My 1st brisket (flat only)


 

Nate Frost

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Finally tried bbq'n a brisket today. It was a 4.75lb flat. The bark, I feel, could have been better but overall the brisket is good. A pencil width slice holds its own weight and pulls apart with a gentile tug. My wife likes sauce so she made up some very tasty bbq sauce.

It was seasoned with only kosher salt and coarse black pepper I ground up with the mortor and pestle. I did that last night because I didn't want to deal with it this morning. Maybe that had something to do with how the bark turned out. I learned a lot from this cook.
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Anyways, on the wsm at 6a.
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Just before I foil wrapped it. IT was 170. Time 12p.
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Left the house to pick this up to put the wsm on.
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Probe tender 1 hour 45 min later. IT 208. Let it rest for 45 min and this is what I get.
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That looks great!

My first brisket (flat) came out really tasty but somewhat dry and chewy. I didn't foil it, I think I'll do that next time.

Yours looks really juicy and tender!
 
Lots of guys don't get a brisket that looks that good on the first try. Great cook Nate!
 
That looks great!

My first brisket (flat) came out really tasty but somewhat dry and chewy. I didn't foil it, I think I'll do that next time.

Yours looks really juicy and tender!

If it was dry and chewy, it was undercooked. What led to your decision that it was ready ?
 
aluminum foil really smothers a slab. I don't know any slab houses that do that, we normally wrap in wax or butcher papers.

That looks like a piece of slab??? It needs wood smoke and more than double cook time.
 
If it was dry and chewy, it was undercooked. What led to your decision that it was ready ?

I think I pulled it at about 190... didn't know about the probe test!

It did stall around 165 for a while... I didn't foil it, but I think I will the next go-around.

I'm trying to sell my wife on picking up a whole packer for this weekend, but that's a $100 experiment!
 

 

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