Brisket Question

[FoxmanNC]

Trying to plan ahead for smoking a brisket next weekend. I have read a lot, and watched a lot of video's but the one thing I have not read or heard is about the amount of wood to use. I have a Masterbuilt Gravity 560 but am curious how often and how much wood to add to the ash bin, and how you know when enough is enough?

 

[agaffer]

There is no rule of thumb. Less is better than too much is about the only rule. You only need it at the very beginning of the smoke so, don't keep putting it in through out the cook. If you use a good hard wood charcoal, like Royal Oak, you may find that the smoke from that is all that you need. The owner of Kosmosq has a video smoking a brisket with the Masterbuilt and he threw in about 4 or 5 chunks, if that is any help. By the way, you are going to have to reload your chute at least once during the cook. When you do, you don't need to add more wood.

 

[agaffer]

By the way, where in NC are you? I'm in New Bern.

 

[agaffer]

Found the video I mentioned. Google or go to Youtube and put in Kosmosq, "I finally mastered the perfect brisket"

 

[SmokinEdge]

With charcoal, I wouldn’t be to concerned about it at all, after all it IS wood charcoal. I use lump, no briquettes.

 

[agaffer]

What SmokinEdge said. He is right on.

 

[FoxmanNC]

By the way, where in NC are you? I'm in New Bern.

High Point. About mid-state.

 

[agaffer]

High Point, furniture capitol of the world. Dated a nurse from there back in the old days. She was a competitive shooter and avid climber. She ended up being part of one of the many crews that failed climbing K-2 with severe consequences.