Recent content by Hionhelis

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    Brisket Prep

    That sounds like a good plan.
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    Brisket Prep

    Great, thank you all for the feedback!
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    Brisket Prep

    I am getting ready to do a whole brisket on my pellet smoker for the first time and have a question about getting it ready for the pit. Can I trim and season it the night before I am going to put it on the pit? So like after dinner I would prep the brisket and get up at like 5am light the pit...
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    Fall Apart Brisket

    It was sliced across the grain.
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    Fall Apart Brisket

    The brisket was a flat, it never really felt tender when doing a probe test even at 205, I was smoking at 225. When I pulled it off the smoker at 205 I took it right out of the pan wrapped in foil and straight to the cooler and let it rest for 2hrs. I use a "Smoke" and a Thermopen for checking...
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    Fall Apart Brisket

    Well that was a swing and a miss today. Not sure what went wrong, I had it in the smoker for 5hrs, then put it in a pan and covered with foil, it was at 145*. I let it reach 190* before I started checking for tenderness and kept checking till it reach 205* before I pulled it off to rest. I...
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    Fall Apart Brisket

    Thank you all for the input, I will see how it works out today with the flat I have on the smoker now.
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    Fall Apart Brisket

    Jeff has an article on his site Amazingly Tender Smoked Brisket and most people talk about how tender it is and falls apart when they try to slice it. What I am trying to find out is what part of the process would need to be adjusted so it can be sliced and not fall apart but still be tender and...
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