First Smoke on New Smoker, mini brisket for mini patio smoker

[ledhead84]

I finally got my smoker 95% finished, after few modifications and trouble shooting i was happy with how it was performing so I decided to do my first smoke before i do all the finishing touches. I had a small 3 or 4 lb piece of organic brisket in the freezer waiting to do go.

Put a rub on it early this morning, pretty basic, paprika, brown sugar, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and a bit of cayenne. Let it sit in the fridge for 5 or 6 hours. Then injected it with some apple juice, warcheschire(sp?) sauce + onion/garlic powder.

Got it on the smoker about 2pm....later then i planed but life gets in the way. Hit 140 degrees a little after 4 with the smoker huffing around steady at 240. Got up to 146 then hit 146 by 4:30 and has seemed to stall only getting up to 151 in the last hour...

the plan is to wrap around 165 and take it to 190....hopefully i get through this plateau soon...starting to get hungry

Just after injection before going into smoker.

A little TBS, still need to make a proper extension for the chimney the HD tinfoil is doing ok for now.

 

[scarbelly]

Looking good so far. 

 

[mossymo]

Nice thin blue smoke you have going, looking forward to final pics!

 

[otter]

 Looks really good nice build

 

[ledhead84]

5 hours in just wrapped at 165....the brisket got bumped to tomorrow night for dinner. Looks and smells fantastic, sorry forgot the camera while wrapping...

 

[realtorterry]

That's ok we'll take the money shot in it's place!

 

[realtorterry]

That's ok we'll wait for the money shot!

 

[ledhead84]

6 hr 20 min in after an hourish in foil with aj

Sneak peak before letting it rest

 

[ledhead84]

After a nap and sliced up! Pretty happy for my first try, its very juicy and nice and tender like eating a piece of prime rib. i need to work on the rub a little sweet for my taste could have used a little more salt/heat.

 

[mossymo]

Looks great, very well done!

 

[meateater]

After a nap and sliced up! Pretty happy for my first try, its very juicy and nice and tender like eating a piece of prime rib. i need to work on the rub a little sweet for my taste could have used a little more salt/heat.

That's a excellent ring and looks major juicy. You can always salt later as salt will draw out moisture while smoking. Heat...that's a different story, I'd just have a bloody mary with it. :)
 

 

[SmokinAl]

That's a great looking brisket!   

 

[raptor700]

That's a nice brisket you got there,

They don't get much better than that.

Well done

 

[ledhead84]

Thanks for the compliments everyone,

Made a great dinner tonight, got the 

from Mrs. Ledhead, That’s the best compliment I could have got since she isn’t too big on beef. She was questioning the whole process of having "meat on the bbq for half a day"....and the need to spend 6 months building a smoker, but she’s a believer now, even went as far as saying it was the best “piece of meat” she’s ever had.

 

[mossymo]

even went as far as saying it was the best “piece of meat” she’s ever had.

Hhmmm, you may have went a little to far with perfection..... Glad she liked it, now you will have her support!

 

[africanmeat]

Boy o boy it looks great

thanks

 

[big lew bbq]

Yummy, Looks good man!

Big Lew BBQ