Brisket Philosophy

[ncsmokeu]

Hi to all the great people here at SMF!

Finished a brisket last night about 2am.  Rain and weather added way too much time to may smoke. That is not the point of the post, however.  I had time to think about life and how it relates to smoking a good brisket.  I posted on my facebook and thought it was worth sharing. 

Please chime in with added thoughts you may have had while smoking.

My thoughts on Life and Brisket:

You learn a lot about yourself smoking a good beef brisket.

-You learn that it takes time to accomplish something great.

-You learn that preparation is 90% of task. Setting yourself up for success makes the other 10% a breeze.

-You need a good plan before you begin, and stick to that plan. But if something comes up (like a rainstorm) don't be afraid to adjust.

-You learn that you must have patience in life with things out of your control, other people (or tough brisket), and most importantly, YOURSELF.

-Like cooking brisket, there is more than one way to do things in life, all which can be the right way (or the wrong way).

Sorry to get a little deep on you this morning! Wait until I smoke some ribs!

Thanks for reading

-NCSmokeU

 

[pgsmoker64]

That's the thing about sitting by the smoker while smoking a brisket or butt - you have plenty of time for self-reflection.

Then you get all philosophical and decide you want to share those reflections - uh-huh, been there, done that.

The great thing about this site is that you can do that and, most of the time, receive no criticism. 

I believe if we all think about it we have had similar thoughts while tending the fire! 

Thanks for sharing NCSmokeU.

By the way...where is the Q-view of that brisket smoke?  

 

[ncsmokeu]

That's the thing about sitting by the smoker while smoking a brisket or butt - you have plenty of time for self-reflection.

Then you get all philosophical and decide you want to share those reflections - uh-huh, been there, done that.

The great thing about this site is that you can do that and, most of the time, receive no criticism. 

I believe if we all think about it we have had similar thoughts while tending the fire! 

Thanks for sharing NCSmokeU.

By the way...where is the Q-view of that brisket smoke?  

I have some starting pics, but there was some heavy rain in NE Tennessee last night and didn't want to get the camera wet.  Excuses, excuses.....will make up next time!

 

[pgsmoker64]

LOL...yep, raining here too!  Hang in there - or build an ark....