My first brisket

[tjshelton]

8 pound brisket out of the freezer and thawing out.  I'm following the recipe in John McLemore's "Dadgum That's Good" book and using my new MES 30 (bought from QVC - too good a deal to pass up).  The brisket was bought from CostCo and looks to be already trimmed.  More Q-View to come as I go through the process...

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• tjshelton
• Oct 3, 2015

 

[gary s]

Question ?    Have you cooked anything on your new MES or is this going to be the first ?

Gary

 

[tjshelton]

Hi Gary,

I've smoked ribs and a few other things in this MES. I also have an older MES and have smoked many times with it. That said, this will be my first brisket and I'm really looking forward to it.

Tom

 

[b-one]

Good luck with the brisky!

 

[bauchjw]

Is the weather out there going to let you? We need that rain on the west coast! Good luck with the brisket! I have become addicted to it in the past few months and use it as the primary protein for the families breakfast, lunch and diner!

 

[tjshelton]

Thanks - The recipe I'm using is very complicated, but I followed it religeously.  11 ingredients for the marinade and 10 for the rub...

 

[tjshelton]

Is the weather out there going to let you? We need that rain on the west coast! Good luck with the brisket! I have become addicted to it in the past few months and use it as the primary protein for the families breakfast, lunch and diner!

It's overcast and cool, a little drizzly, but not enough to worry about.  Wish I could send some of this rain to you, but those darn Rockies get in the way.

 

[tjshelton]

Out of the fridge after marinating over-night.  The rub is on and the MES is pre-heating.  I added more rub after this pic was taken.

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• tjshelton
• Oct 4, 2015

 

[tjshelton]

In the MES

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• tjshelton
• Oct 4, 2015

 

[gary s]

That things looks Purdy already !!

Gary

 

[bgosnell151]

Looking forward to see how this ends up.

 

[tjshelton]

After about 10 hours....  Here it is...

absolutely the best beef I've ever tasted (IMHO) and cut-with-a-fork tender.  Nice smokey taste...  

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• tjshelton
• Oct 4, 2015

 

[b-one]

Looks like your hooked! Great jod!Thumbs Up

 

[mneeley490]

Looks good! Wish I could throw one on now, and get it quick. (Like the BBQ Pit Boys say, "Through the miracle of time...")

I couldn't tell from the pic, what color smoker did you end up getting? First time I'd ever seen multiple colors, on that QVC show.

 

[tjshelton]

 
Looks good! Wish I could throw one on now, and get it quick. (Like the BBQ Pit Boys say, "Through the miracle of time...")

I couldn't tell from the pic, what color smoker did you end up getting? First time I'd ever seen multiple colors, on that QVC show.

I got the Cinnamon MES.  Second choice was the blue...

 

[tjshelton]

Looks like your hooked! Great jod!

I've been hooked for a few years now - but never had the time to do a brisket.  Also, was always a little apprehensive about ruining an expensive piece of meat...