Another first Brisket

[doubles shooter]

I got back into smoking stuff big time around three years ago. Made over 400 lbs of Canadian bacon, countless ribs, pulled pork, venison, cheese, etc. However, I've never done a brisket. Last month a friend at camp told me his wife bought a brisket and they wanted me to smoke it for a group meal. Oh crap. What am I going to do now, the pressure is on. I read every post on brisket I could find here.
It was a 6# flat, well trimmed. I rubbed it with EVOO, and coated it with Jeff's Texas rub. Into my 1939 Frigidaire Build at 230 with a 50/50 blend of cherry and pecan pellets in the A-MAZ-N pellet tray. It hit the stall around 165* so I wrapped it in foil till it probed tender. Put it into a pre heated cooler well wrapped in towels for 2 1/2 hours till meal time. Unwrapped for slicing, Nervous as heck. Took a test bite. Nailed it!!! OMG everyone raved about it. There also was Au Gratin pasta, Shrimp scampi, salt potatoes, beans, and garlic bread to go with it. Thanks to all here for your experience and ideas. It helped a bunch.
Going to try to figure out how to post pics. Whoops, I couldn't figure out how to get the text above the pics.

 

[Braz]

Congratulations. Looks wonderful.

 

[mr mac]

Well done! Next one will be fun!

 

[tallbm]

Nice work, it looks great!

Wait until you try letting one ride without foiling and applying smoke the whole time!!!!

I also highly recommend you try using Lumberjack 100% Mesquite pellets. Since you have an AMNPS you will get perfect smoke out of them so I am 99% sure you will avoid the "too much smoke" issues people get from Mesquite because it seems that it is a wood that hard to manage when it comes to TBS, but the AMNPS nails it with no effort!

Here you can order mix and match combo packs (called sample packs).
https://bbqpelletsonline.com/index....Packs-w-Free-Shipping-c10510761?sort=nameDesc

They aren't as cost effective as buying a big bag BUT you get a variety and can try woods you've only heard about but don't have access too. The 60 pounds (six 10lb bags) for $72-76 is probably the best deal and I think it is a relatively new offering, but you can as lo as 7 one pound bags. I would have used it a while back if it was available because I have WAY too many 40 pound bags of pellets when I really want about 5-7 pounds of a 100% pure pellet variety (Mesquite, Apple, Maple, Cherry, Alder, Pecan, and Hickory)

Keep on posting your brisket adventures! :)

 

[troutman]

Nice job on that brisket brother, looks tender and moist ! I now dub thee an honorary citizen of Texas ;)

 

[noboundaries]

Great story! Yummy pics!

 

[SmokinAl]

Fantastic looking brisket!
Your meal looks delicious!
Nice job!
Al

 

[gary s]

Good looking Brisket, Well Done !!

Gary