21.11# Rosh Hashanah smoked brisket coming up - Sat night overnight cook
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
You should be just about to wake up for your check in on the brisket, I’m sure it will be fine. Brett, that all just looks fabulous! You are on the list of my “member tour” but, you’re a pretty fair distance away, it could be a second “western trip“ but, one never knows.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Just awoke. And good thing too.
First pic from the overnight and its still in the stall.
Checked temps while still in bed and still in the stall. Came down and did a quick chimney sweep and yup, the KPro ash was impeding airflow.
AND, since this was my first live broadcast cook, my signals battery was showing low power.
Quickly plugged in the Signals and all is right with the world again.
Going to wait till the stall is over, usually once I see a uniform rise of the whole brisket. Then I’ll wrap and get to 300° S6 temp to finish the brisket off.
Overall, some good success so far. Really nice bark. Really nice nose coming from the brisket. We might have a winner here. Fingers still crossed.
First pic from the overnight and its still in the stall.
Checked temps while still in bed and still in the stall. Came down and did a quick chimney sweep and yup, the KPro ash was impeding airflow.
AND, since this was my first live broadcast cook, my signals battery was showing low power.
Quickly plugged in the Signals and all is right with the world again.
Going to wait till the stall is over, usually once I see a uniform rise of the whole brisket. Then I’ll wrap and get to 300° S6 temp to finish the brisket off.
Overall, some good success so far. Really nice bark. Really nice nose coming from the brisket. We might have a winner here. Fingers still crossed.
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Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
You’re always welcome here. Just let me know when. Summer is nicer than winter. Then fall and spring. Winter is all rain so not worth it IMO.
Most of us CA guys are within 2 hours of each other, from the Bay Area to here, Sacramento region just at the Sierra Nevada base.
John K BBQ
TVWBB All-Star
LOL Brett - I logged into your Thermoworks cloud share and I felt like I was right there with you 
Then I had to go all John Madden telestrator (BOOM!) I'm past due to try a brisket on my WSK. Will definitely check back with you on some advise. My low temp cooks on the WSK haven't been all that good so far (struggling to keep temps down) but I also haven't tried your water pan set up.
Looking forward to some picks after slicing. I'm sure it will be awesome.
Then I had to go all John Madden telestrator (BOOM!) I'm past due to try a brisket on my WSK. Will definitely check back with you on some advise. My low temp cooks on the WSK haven't been all that good so far (struggling to keep temps down) but I also haven't tried your water pan set up.Looking forward to some picks after slicing. I'm sure it will be awesome.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
More than happy to share what I’m learning.
Yes, the AJ or a water tray will help keep very consistent low temps as you see in the graph.
The high temp spike is two things, I believe. First is AJ is about all evaporated AND the latter wood chunks are firing off and burning hotter, thus the temp run up.
Once the wood chunk burns off, you see the temps drop back down again.
After I did the sweep and the opened up the lower and top vents a smidge, I like my current trends and temp reads.
And this is a big choice brisket so the stall, due to lower cook temp, is running a little longer than usual.
I should get to 173° soon and then I’ll wrap, which at that temp I’ll be out of the stall, usually.
I’d recco starting with a smaller cook weight, say 14#. Those are always easy cooks.
The WSK is pretty easy to manage and work with. I’m sure you’ll master it quickly and to your desired results. You’ve got the skills.
Yes, the AJ or a water tray will help keep very consistent low temps as you see in the graph.
The high temp spike is two things, I believe. First is AJ is about all evaporated AND the latter wood chunks are firing off and burning hotter, thus the temp run up.
Once the wood chunk burns off, you see the temps drop back down again.
After I did the sweep and the opened up the lower and top vents a smidge, I like my current trends and temp reads.
And this is a big choice brisket so the stall, due to lower cook temp, is running a little longer than usual.
I should get to 173° soon and then I’ll wrap, which at that temp I’ll be out of the stall, usually.
I’d recco starting with a smaller cook weight, say 14#. Those are always easy cooks.
The WSK is pretty easy to manage and work with. I’m sure you’ll master it quickly and to your desired results. You’ve got the skills.
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Damn, now I’m hungry!
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Looks great to me, I’ve never put HB eggs in but, I bet that is a nice texture.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
That’s the Jews for ya. Always cooking for an army. I know no other way.
That’s the story of brisket. Toughest and cheapest cut of meat but when cooked correctly, it’s as good if not better than a steak. Making something amazing from nothing.
John K BBQ
TVWBB All-Star
Brett's getting pretty close to rest time
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
I figured it’d be fun to watch along. Next I’ll have to add a Brisket Cam and one inside the S6 so we can see what’s going on inside the cooker.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Gotta get the mid and flat up a bit. You’ve got my latest 202° point temp mark I see. Somewhere around 202-206° on the point it’ll be done. And ahead of schedule too.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Around 13 hours 20 minutes total cook time for an 18# Choice brisket. Not bad time at all.
Resting in the oven for a few hours. Dinner is at 6p.
The residual drippings. Not too much junk this cook versus the Prime one I did this June.
As is tradition we will enjoy fresh pomegranates tonight. The meaning is many, as in the seeds inside a pomegranate.
May you live a long life. One full of blessings. May you have many children. May you enjoy lots of good health. May you help those that are less fortunate than yourself. Happy New Year to those who celebrate.
Resting in the oven for a few hours. Dinner is at 6p.
The residual drippings. Not too much junk this cook versus the Prime one I did this June.
As is tradition we will enjoy fresh pomegranates tonight. The meaning is many, as in the seeds inside a pomegranate.
May you live a long life. One full of blessings. May you have many children. May you enjoy lots of good health. May you help those that are less fortunate than yourself. Happy New Year to those who celebrate.
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