Super Bowl Brisket! pic heavy

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worm304

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Hello, gents! I figured I would share this brisket I was proud of. Tried some new things on this one.
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Started out with a 14lb. My little helper loves to cook it with me but won't eat it.

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First time I partially separated the point and took most of the fat off. It was pretty thin in the middle there so I think I may not trim this way unless I am doing a 17+ lb. brisket.

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So probably a good 5 lbs. worth of trimmings. Gotta love it.

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Forgot to take a pic before it went on. I used SPOG plus a little chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Probably a little too salty for my liking so I will need to adjust the mixture. This is about 2 hours in. I used a good chunk f the trimmings on the top shelf to baste the meat. Fat cap down.

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5 hours in the the flat was in the stall but the point was reading 200. So I decided to separate the point out and rest it for later and some burnt ends.

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Pre wrap and ready to go back on. Poured some campbells concentrated beef broth over it before sealing it up.
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All done. Pulled at about 203. When probe tender.

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Here are the money shots after a 2 hour wrap and rest in the cooler. Hope you enjoyed!! Thanks for looking!

Edit: A few things I forgot. This was done on my lang 36. Held 250ish while putting smoke on it with oak and hickory. Bumped it up and tried to hold 275 after I wrapped it. Definitely the most prominent smoke ring I've had. Probably because of the salt being a bit heavy in the rub?
 
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That is the most beautiful smoke ring I have ever seen! Wow...just wow. I don't think you could smoked that any better. BIG LIKE! 203 always seems to be my magic number too.
 
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looks great, bet it tasted even better, to bad your helper won't eat it but it's great to get the kids involved.
 
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As others have said the smoke ring is beautiful! More importantly the shot with the burnt ends and your close up on a slice are GORGEOUS!! The bark on the ends is tasty looking and man that slice looks as juicy or more than any I have ever seen! I honestly have never seen a better brisket posted. Was it choice or prime?
Love the idea of using the trimmings on the shelf above for basting as well. Fingers crossed for a carousel ride for you, it definitely deserves it.
 
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Thanks everyone for the kind words!! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes I get it right. It was prime from Costco. It was not very good from the processor so that's why I decided to do a pretty aggressive trim. Lots of flap and other loose stuff in the fat cap that you couldn't see while cryovaced.
 
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