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Smoking a 4lb brisket tomorrow for the first time. Just wondering about any tips anyone might have so I can make it perfect. I'm smoking on an off set Oklahoma Joe's barrel smoker.
4lb should cook pretty quick.I use hickory for briskets and cook them until 200*. You can wrap when they stall around 160* also if your satisfied with the bark!
So I have had to move the brisket into the oven. I wrapped it in tin foil since the bark was good. I put the lump charcoal in water to get as much heat as possible out of the coal chamber. I don't want my smoker to rust up. I think the humidity going up affected the stall. Since it's been in the oven it's doing better, I'm up to 183° now. I never thought a 4lb brisket would take over 8 hours but I guess that's experience I've earned now lol.
Yeah they can take a long time especially if injected. You've put a lot of time in and it will be done soon enough just dont get impatient and pull it early.
So it was worth the wait, its melting in my mouth, I'm so happy I stuck with it. Best brisket I've ever had outside of Texas. They don't know how to do brisket up here in New England.