- Feb 24, 2015
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Try #3 at a brisket this weekend, but this one is going to be Christmas dinner, so its important that it comes out tender. Try #1 was a few years ago and I totally screwed the pooch, so bad that I didnt try again until last month. So try #2 last month's brisket tasted good, and was tender for the first 10 mins, then got pretty stiff. Some of you here suggested I needed to rest it alot longer, which I intend to do for this next try.
So my question is, would it give me a better chance of it being tender if I inject it? I would likely only inject it with beef broth as I dont have any of the premade injection solutions. Or does injecting just give it more flavor?
Now about the rest, Ill wrap it and put it in a cooler with towels, just like I do with my pork butts. What is the optimal rest time? 2 hrs? 4 hrs? more?
Once Im done with the rest, unwrap and slice right away? or let it come down to a certain temp?
Thanks for your help!
So my question is, would it give me a better chance of it being tender if I inject it? I would likely only inject it with beef broth as I dont have any of the premade injection solutions. Or does injecting just give it more flavor?
Now about the rest, Ill wrap it and put it in a cooler with towels, just like I do with my pork butts. What is the optimal rest time? 2 hrs? 4 hrs? more?
Once Im done with the rest, unwrap and slice right away? or let it come down to a certain temp?
Thanks for your help!