2nd Brisket Attempt Done!

[quickray]

Second attempt is finished. Cooked for nearly 16 hours. This one looks far better than my first attempt.

Resting it now.

Please take a look at my raw pic. I cannot tell which way the grain is going. I believe I should start in the top left and slice diagonally. The grain isn’t as clear as the other one I did.

 

[Chasdev]

My guess would be to start at the top left corner and aiming for the lower right corner cut a slice and look at the grain structure.
If not sure, do the same with the lower left corner aiming at the upper right corner and look at difference between the two grain structures.
You should see one has roundish shapes inside and the other not so much.
Keep going on the one that shows the round shapes.
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, I have to do it all the time.
Good looking brisket!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Something like this looks about right to me...

 

[quickray]

All,

Thanks very much.

The brisket turned out a little dry and a little tough, but it’s still delicious.

Trying to figure out why it turned out the way it did. When I removed from the aluminum pan after the cook it was pretty juicy. I then wrapped it in aluminum foil and let it rest for two hours on the counter.

When I went to cut it, it came out a little dry and a little tough, but still very good. But it’s like it lost all its juices.