First Brisket(Q View)

[tag0401]

Got started on this 14lb brisket around 430 this morning. Trimmed and seasoned with SPOG cooked for 9hrs with pecan wood at 250. Followed up with a two hour rest. It was a brisk morning with lots of wind that whipped my tail all day and caused me to eat through some wood. Boy was it worth it cause this bad boy is tasty and would you look at that smoke ring( that’s a first for me as well). Smoke on!!

 

[Aledavidov]

One plate for me please, looking good sir

 

[jcam222]

Looks good, nice smoke ring too. Any time your first brisket is good to eat you did well.

 

[chopsaw]

Nice job .

 

[Chasdev]

Looks great but I would like to offer that the cook temp was above 250 and maybe as high as 300/325 in order for it to be fully cooked in 9 hours.
At 250 it should have taken 12 hours.

 

[tag0401]

Looks great but I would like to offer that the cook temp was above 250 and maybe as high as 300/325 in order for it to be fully cooked in 9 hours.
At 250 it should have taken 12 hours.

Thanks for the input. My median/target temp was 250 temp swings were between 230-265 on probes confirmed in boiling water. Pulled at 205 IT in the thick part of the meat. Next go round I will shoot for 225 pit temp

 

[Sowsage]

I remember my first brisket! And it was nothing like yours! Lol! Nice job!

 

[SmokinAl]

That’s a beauty!
Nicely done!
Al

 

[JLeonard]

Man, that looks good. I've been wanting to do a brisket but afraid of screwing it up. Looks like you killed it!
Jim

 

[tag0401]

Man, that looks good. I've been wanting to do a brisket but afraid of screwing it up. Looks like you killed it!
Jim

That has been the reason I have held out so long especially with it being so expensive, I finally gave in and said if I screw it up ill chop it up and sandwiches or something!

 

[bbqbrett]

Heck yeah, looks really good. You were right, great smoke ring on that thing.

 

[daspyknows]

That brisket looks really tasty.

 

[Braz]

Impressive first go at a brisket.

 

[terryd]

That looks great! Something for me to aspire to when I finally attempt a full brisket.

 

[forktender]

Holy cow, you nailed it brother... my first brisket went straight into the meat grinder with some frozen beef fat that I had in the freezer then into the chili pot.

The amount of meals you get out of a brisket and the versatility of the leftovers makes brisket a smart buy. Even for a family of two, a messed up brisket can be used for quite a few different types of meals so guys shouldn't shy away from them like they do.

And I know guys that don't get that nice of a smoke ring after rubbing crushed celery seed too fake their smoke ring so you did great, what ever you did worked so stick with it.

The reason you got such a great smoke ring was the extra wood you used because of that wind.

 

[tag0401]

The reason you got such a great smoke ring was the extra wood you used because of that wind.

The headache of the wind was definitely worth it!

 

[forktender]

I sure miss my old original Okie Joe offset cooker but I don't miss chase'in temps and messing with tuning plates to get an even temp across the cook'in surface. You just can't duplicate that TX brisket taste that an offset cooker give you. I can get close using my UDS with coals from a burn barrel but not quite.
Your brisket looks great but I can't let the huge gash on the bottom side slide without saying just think how much juicer it would've been without it. I hate when I open a meat package and see stuff like that, its like did some meat packer have a bad day or what?

 

[GATOR240]

Nice job for you're first try, looks tasty! Congrats on making the carousel!

 

[Steve H]

Looks great! I only hope that my first attempt will be that good. I've done butts, shoulders, chuckies, etc. In a couple weeks I'll be doing my first one. Like!!

 

[meatallica]

Fine looking brisky!! Congratsx2 doing it on the OK Joe!!