First time brisket

[new2this1898]

Im still new to smoking and things have been going good, but my father in law wanted brisket. He offered to buy in, so i jumped on it, but he bought single packed "thin cut beef brisket". It isn't the packer, point, or flat (I assume it is closes to flat) cuts that I have been reading about.

Has anyone had any experience with this type of cut, rather than the larger briskets?

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Google tells me this is just the flat cut; likely more trimmed then what alot of us get. If you feel unsure about trying it as a normal brisket look up SmokingAl. A while back he had a method for a small brisket that involved some french onion soup IIRC, looked like it turned out stellar.

 

[new2this1898]

Thank you. I googled it before asking and kept getting flat cut info, but nothing really all that clear (didn't spend much time). The small weight ( 2 @ 2.5 lbs each ) really mess up my estimated cook length. I really dont know how long they are going to take. Trying to time it right for dinner.

If it finishes early, is there any method outside of putting it in a cooler wrapped in a towel that will do the same as the cooler?

 

[gmc2003]

Like Tom said. It sounds like a well trimmed flat. However you decide to smoke it you'll need to monitor it closely.

Here's the link Tom was talking about:

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/brisket-flat-my-way.277499/

Chris