5 and start tender probe testing around 190 or so.

Got to agree on the 6-7 hours max and watch closely from hour 5 on.  18 hrs will ruin it unless you like really funky jerky.

[SHOOTER12 8890]

4 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Damn, @Dr Fear with the triple post for emphasis!

Yes, I have a probe.  I'll start it first thing in the am.  Go maybe 8-10 hrs.  

No shit, triple post and he's right back up to 18 hours.

 

Dang just thought of something... where the hell is Champkind?  Haven't seen anything from him in a while.

Edited April 30, 2020 by SHOOTER12

[Dr Fear 1290]

No shit, triple post and he's right back up to 18 hours.
 
Dang just thought of something... where the hell is Champkind?  Haven't seen anything from him in a while.

Hmmm....

[Ldogg53 514]

No shit, triple post and he's right back up to 18 hours.
 
Dang just thought of something... where the hell is Champkind?  Haven't seen anything from him in a while.

Laying low since he cost a lot of people a lot of money and is getting sued and other shit.

[Chewbacca 7830]

Laying low since he cost a lot of people a lot of money and is getting sued and other shit.

His investors are suing him?

[Ldogg53 514]

His investors are suing him?

No. Companies he took loans out with and can’t pay back. Loans he didn’t disclose to his investors.

[Chewbacca 7830]

No. Companies he took loans out with and can’t pay back. Loans he didn’t disclose to his investors.

Gotcha. Personal guarantees are a bitch.

[SHOOTER12 8890]

Ouch

[Landomatic 3813]

8 hours ago, Ldogg53 said:

No. Companies he took loans out with and can’t pay back. Loans he didn’t disclose to his investors.

That guy made some bad business decisions?  I’m shocked.  Shocked I tell ya.

[RMac5 1558]

Look who his mentor was.

[RollLeft 5092]

14 hours ago, Ldogg53 said:

Laying low since he cost a lot of people a lot of money and is getting sued and other shit.

[Jerry Callo 8968]

Back to brisket - I managed to find Prime brisket at my Costco today at $2.79 / pound.  Based upon the dire predictions about the price and availability of beef, I feel like I won the lottery (small scratch off prize, but won the lottery nonetheless). 

[utee94 16091]

24 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Back to brisket - I managed to find Prime brisket at my Costco today at $2.79 / pound.  Based upon the dire predictions about the price and availability of beef, I feel like I won the lottery (small scratch off prize, but won the lottery nonetheless). 

Hope you bought out the entire store, and then lit briskets on fire with hundred dollar bills on your way out the door!

 

[Sbbruin 22146]

I've hit the stall at 160.  Been sitting at 160 for an hour.  Do I wrap it to get it over the hump or wait it out?  Want to be able to serve in about 4-4.5 hrs, so pulling in 3 to 3.5 hrs

Edited May 1, 2020 by Sbbruin

[Dr Fear 1290]

How long has it been on? You can alway kick the temp up to 275.

[dcbc 14645]

I'd wrap it and raise the cooker temp.

[Sbbruin 22146]

3 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

How long has it been on? You can alway kick the temp up to 275.

been on about 5 hrs

[Dr Fear 1290]

been on about 5 hrs

Set course for 275!

[Sbbruin 22146]

OK, broke on through to the other side.  Unwrap to finish or keep wrapped?

[Lurch 5951]

Keep wrapped imo. You could unwrap for firmer bark, but not needed

[Lurch 5951]

You’d rather finish early and have more resting time than finish late

[Sbbruin 22146]

Can't get it past 190.  OK to pull and wrap?  Want to give it a resting period, but can't wait to get the last 5 degrees

[Dr Fear 1290]

Can't get it past 190.  OK to pull and wrap?  Want to give it a resting period, but can't wait to get the last 5 degrees

You probe for tenderness?

[Sbbruin 22146]

3 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

5 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Can't get it past 190.  OK to pull and wrap?  Want to give it a resting period, but can't wait to get the last 5 degrees

You probe for tenderness?

Yep, seems pretty good.

[Dr Fear 1290]

Yep, seems pretty good.

In the flat too? Pull it if that is the case. Sounds a bit low though. I am still mad at myself for pulling the last one early, flat was not great.

