Yesterday I was at Sam's Club, and for the first time noticed they had Beef Brisket. I check every time I'm there and have never seen it. So, naturally I scooped up 2 as I plan to smoke them this Saturday (never done beef before, just pork butt, ribs and turkey). Anyway, the largest brisket they had was 8.8lbs, and they ranged from there all the way down to 5 lbs or so. They have a full fat cap from what I can tell. I grabbed an 8.8 lb and a 5.9 lb brisket.
I was reading through the recipes on this site earlier and noticed almost all the brisket smoking guides state that the brisket would normally be 10-12 lbs after trimming the fat, but mine will likely be only 8 and 5 lbs after trimming the fat, at best. Is this OK? Did I get the wrong kind of Brisket or anything? I'd like to do a full low-and-slow method, and I'm thinking the smaller briskets may actually be good for that, but are there any good-to-knows or gotchas I should look out for with smaller briskets? Thanks so much in advance!
I was reading through the recipes on this site earlier and noticed almost all the brisket smoking guides state that the brisket would normally be 10-12 lbs after trimming the fat, but mine will likely be only 8 and 5 lbs after trimming the fat, at best. Is this OK? Did I get the wrong kind of Brisket or anything? I'd like to do a full low-and-slow method, and I'm thinking the smaller briskets may actually be good for that, but are there any good-to-knows or gotchas I should look out for with smaller briskets? Thanks so much in advance!