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So a very minor update, but in the last 5 years the only change I have made to this is to put the brisket in a pan once it hits 165* just to keep the bottom of the meat from getting hard.
I am surprisingly thrilled how many of you have adapted this simple idea to make your own perfect brisket...
Has anyone done a reuben fatty from scratch? I want to to do one, but am arguing in my head whether to cure the whole muscle and grind it up vs. grind first and then cure the ground meat.
Tell me what you did and why you did it please. :D
I would recommend skipping the boiling part and hot smoke them. It usually takes about an hour and a half to two hours at 225*F and the smoke is fairly light when done in shell.
Honestly, every casing will be different and there isn't much you can do about it. The effect is hopefully cosmetic only. I have seen some odd casing textures and attribute it to something having to do with the life of the animal and exclude it from the pictures I post. It may not be visually...
You know, I could go into this huge spiel about how Mike, Gary and I planned to be down there once again for the eleventybillionth year in a row. Unfortunately it just hasn't worked out. Please know that I haven't forgotten about you guys and even though I rarely post these days, you all have...
There isn't enough bourbon for me to get through the story. I miss the hell out of you guys though. :grilling_smilie:
Got a couple pork loins on the drum right now.
I am pretty amazed to see this thread still going. Brisket can be so hard to conquer and there are so many variables. Stick with it and you guys will have it.
Sadly, I will not be able to make it (again) this year. We will be moving closer to my job which is a good thing, but doing that and going to the NFl Gathering would have been a great thing. Sorry guys.
I am somewhat still around. I haven't had much time for anything lately. I am still in the Winston area, but will be moving closer to High Point/Greensboro soon.