Hey everyone. I decided to try out my first Brisket tomorrow. I picked up a flat at Costco for a decent price. Itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a little over 5#s and I think itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a good piece of meat so far. It looks thin, but hopefully it will slow cook ok and not too quick. Anyways Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m excited and I hope it will work out. I know most here prefer the whole packer and I actually saw some at my local Wal-Mart Supercenter today and damn theyâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re big and not sure I could fit one on my electric ECB. But I think I will give this flat a go for my first try and see how it turns out. I have been reading a lot lately on how to cook this bad boy so Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m going to ramble my procedure here so I can easily update my smokerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s diary. Please chime in and let me know if Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m off kilter. I have questions in the (bold font) that I could use some opinions on. Thanks again.
Mark
Brisket Rub:
The wonderful wife who helped me wrap the brisket. I have no patience for saran wrap!
Mark
- Rub Brisket in my usual Rub (Brown Sugar, Paprika, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Salt, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Cayenne Pepper, dash of cumin, cinnamon, and Tony Câ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s canjun fun)
- Wrap in saran wrap over night. (see pics!)
- Will start smoker at 7am and warm up for 30 minutes.
- Using chunks of Hickory & Oak (Is this ok??)
- Smoking fat cap down due to vertical smoker.
- Will use a tin foil pan to catch the drippings to save and make sauce.
- Smoke for 2 hours undisturbed and then spray with apple juice and whiskey every hour (does this sound ok??)
- Use maverick probe to set temp at 170* and then will foil with some of my spritz.
- Throw Brisket either back on smoker or to the oven to take temp to 195*-200* (If I use the oven, what temp would you recommend? 225 to 250?)
- Slice or pull the brisket. Havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t decided.
Brisket Rub:
The wonderful wife who helped me wrap the brisket. I have no patience for saran wrap!