I've done my share of briskets over the years. But I haven't done one in a few years. I'm planning to do one this weekend and will be trying some new techniques out because I always like trying new methods, especially on cuts that I don't do often enough to truly nail down "my" preferred method.
I've got a prime brisket that's just shy of 16 pounds (pre-trimmed), that I assume will end up around 13-14 pounds after trimming. I don't always wrap, but I will be wrapping this one (again, research and development). It's been so long since I've done a packer, this will be my first time wrapping in BP (I used foil in the past).
One question I have, for planning/timing purposes is, what sort of times are y'all seeing once you wrap until you hit your finished temp? Now, I of course, never go by strict times, or even temps. I use temps as a loose guideline, but ultimately go off of feel and probing. Just looking for some ballparks from personal experiences for timing purposes (and of course I can't find any of my notes from past brisky smokes). Oh, and I'll be running the smoker at 225-250.
Also, where do y'all land on applying rub the night before vs. the day of? I've always gone back and forth on this. But for those who do it the night before, do you apply more rub before going on the smoker, or just pull it out the fridge for an hour or so and straight on the smoker?
I've got a prime brisket that's just shy of 16 pounds (pre-trimmed), that I assume will end up around 13-14 pounds after trimming. I don't always wrap, but I will be wrapping this one (again, research and development). It's been so long since I've done a packer, this will be my first time wrapping in BP (I used foil in the past).
One question I have, for planning/timing purposes is, what sort of times are y'all seeing once you wrap until you hit your finished temp? Now, I of course, never go by strict times, or even temps. I use temps as a loose guideline, but ultimately go off of feel and probing. Just looking for some ballparks from personal experiences for timing purposes (and of course I can't find any of my notes from past brisky smokes). Oh, and I'll be running the smoker at 225-250.
Also, where do y'all land on applying rub the night before vs. the day of? I've always gone back and forth on this. But for those who do it the night before, do you apply more rub before going on the smoker, or just pull it out the fridge for an hour or so and straight on the smoker?