Brisket point or flat

[Mike Drewery]

I have never smoked a brisket but plan to this weekend. I have been reading the forum but it is hard to tell what is the point and what is the flat based on the pictures. Will I know when I have one on the table? Is it obvious where the point will be?

Mike

 

[Doug D]

This page has pictures of all three-- a whole, the flat, and the point. In the picture of the whole, the point is at the bottom left, as the brisket sits.