Brisket on the Weber Kettle

[Hawging It]

Decided to throw down on some brisket yesterday. I have never done one on the kettle. Maintained 250 degrees until internal was 204. No wrapping. It was one of the best briskets I have ever smoked. I used a small amount of Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub. Fairly heavy amount of Killer Hogs all purpose seasoning and added a lot of cracked black pepper and a bit of Kosher salt. The cherry chunks worked well with it. I was very happy with the bark, smoke ring, flavor, moisture and tenderness. All in all a simple, easy and enjoyable smoke on the kettle. Take care and keep on smokin!!

 

[chopsaw]

Nice . The kettle cooks a mean brisket . How long did your heat last like that ?

 

[smokin peachey]

Looks delicious

 

[Hawging It]

Nice . The kettle cooks a mean brisket . How long did your heat last like that ?

Thanks! It was a 6 hour cook and still going when I pulled it off. I have got 8 hours before with out adding a single briquette

 

[gmc2003]

That brisket looks great.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[robrpb]

Tasty looking brisket.

How did you set the vents on your kettle? I have a kettle and I would like to smoke a brisket on it the near future on it.

 

[xray]

Nice job on that brisket! Those are some tasty looking slices.

 

[SmokinAl]

Fantastic looking brisket!
I usually do mine overnight with the WSM/Guru, but may give your method a shot!
It sure looks good & would save a lot of time!
Al

 

[chopsaw]

It was a 6 hour cook and still going when I pulled it off. I have got 8 hours before with out adding a single briquette

I set mine up like this . I've ran 10 hours and still had some left .
I let it settle in to temp . Mine likes 260 . When I put the meat on I add 10 or so fully lit coals
in the open section to make up for the mass of cold meat that just went on .
I do like yours also , just haven't tried it with brisket .

 

[GATOR240]

Very nice looking brisket. I haven't worked up the nerve to try one on my Weber!

 

[daspyknows]

Looks good. I have done a few on my Weber too.

 

[Hawging It]

Tasty looking brisket.

How did you set the vents on your kettle? I have a kettle and I would like to smoke a brisket on it the near future on it.

Set up the unlit briquettes kinda like I did there. Put the bottom vent 1/4 open light 4 or 5 briquettes in a separate pot or pan. When they ash over stack em in the middle of the briquet pile. Put the lid on after about 10 minutes and open the top vent 1/4. It will get up to 250 pretty quick. Don't fiddle with the bottom vent again. Maintain your heat with the top vent. You won't have to mess with the top vent very much if at all. I took me a few times to master it. Pretty cool way to smoke stuff and easy. Good luck. You got this!

 

[Hawging It]

Very nice looking brisket. I haven't worked up the nerve to try one on my Weber!

Nuttin to it! Go for it. You will be hooked like I am.

 

[Hawging It]

Looks good. I have done a few on my Weber too.

It's fun and easy!

 

[robrpb]

Set up the unlit briquettes kinda like I did there. Put the bottom vent 1/4 open light 4 or 5 briquettes in a separate pot or pan. When they ash over stack em in the middle of the briquet pile. Put the lid on after about 10 minutes and open the top vent 1/4. It will get up to 250 pretty quick. Don't fiddle with the bottom vent again. Maintain your heat with the top vent. You won't have to mess with the top vent very much if at all. I took me a few times to master it. Pretty cool way to smoke stuff and easy. Good luck. You got this!

Thanks Hawging for your reply. I am going to give it a try. I am thinking about getting a packer cut and split the flat and point for two separate smokes and get twice the experience. Thanks again. Rob