As many of you already know I was the lucky recipient of a free SRF Wagyu brisket. It was from a member on here who wishes to remain anonymous. Originally I was planning on smoking it for Easter, but the weather yesterday & today are perfect for outdoor grilling. So we did an all night smoke in the WSM. OK now for the photo’s!
Here is how it came.
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After trimming & dusting with S&P. I used the meaty part of the trim for burgers.
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Then wrapped in Saran Wrap, and into the fridge for 24 hours.
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Next we took the trimmed fat & ground it & rendered it down to make some Wagyu tallow.
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This stuff is like gold!
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OK it’s about 5:00PM on Friday afternoon. I have a pan with a grate in it, and the grate is sitting on 2 onion halves, so the brisket is up off the bottom & can get good smoke from underneath too.
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I poured a can of French onion soup in the pan to give it a little extra moisture & I’m smoking it fat side up to protect the top. Since the upper part of a WSM is where all the heat is located.
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Into the WSM, on the bottom grate, with a full water pan, and the old trusty Guru keeping the temp steady all night.
I put 3 probes in the brisket, 2 in the flat, and 1 in the point. The smoker is running at 225.
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Here it is about 14 hours later.
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The bark is right where I want it, the fat is rendering nicely, so now for the butcher paper. Of course you know I‘m gonna use a bit of that Wagyu tallow on the paper too.
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And into a 250 degree oven until it probes like butta!!
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It only took about 3 hours in the oven to finish up. I let it sit on the counter until the temp dropped down to 180, then wrapped it up in fresh paper & back into a 170 degree oven until lunch time (about 4 hours).
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As you can see it came down to about 160+ & just stayed there.
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After the rest, it’s time to see the finish!!
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WOW!! Look at that freakin’ smoke ring!
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Unbelievable!!
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I did not get any plated shots, cause we just stood at the board & pigged out. We even made a couple of sliders and ate them standing up. Well that is one thing I can take off my bucket list. I finally got my own Wagyu brisket. Thanks for stopping by folks, and thank-you to the kind gentleman who gave me this brisket.
Al
Bit late to the party Al. Looks like you nailed it! Interested in hearing your thoughts on flavor vs others that you've done the same way.
Matt
Looks totally awesome Al! Can't add anything more than has been said already. Excellent work, you're a very lucky Guy.
Al, that is the best looking brisket I've ever seen!! And that smoke ring is outta this world. If we weren't at opposite ends of the continent, I would have been knocking on your door for a bite.
Gary
WOW!! Al, that is absolutely incredible. Never seen anything like that before. I've been planning to get one of those briskets to do for Memorial Day but this seals the deal. Nothing short of amazing sir!!
Robert
That bark looked freaking fantastic.
God lord Al! You nailed this one. It looks delicious!
dammitt Al..., that was super duper...++++++Lord have mercy !
HT
Wow!! Look incredible you did an excellent job!!!As many of you already know I was the lucky recipient of a free SRF Wagyu brisket. It was from a member on here who wishes to remain anonymous. Originally I was planning on smoking it for Easter, but the weather yesterday & today are perfect for outdoor grilling. So we did an all night smoke in the WSM. OK now for the photo’s!
Here is how it came.
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After trimming & dusting with S&P. I used the meaty part of the trim for burgers.
View attachment 628707
Then wrapped in Saran Wrap, and into the fridge for 24 hours.
View attachment 628678
Next we took the trimmed fat & ground it & rendered it down to make some Wagyu tallow.
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View attachment 628681
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This stuff is like gold!
View attachment 628683
OK it’s about 5:00PM on Friday afternoon. I have a pan with a grate in it, and the grate is sitting on 2 onion halves, so the brisket is up off the bottom & can get good smoke from underneath too.
View attachment 628685
I poured a can of French onion soup in the pan to give it a little extra moisture & I’m smoking it fat side up to protect the top. Since the upper part of a WSM is where all the heat is located.
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Into the WSM, on the bottom grate, with a full water pan, and the old trusty Guru keeping the temp steady all night.
I put 3 probes in the brisket, 2 in the flat, and 1 in the point. The smoker is running at 225.
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Here it is about 14 hours later.