[NateHitch 1282]

Anyone have any ideas for sides? Doing a brisket tomorrow and I always do beans, potato salad, mac n cheese and/or collard greens. Still going to do beans and probably mac n cheese, just want to try something different. Or maybe a different spin on something

[Lurch 5951]

I almost never pull before 203* anymore

[Lurch 5951]

Anyone have any ideas for sides? Doing a brisket tomorrow and I always do beans, potato salad, mac n cheese and/or collard greens. Still going to do beans and probably mac n cheese, just want to try something different. Or maybe a different spin on something

Cream corn is our go-to

[Dr Fear 1290]

I almost never pull before 203* anymore

I've gotten of the opinion that way more people pull too early rather than late.

[Sbbruin 22146]

42 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

50 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Yep, seems pretty good.

In the flat too? Pull it if that is the case. Sounds a bit low though. I am still mad at myself for pulling the last one early, flat was not great.

It’s only a 4.5 pounder, so not really sure if it’s all flat or all point, but pretty sure not both

[squib 1133]

1 hour ago, NateHitch said:

Anyone have any ideas for sides? Doing a brisket tomorrow and I always do beans, potato salad, mac n cheese and/or collard greens. Still going to do beans and probably mac n cheese, just want to try something different. Or maybe a different spin on something

Cornbread salad is a crowd pleaser and one that people don't have very often. 

Double the "dressing" part on just about any recipe you find. 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2020 by squib

[AustinMT 952]

2 hours ago, NateHitch said:

Anyone have any ideas for sides? Doing a brisket tomorrow and I always do beans, potato salad, mac n cheese and/or collard greens. Still going to do beans and probably mac n cheese, just want to try something different. Or maybe a different spin on something

https://www.homesicktexan.com/2015/08/green-chile-corn-pudding.html

[Sbbruin 22146]

In the flat too? Pull it if that is the case. Sounds a bit low though. I am still mad at myself for pulling the last one early, flat was not great.

Well, it was dry as fuck, despite pulling at 190. Taste was good, nice and tender, just not juicy. Ribs were good though, but I have those pretty wired. But I ate barbecue, so it was good. Fam liked it.

[Dr Fear 1290]

Well, it was dry as fuck, despite pulling at 190. Taste was good, nice and tender, just not juicy. Ribs were good though, but I have those pretty wired. But I ate barbecue, so it was good. Fam liked it.

I think you pulled it too early.

[Sbbruin 22146]

5 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

8 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Well, it was dry as fuck, despite pulling at 190. Taste was good, nice and tender, just not juicy. Ribs were good though, but I have those pretty wired. But I ate barbecue, so it was good. Fam liked it.

I think you pulled it too early.

Wouldn’t that run counter to being dry?  Seems like dryness means I left it on too long

[Dr Fear 1290]

Wouldn’t that run counter to being dry?  Seems like dryness means I left it on too long

That is the weird part, and probably makes it so tough to cook. Narrow window to get it right.

[Sbbruin 22146]

14 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

30 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Wouldn’t that run counter to being dry?  Seems like dryness means I left it on too long

That is the weird part, and probably makes it so tough to cook. Narrow window to get it right.

And why I don’t cook brisket much.  I have pork butt and ribs nailed.  But have never made a brisket I’m proud of.  I think it requires old school offset smoke .  Or a metal turkey pan with liquid smoke.  Maybe I should just stick with sushi. 

[luke duke 6454]

Well, it was dry as fuck, despite pulling at 190. Taste was good, nice and tender, just not juicy. Ribs were good though, but I have those pretty wired. But I ate barbecue, so it was good. Fam liked it.

Not every picture should be shared.

You pulled it too soon.

[Lurch 5951]

Water pan, wrap 4 hours in, let the damn thing finish cooking.

[Sbbruin 22146]

24 minutes ago, luke duke said:

 

Not every picture should be shared.

You pulled it too soon.

 

Agreed.  I shared so I can learn.  One thing I understand is my brisket game needs work.  I didn’t have time to let it cook longer.

[DDD Dad 14662]

I've gotten of the opinion that way more people pull too early rather than late.

That’s what she said.

 

 

And you pulled too soon. Listen to Lurch.

[strangulation! 1716]

3 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

I didn’t have time to let it cook longer.

you can't rush them. my guess is you now know that

[Sbbruin 22146]

30 minutes ago, strangulation! said:

you can't rush them. my guess is you now know that

 

[Chewbacca 7830]

And why I don’t cook brisket much.  I have pork butt and ribs nailed.  But have never made a brisket I’m proud of.  I think it requires old school offset smoke .  Or a metal turkey pan with liquid smoke.  Maybe I should just stick with sushi. 

What are you cooking on?