First Brisket Done W/Bonus

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meat hunter

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Well I got it done. My first brisket. A little over 8 hours. Took it out at 189 degrees, foiled it and let it sit for about 30 minutes. It was a bit spicey, will reduce the Cayenne by half next time, but other than that, it was very good. Tender and juicy. I almost gave up about 3 hours into it, this stick burning is for sure a learned craft. But I managed to get the fire going and maintained between 220-255 degrees. 240 was about the average. This started out as a full brisket, I trimmed it down, and decided to cut the thinner end off, thats why it looks square. I took the thinner end and sliced it in half lengthwise, unrolled it and layered it with fresh spinich, sun dried tomatoes and blue cheese along with some garlic and black pepper. Rolled it back up, tied it with bakers string and threw it in along with the brisket. Came out pretty good, but most of the cheese melted out of it :( Overall, everything was great as we just finished dinner with brisket, asparagus from the garden, and taters. It dont get better then this LOL. Thanks for checking out my qview.

Todd


Unwrapped and ready to cut.


Gotta good smoker ring...


The end of the brisket that I cut and rolled up with veggies and cheese.


Looks pretty good, but will work on this for next time. Gotta figure out a way to keep that cheese in there LOL.
 
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Looks good!

I love brisket.

that pic with no background just don't look right to my eyes. lol.
 
That's a good looking brisky! Cheese doesn't lend itself well to low and slow. Sounds like a good idea, though.
 
Hunter... nice lookin beef... keep workin with the fire......the results cant be matched and soon the fire will be second nature...
 
Congrats on a great looking brisket, and thanks for sharing it with the SMF folks.
 
Mmmmm that looks good.
Points for making good use of the end you cut off. I (usually) love nothing more than trying a bit of this or that and seeing how things turn out. Usually things are good but of course you have the times when they could be better and there is no better way to improve than cooking, learning and trying again.
Sure looked good, beautiful bark on her. Cutting down on the cayenne next time is a good idea if it was rather spicy, what kind of rub did you give it?
 
Thanks everyone. I tried last night to post some responses to this thread, but for some reason, when I submitted it, the original post was nowhere to be found? OH well.
Here is the rub that I used. Wasnt sure on what to use so I gathered a bunch of them that I saw posted on here and picked out the most common ones, with the addition of the Chipolte pepper. As you can see, I didnt realize it until it was already rubbed, but I should have cut the Cayenne by half at least since I added the Chipolte. Well live and learn right? If you see something on this list of spices that I should not have or something you thing I should add to it, by all means, tell me.
1 cup Brown Sugar / Raw Sugar
1/3 Paprika
1/4 Cup Kosher Salt
2 Tbl Onion Powder
2 Tbl Garlic Powder
2 Tbl Black Pepper
1 Tbl Cayenne
1/2 Tbl Chipolte Pepper
2 tsp Ground Mustard
1tsp Cumin


Oh drlouis, yeah that first pic does look a bit odd. It was taken on a while cutting board with the flash. Kinda looks like something that was cut out for an advertisment. LOL.
 
Ok, this is going to seem like a noobie question, but why the 2 different mustards? I always thought that mustard powder and ground mustard were the same thing??
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As the wise man Homer Simpson once said, "Dooh". Oh man, I did not even realize it. It was a typo. Its even a typo on my recipe page. I did not double the mustard when making it that I am sure of. I am going to go back and edit that last post. Thanks for pointing that out Dutch
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Todd, that is one fine looking brisket! Congratulations on your first wood smoke. I love the idea that you did with the point. Fine work and points from me!
 
Excellent job on your brisket, my man! Well done on your decision to cut it down and roll it up...worked out really nicely. Appreciate the good pics and the recipe too...all good for everyone involved.

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