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    Help- do I have a whole brisket or is this just a flat?

    Thanks for the advice. Cook complete. Took 5 hours total. I wrapped it at 160 IT. Pulled it off at 203. It's resting in the cooler until dinner. When I wrapped it, I noticed I didn't have bark, but the rub was a little wet/slimmy and could be smeared with my finger. I did the "Smoke and...
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    Help- do I have a whole brisket or is this just a flat?

    Oh good, I thought I was going crazy. I cut off that thin spot and kept it and all the fat trimmings to make burgers at a later date. Now I'm researching the best way to smoke this thing tomorrow on my pit barrel cooker. So far the plan is to rub it tonight (seasoned salt/salt/pepper mix)...
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    Help- do I have a whole brisket or is this just a flat?

    The 10 pound package from the butcher said "whole brisket". I watched about an hour of YouTube on separating the point and flat and I'm starting to think this is just a flat. Or I'm doing something wrong. After an exploratory cut to see if I was separating anything, I was just getting a 1/2"...
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