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The bark is right where I want it, the fat is rendering nicely, so now for the butcher paper. Of course you know I‘m gonna use a bit of that Wagyu tallow on the paper too.
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And into a 250 degree oven until it probes like butta!!
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It only took about 3 hours in the oven to finish up. I let it sit on the counter until the temp dropped down to 180, then wrapped it up in fresh paper & back into a 170 degree oven until lunch time (about 4 hours).
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As you can see it came down to about 160+ & just stayed there.
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After the rest, it’s time to see the finish!!
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WOW!! Look at that freakin’ smoke ring!
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Unbelievable!!
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I did not get any plated shots, cause we just stood at the board & pigged out. We even made a couple of sliders and ate them standing up. Well that is one thing I can take off my bucket list. I finally got my own Wagyu brisket. Thanks for stopping by folks, and thank-you to the kind gentleman who gave me this brisket.
Al
Looks like a thing of beauty there!
Wow!! Look incredible you did an excellent job!!!
Amazing finish Al and you definitely did it justice !
Keith
Looks like I picked a good day to come back to the forums. That smoke ring is unreal, great looking cook!
Fantastic. Nice job Al.
Thank you!!Holy cow that’s one heck of a brisket!! The picture of the bark and after the wrap is just pure money!
Dayum. I'd probably have to take a second mortgage to buy tht chunk. but mouth watering vicariously. Excuse the dumb question, is that a whole packer and not seperated?As many of you already know I was the lucky recipient of a free SRF Wagyu brisket. It was from a member on here who wishes to remain anonymous. Originally I was planning on smoking it for Easter, but the weather yesterday & today are perfect for outdoor grilling. So we did an all night smoke in the WSM. OK now for the photo’s!
Here is how it came.
View attachment 628679
After trimming & dusting with S&P. I used the meaty part of the trim for burgers.
View attachment 628707
Then wrapped in Saran Wrap, and into the fridge for 24 hours.
View attachment 628678
Next we took the trimmed fat & ground it & rendered it down to make some Wagyu tallow.
View attachment 628680
View attachment 628681
View attachment 628682
This stuff is like gold!
View attachment 628683
OK it’s about 5:00PM on Friday afternoon. I have a pan with a grate in it, and the grate is sitting on 2 onion halves, so the brisket is up off the bottom & can get good smoke from underneath too.
View attachment 628685
I poured a can of French onion soup in the pan to give it a little extra moisture & I’m smoking it fat side up to protect the top. Since the upper part of a WSM is where all the heat is located.
View attachment 628686
Into the WSM, on the bottom grate, with a full water pan, and the old trusty Guru keeping the temp steady all night.
I put 3 probes in the brisket, 2 in the flat, and 1 in the point. The smoker is running at 225.
View attachment 628689
Here it is about 14 hours later.
View attachment 628690
The bark is right where I want it, the fat is rendering nicely, so now for the butcher paper. Of course you know I‘m gonna use a bit of that Wagyu tallow on the paper too.
View attachment 628691
View attachment 628692
And into a 250 degree oven until it probes like butta!!
View attachment 628693
It only took about 3 hours in the oven to finish up. I let it sit on the counter until the temp dropped down to 180, then wrapped it up in fresh paper & back into a 170 degree oven until lunch time (about 4 hours).
View attachment 628695
As you can see it came down to about 160+ & just stayed there.
View attachment 628697
After the rest, it’s time to see the finish!!
View attachment 628698
View attachment 628699View attachment 628700
WOW!! Look at that freakin’ smoke ring!
View attachment 628701
Unbelievable!!
View attachment 628702
View attachment 628704
View attachment 628703
View attachment 628705
I did not get any plated shots, cause we just stood at the board & pigged out. We even made a couple of sliders and ate them standing up. Well that is one thing I can take off my bucket list. I finally got my own Wagyu brisket. Thanks for stopping by folks, and thank-you to the kind gentleman who gave me this brisket.
Al
Dayum. I'd probably have to take a second mortgage to buy tht chunk. but mouth watering vicariously. Excuse the dumb question, is that a whole packer and not seperated?
Yeah, I know---I'm late again!
Looks Great though!!
Like.
Bear