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My first ever brisket


 

GlenM

TVWBB Member
So i have read about the brisket cooks you guys do stateside and have always wanted to try one, problem here is almost all the brisket gets used for corned beef and very little else. Well i found a butcher that understands the cuts we need and even employs an American butcher :) So i bought a full one cut into two (8kg's in weight).

Brined in a red wine concoction





With the rub on



I was going to take off @ 170f



....but ended up taking it to 195f



The wife being Cheeky!



Pretty ordinary plated meal with just chips (fries) .......but Extra extra speacial tasting...i get what all the fuss is about now! was so tender could have carved it with a plastic spoon! i didn't trim any fat off left it on for the entire cook to baste i think that may have helped not sure but the slow 9 hr cook certainly helped i loved this meal and cant wait to try the next piece.

 
Nice going mate! Glad to see you didn't take it off at 170 it would of been tuff. 195-200 I think is ideal. If I may, try trimming the fat to 1/4" to 1/8"(around 5mm for you metric foke). It leaves you enough fat to keep it moist, and it renders quite nice. You can even eat it with the meat. I did that on my last brisket and it was awesome.
 

 

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