New to the forum but long time meat smoker

[David Arthur Daniels]

I have not had great success with brisket. So I just stopped trying. For Christmas my kids gave me sous vide machine. Last weekend(actually Thursday morning I cut the 8 lb slab in half gave it a good covering of Jeff's rub put the two halves in separate vacuum bags. That evening about 9, I put them in the sous vide bath at 155. on Saturday morning I preheated by Masterbuilt smoker to 225 added hickory chips and smoked the puppy for three hours. The bath was for 36 hours and the beautiful thing did not shrivel up and look like a prune! It was the best I have ever made and maybe even eaten. Two days later it was still tender and moist and made great sandwiches. I will not stop smoking my meats but I will give them a sous vide bath before smoking. Bring on the tri-tip!

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Welcome!!! I haven’t gotten into the SV yet. But I’m sure I will at some point

 

[smokerjim]

Welcome to smf, great place here

 

[SmokyMose]

Welcome to the forum!
A sous vide outfit opens up a range of possibilities. I modified a cooler with a hole in top which will hold six gallons of water so I could do larger pieces.....

 

[Haggar]

I have not had great success with brisket. So I just stopped trying. For Christmas my kids gave me sous vide machine. Last weekend(actually Thursday morning I cut the 8 lb slab in half gave it a good covering of Jeff's rub put the two halves in separate vacuum bags. That evening about 9, I put them in the sous vide bath at 155. on Saturday morning I preheated by Masterbuilt smoker to 225 added hickory chips and smoked the puppy for three hours. The bath was for 36 hours and the beautiful thing did not shrivel up and look like a prune! It was the best I have ever made and maybe even eaten. Two days later it was still tender and moist and made great sandwiches. I will not stop smoking my meats but I will give them a sous vide bath before smoking. Bring on the tri-tip!

Sous Vide is the way to go. I have had one for 2 years now and any steak can be dialed in to the exact tenderness you like it. Great idea for doing a brisket in the Sous Vide, I am going to give it a try.

 

[Wurstmeister]

Welcome to the forum from South Carolina!

Take a look a that the following forums for some great information.
Sous Vide Cooking : Sous Vide Cooking | Smoking Meat Forums - The Best Barbecue Discussion Forum On Earth!
Electric Smokers: Electric Smokers | Smoking Meat Forums - The Best Barbecue Discussion Forum On Earth!

This might help you improve your success rate with the brisket: Search results for query: brisket | Smoking Meat Forums - The Best Barbecue Discussion Forum On Earth!


John