Choice brisket . Nice marbling

[chopsaw]

Been buying briskets to grind . Most of them are no roll , with thin flats . Got one a couple weeks ago . Nice and thick . Really flexible . No way I'm grinding this one .
Start trimming and was surprised at the marbling on this . A really nice piece of meat . Good color and tender .
13 plus in the bag

Got to trimming of the hard fat and any dis-colored areas .
Looks good to me .

Had a section of slimy fat . I had to get rid of .

Flip side . Got rid of the hard fat . Didn't trim any off the length


Ended up with 9 pounds heavy , and 1 1/2 pounds of usable trim .

I coated with fresh ground salt and pepper and in the fridge over night .
I only do that so I can get up and it's ready to go . I set up the kettle and load the chimney .
Light the fire . Put the meat on the counter to warm up .


Anyway , this was all last night . My son walked into the room , saw the trim and said " chili dogs sound good "
OK , I'll get the grinder .
Ground up the trim , sweated down some green pepper and onion .

Little garlic , onion powder , chili powder and a TBLS of TSM Tex mex chili seasoning .
One can of no salt tomato sauce .

Grilled some 1/4 pound all beef franks I get at GFS .

Ground up some Jack cheese , some of my favorite mustard
and the chili .

Gotta have chili mac .

Sure did hit the spot for being last minute .
Well , I just put the brisket on the kettle . That 26 likes to run at 260 , so 260 it is .
59 degrees this morning , with the smell of mesquite in the air .

 

[smokerjim]

Looks like some good eats. Nothing like cooler temps and the smell of some smoke.

 

[sawhorseray]

Nice dinner on the fly Rich, looks like you're in for a fine day! RAY

 

[sandyut]

good call! thats a nice lookin brisket!

 

[Bearcarver]

Wow!!!
All looks Great!!
That Brisket sure has a lot of Marbling---Is it Prime??
Dogs look Great too, and I like that Stadium Mustard too.
I got some from @zwiller in a Christmas exchange. Good Stuff!!
Nice Work Rich!
Like.

Bear

 

[jcam222]

Beautiful brisket!! That’s gonna be good. Those chili dogs actually made my mouth water. I’d eat em for breakfast right now.

 

[gmc2003]

I was drooling at the brisket, then you hit us with the chili dogs and mac. I'll be checking in for updates and the finished product.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[chopsaw]

Looks like some good eats. Nothing like cooler temps and the smell of some smoke.

Thanks Jim .
It was good . Overcast and " cold " today . Matches my personality .

Nice dinner on the fly Rich, looks like you're in for a fine day! RAY

Nice change for sure . Thanks for the comment

good call! thats a nice lookin brisket!

It sure is . Lets hope I don't mess it up .

Wow!!!
All looks Great!!
That Brisket sure has a lot of Marbling---Is it Prime??

It was marked choice , but may be the upper end of choice .
Thanks for the comments

I like that Stadium Mustard too.

My favorite . A buddy from work was at a Reds / Cards game . He used to travel to different stadiums . Brought some mustard home with him . We started getting it online . This is the first I've had it in awhile .

 

[chopsaw]

Beautiful brisket!! That’s gonna be good. Those chili dogs actually made my mouth water. I’d eat em for breakfast right now.

I thought about it . That is a nice brisket . Hope I do it justice .
Thanks for lookin .

I was drooling at the brisket, then you hit us with the chili dogs and mac. I'll be checking in for updates and the finished product.

I could eat chili dogs for every meal .
The 26 is cruising right along .
Thanks for the comments .

 

[sjef]

I thought about it . That is a nice brisket . Hope I do it justice .
Thanks for lookin .

I could eat chili dogs for every meal .
The 26 is cruising right along .
Thanks for the comments .

 

[sjef]

Put a brisket on this morning, that chilli sounds pretty good.

 

[D.W.]

That looks premo, and the brisket looks great too

 

[Brokenhandle]

nice brisket! And like the others...mmmm chili dogs!

Ryan

 

[chopsaw]

Put a brisket on this morning, that chilli sounds pretty good.

Thanks .

That looks premo, and the brisket looks great too

LOL . Thanks for the comment .

 

[chilerelleno]

I'll take two chili dogs, please/thanks.

And I'll be waiting on that brisket to finish.
That's a good looking hunk of beef.

 

[Motorboat40]

nice job! Now I want to do another brisket thanks for helping me spend my money lol

 

[chopsaw]

26 likes to run at 260 , so 260 it is .

Except for today it likes 225 . I buried the wood chunks instead of putting them on top like normal . Be perfect if I wanted low and slow . Just added some coals . One more temp drop and shes going in the oven . This is a stress free brisket zone .
Been on about 5 hours .

Turned out to be a awesome day .

 

[chopsaw]

nice brisket! And like the others...mmmm chili dogs!

Thanks Ryan !

And I'll be waiting on that brisket to finish.
That's a good looking hunk of beef.

Yes it is , but if I have to have a chili dog that's ok too .
Thanks for looking

nice job! Now I want to do another brisket

Thank you . Brisket on the kettle is my favorite smoke .

 

[chopsaw]

Just wrapped it up and opened the vents . Point is at 192 and probes super tender . The flat is at 162 . Getting tender , but still needs a bit . Somehow a piece fell off the point . My gosh it's good .
The probe don't lie , but only been 7 hours . Average temp 250 .

 

[gmc2003]

Fell off somehow. Yup Umm Hmm sure.

Chris