Brisket 2 ways (rubbed and marinated) and Pork Butt today (w/ Q-view) - hoping for juicy....

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big bad rog

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Dec 27, 2010
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Yesterday I decided I had to smoke some meat today. Went to the supermarket to find a nice brisket. I found a great looking one with a good amount of fat on it (6#). And as I was walking down the aisle, I spotted the pork butts. I found a beauty, bone in (7#). I figured I would smoke both at the same time.... why not...

One thing I wanted to try was seeing what would happen when I marinated some brisket. My goal with this is to try to get juicier brisket. I got the tenderness figured out; time and temp, now to work on the juiciness..... Here's what I did..... I cut the brisket in 2; one half with just rub, rubbed the afternoon before and refrigerated, the other half marinated the afternoon before, refrigerated, rinsed then rubbed before smoking. The reason I split the brisket in 2 - as controversial as that my be here - is to have a "control" side and a "test" side. Everything in up-to-temp smoker at 6:15am today.

Today's marinade:

Onion soup mix packet

3 cups water

1 tablespoon rub mix

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 cup dry sherry

Let me know what you think....

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Here are some more pictures of progress....

Here's the result and conclusion of my test: I think the marinade made a small difference, very small. The marinaded half was only slightly more tender and only slightly juicier. So little so that I'm not sure it is worth the trouble. The good news in all this is that I am still determined to have "professional grade" brisket at home. I'm good with the pulled pork and ribs, but my mastery of a brisket will take more time. Until another day......

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"but my mastery of a brisket will take more time"
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yea whatever!!!!

Thats is some good lookn Q you produced there looks like a success to me!
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