Brisket Help

two much smoke

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Sep 6, 2007

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• Aug 27, 2008

• #1

A while back I smoked a brisket and it came out like leather. Ended up in the garbage. I did not brine it first and it cooked for about 8 hours in the smoker. Temperature was around 200 with a electric smoker.

My wife now informs me that there is another half to the brisket that we did not cook.

Should I waste my time cooking it or throw it out? Also if I should cook it is there a way to give me a better chance that it will be tender.

 

fatback joe

Master of the Pit

OTBS Member

Jun 13, 2007

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Hampden, MA

• Aug 27, 2008

• #2

Biggest piece of advice I can give you based on what you posted is to up the cook temp. 200 is too low.......closer to dehydrating than cooking when you get taht low IMO

 

biggiesize

Fire Starter

Jul 29, 2008

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dayton, ohio

• Aug 27, 2008

• #3

more heat(225-250) more time(1.5 hours per pound) this does'nt include stall time. I did a 8# flat last weekend and it took 14.5 hrs. check internal temp. DONT THROW OUT THE MEAT.try again and be one with the smoke.

 

ronp

Gone but not forgotten. RIP

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Apr 27, 2008

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• Aug 27, 2008

• #4

Read this.

http://www.smoking-meat.com/brisket-smoke.html

 

jminion

Meat Mopper

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Apr 5, 2006

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Federal Way, WA

• Aug 27, 2008

• #5

The brisket was not done, first bump the pit temp up to 225 to 235 range and cook the brisket based on internal temp and feel. You need an internal of 190 plus. Slide the temp probe into the flat, it should feel like you are sliding it into warm butter.

It sounds like you may have the point left to cook, it has more internal fat than the flat did, I would cook it to an internal of 200 to 205.