Rowdy Rousey Brisket (prime)

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humdinger

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Costco finally started carrying Prime packer brisket, and at $3.79/lb to boot. With the Rowdy Ronda on PPV tonight, it's a good time to smoke a side of beef!
Prime Baby.
Trimmed. I could really feel the difference in tenderness when trimming.
Rub with Jeffs rub
Brisket cooking time! Cherry wood on the GOSM.
the dogs, the fire, the fight, the pool, the moon.

Good morning! Been cooking for about 11 hours now at around 280 degrees. Tooth pick test in the flat says it's done. The point was still a little tough, so I'll let it go another hour then wrap it. I'm very excited because it's much more tender than previous briskets I've done.
Prepping to rest

Let the slicing begin!

Chow time

Overall it cooked for about 12 hours at around 275 degrees. Faster than expected. It was very tender, not dry at all. I used cherry wood exclusively, but might step up to oak next time as it wasn't smokey enough for my tastes.

With prices like these, I will be doing it again for sure. Thanks for watching.
 
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Wow that's a great price for prime brisket!  So are they more tender?
 
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Yeah I thought it felt more jiggly. The marbling seemed the same as a choice cut, just the feel was more tender.
It's been smoking for about 2 hours now and smelling glorious.
 
I was surprised on Friday when I saw whole packers at my Costco.  Previously they only sold the flat.  The price/pound at my Costco was a bit higher.

Any pics of the finish??
 
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I'm not waiting , I think I can beat the finish :cool:

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I was surprised on Friday when I saw whole packers at my Costco.  Previously they only sold the flat.  The price/pound at my Costco was a bit higher.

Any pics of the finish??
sorry for the delay. Pics added.


What happened to the finished pics?
Sorry, lots to do this weekend. Pics added.
 
 
well done! looks tasty! I have a prime rib coming from me (special order) on Thursday.. that is this weekend's project.
Can you wait til next Friday? I'll be down there for the Dreamcruise! lol jk

Let me know how it turns out b/c that's something I haven't done yet. Maybe I'll try it this Christmas.
 
to be honest.... never done one myself... it will probably be indirect grilled, with smoke added via ampts.... dang, forgot about the dream cruise, usually I schedule a vacation out of town during it (I no longer have my '70 GTO and it makes day-to-day life tough around here with the crowds).
 
well, unfortunately I didn't take any pictures (left my phone and cameras in my wife's car and on my boat). however, I smoked at 275 until 124 degrees in my grill, panned. took about 3 hours or so, maybe a little more, but it was AWESOME!

good thing, because the butcher got me a much larger one than I wanted, so I have two more in the freezer and half of the one I made yesterday. You know its good when your wife (who isn't that big into big chunks of red meat) scarfs down about 18oz of prime rib. perfectly cooked with a nice pink interior, what I would call the definition of medium-rare.
 
Glad it turned out good. There something great about making your wife happy with smoked meats. Such a great feeling of satisfaction.
 
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