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Ok, so last Sat I got my first packer, nearly 14 #'s of sweet beef! Seasoned it up w/ Salt/pepper chili powder/onion powder, etc...
Here is the 'before"
And here is the "After" It was very good, ends were just the tiniest bit dry/chewy even with mopping, but the family thought it was a great first first effort. And I have been killing the co-workers with leftovers
I gotta say it came out a lot better than I expected, and i didnt seperate the point from the flat, had sme pretty tasty bark too. Just need to work on my timing, getting to old to pull all-nighters!
I noticed in the "before" pictures, there is, what appears to be drippings, as if you had "parboiled" or pre cooked the brisket a bit? You also said it was kinda "chewy". The final product looks great, I was only wandering if there was a "hidden step" that you didn't mention. I have never tried to "precook" any of my briskets and was also thinking that may be the reason it was "chewy" was because it was "semi-precooked".
Don't get me wrong, the final product looks YUMMY! I'm only curious.
Nope, did not par-boil, I had rinsed the brisket prior to rubbing and that may be some of the residual water that you are seeing. The every end was just a tiny bit chewy, the rest was actually mois.
Spousal unit just told me again how much she liked it, I think the left over's may become a batch of Dutch's enchilada's.
The ends are the best part! Mmmmm burnt ends! I call them the "cook's treat" because when you slice it up, you get to have those as "test pieces". Leftover idea sounds good too!
Nice job hacksaw, looks wonderful. Them guys in chat are pretty smart..............if ya can sort through all the BS! Especially that RichTee and Texas Hunter guy!
Well,
I gotta 'fess up, if it hadn't been for this website and the guys in chat, I would have fubar'd this thing. As it was I was being overly optimistic on the time I allowed. Anyone planning their first brisket smoke should be required to read the stickies first!
And check out the chat room! There sure are a lot of insomniacs on this board!