pitt boss xl brisket

[acd4476]

Did a brisket on the pit boss xl. Rubbed with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. The last one I tried turned out pretty dry when I set my temperature to 250. This time I planned to keep a lower temperature 225 and add a water pan. I've never tried a water pan in a pellet grill but figured I'd give it a go. Full disclosure I realized my pit boss runs hot as I move across from left to right so I set the temperature at 225 and temps ranged from 215 to 290. The spikes were short and only when pellets were added. For the most party I was between 235 and 255. Went on at 8pm, wrapped in butcher paper at 2am with a couple spritzes of apple juice, and was done at 9am with an IT of 196. Coolers it for 2 hours and sliced it up. Turned out amazing and I'll try to repeat this process from now on. Ot sure if the water pan helped but this brisket was tender all the way through. Added a before and after picture. Thanks for looking.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

That brisket is money man. Beautiful smoke ring. Nice job!

 

[smokerjim]

looks great from here!

 

[Brokenhandle]

I'd say you nailed it! Nice job!

Ryan

 

[olaf]

We all run different equipment and use different tastebuds. Having your smoking/cooking process nailed down I think is the biggest issue with brisket. Looks awesome

 

[jcam222]

Looks great. Every cooker is unique and takes some time to learn. Looks like you’ve learned well on yours.

 

[robrpb]

Looks good. Nice job.

 

[chilerelleno]

Always loved a good brisket.

 

[Markl]

Looks like it turned out really good. I'm going to do my first Brisket ever this weekend on my Pit Boss Rancher XL using a pellet mix of Competition, Whiskey Barrel maybe throw in a little Apple and Cherry (Have some small amounts to throw in and clean up). How big was your brisket? Not wanting to sacrifice a huge brisket and cash first time out, I picked up a 5.5lb to try. Had planned on doing a water pan as you did as well.

 

[SmokinAl]

That is a fine looking brisket!
Nicely done!!
Al

 

[acd4476]

Looks like it turned out really good. I'm going to do my first Brisket ever this weekend on my Pit Boss Rancher XL using a pellet mix of Competition, Whiskey Barrel maybe throw in a little Apple and Cherry (Have some small amounts to throw in and clean up). How big was your brisket? Not wanting to sacrifice a huge brisket and cash first time out, I picked up a 5.5lb to try. Had planned on doing a water pan as you did as well.

this was just over 11lb. it was a packer so had the point and flat. Good luck!