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  1. tlhiv

    2nd brisket much better than 1st

    I smoked 10lbs of Boston butt and a 9lb brisket for a 4th party my wife and I hosted this weekend (sorry no q-view). The butts were great (of course since it's very difficult to mess them up), and the brisket was really good. I smoked my first brisket a couple of weeks ago to "practice" before...
  2. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    beautiful. i'll give this a shot. also, i see no way for us to eat all of this beef right now. what do you think about storing the uneaten meat in the sauce in a zip bag and freezing it?
  3. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    thanks Rivet for the sauce recipe. what do you think about putting some of this in a cast iron skillet, say, and submerging the brisket slices in it to reheat? i'm looking for some way to rehydrate the dry meat.
  4. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    does anyone have a good "finishing sauce" (if you will) for the brisket? my brisket has incredible flavor, but it is a little dry and rewarming it without any type of sauce makes it even drier.
  5. tlhiv

    Another noobie brisket question.

    I'd like to agree with with planning for extra time. I just did a 12lb packer (trimmed into pieces -- flat and point which were probably around 5lbs. or so each), and they hit their plateau and stayed there for 3 hours. The internal temperature actually dropped about 7 degrees during the...
  6. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    TasunkaWitko, Thanks for the info and encouragement. I'll remember about the weight loss thing next time. In fact, I assume that the brisket will lose weight and the family and I will gain it I need to invest in a sharp knife (or knife sharpener) and try to get it sliced thinner next time...
  7. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    Well my first brisket smoke was pretty much a success. The smoke consisted of mostly red oak and some mesquite. The brisket was a little dry, but still quite tasty. Attached are two pics of the finished product. In the first, the piece with the probe thermometer is the flat and the other is...
  8. tlhiv

    Butt Rub Needed for Tomorrow

    Just in case you weren't aware, once you purchase it, it's available for immediate download. If you have the ingredients, then it takes like 5-10 minutes to make.
  9. tlhiv

    Butt Rub Needed for Tomorrow

    You could try purchasing the recipe to Jeff's Naked Rib Rub and Sauce. http://www.smoking-meat.com/jeffs-na...l#SpecialOffer I purchased this a few months back and have used it on several of my butts, and I think it is quite good. In fact, my wife prefers it over a more spicy commercial rub...
  10. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    Well, I've purchased as 12.6 lb packer from Wal-Mart, and I've separated the point from the flat. I've done quite a bit of trimming, but I did try to leave the < 1/4" fat cap on the flat. I didn't take any pics of my trimmed point and flat (which is probably best since no one can criticize my...
  11. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    I just noticed that my closest Wal-Mart has only a couple of packer briskets, but I have several Wal-Marts close by. The ones I saw were in the 12 lb. range (at $1.86/lb), and the amount of fat on cap seemed quite significant. Of course, I know that I'm supposed to trim that so that I only...
  12. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    Thanks for the replies folks. I have seen this tutorial, and I was considering doing just this. I was a little skeptical of using a Wal-Mart brisket (as about the only meat I buy from there is ground beef). Toughts on a Wal-Mart brisket?
  13. tlhiv

    Considering my first brisket

    I'm considering doing my first brisket soon, and I need a little advice. I plan to get a whole brisket (i.e., not with flat and point separated as it's probably more expensive that way), and I was wondering whether I should try separating the flat and point before smoking. From what I have...
  14. tlhiv

    want to try a brisket but ...

    ok, here are the two pics of took from my smoke this past friday. as you can tell, my smoker is fairly large, but i don't really have much trouble keeping the temperature a the cooking level in the 225-250 range. i do, however, have my meat at the far end (away from the firebox), and perhaps...
  15. tlhiv

    want to try a brisket but ...

    not sure why, but i can't attach a pic ... oh well here's a link to one http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...2&d=1241807852
  16. tlhiv

    want to try a brisket but ...

    hi folks, i've been wanting to try a brisket since i build my smoker (classic offset 20" smoker with 40" long smoke chamber and 20" long firebox -- see attached picture), but i've done several pork shoulder's and i have pretty much determined that every butt i do takes about 2 hours per pound...
  17. tlhiv

    Offset smoker cover

    i assume you keep it well painted then?
  18. tlhiv

    Offset smoker cover

    well i worked for months on building this thing, so i have to do something. i have a cheap tarpolian covering it now, but it's already torn a couple of times.
  19. tlhiv

    Offset smoker cover

    $90 for the marshall ... i'll have to save for that ;)
  20. tlhiv

    Offset smoker cover

    hard to tell from the pics ;)
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