Brisket...trying new things

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firemanjon

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Dec 27, 2016
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I was at store earlier picking up pork butts for smoking tonight and decided to look for a brisket too. I usually get prime packers but sams didn't have a single brisket in the store. Went to krogers and none on shelf but I got their very last one from the back. Choice grade flat...so I decided to try something new. Normally I just use a rub of salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and cayenne. I came across a jack Daniels beef rub that tastes pretty good out of the jar so trying it out. Have an injection made 2-cups low sodium beef broth, 2-beef bullion cubes, 1-tbsp of tarry looking beef base, and 2-tbsp Worcestershire sauce. Going to inject and rub, set in fridge for a few hours, throw on smoker till it hits 170 or so and made a wrapping juice to wrap with. Never tried anything this in depth so figured this cheaper piece of meat was a good place to start. Nothing wrong with my normal way just trying something new lol. I'll update with some pics of how it turns out.
 
Yea I typically don't wrap and keep it fairly simple but I've had a few ideas to try for a while. I inject sometimes but have never tried beef flavorings like this before. Guess sometime tomorrow I'll get to find out if it's worth all the trouble or not...been throwing around the idea of entering a competition this summer just trying a few things out lol
 
You have to get creative in competitions , I have been to a couple (not competing myself ) and like seeing all the generic bottles of rubs and spices that the competitors use hiding their secrets from everyone else !

Found a 11 + lb whole Brisket at Fry's (owned by Krogers ) $1.99 lb cut it in half and have the point curing for Corned Beef next weekend
 
Usually we have a decent selection here...guess Super Bowl has them all gone. Got started a little later than planned but it'll be ok I think...got the brisket in at 6:30 this morning.
 
Good thing you went with low sodium on the broth! Let's see how this turns out! Off to look for the pork thread.
 
Looks and sounds interesting I'm in

Richie

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Yea I never started one on the butts but I did inject them also...1-cup apple juice, 1-cup water, 1-tbsp Worcestershire, 1-tbsp soy, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup kosher salt. The pork injection was a recipe from Malcolm Reed's website. Been wanting to give it a try. They are rubbed with sweet rub o mine and oakridge secret weapon rub. Butts are going unwrapped...just about to wrap the brisket...warming up the juice now. IT is at 160 and in stall...stayed at 158 a looong time.
 
Back on the smoker till she's done now...can't wait to see how it turns out...experiments are fun but I've got to go find something to do now so I'll leave it alone lol
 
Well...brisket and pork butt #1 are off the smoker...finished within 10 min of each other lol. Forgot to get pic of butt when I put it in the cooler but I got one of brisket when I drained it and let it set for a few min before putting it in cooler. Brisket was at 198 when I pulled it. Just let it go until it probed tender. Butt #2 was started in a weber kettle 22.5 lit with fuse method because I couldn't fit all 3 on my wsm 18.5". I do have a 22.5 wsm ordered should be here Monday. Just transferred butt #2 to wsm since it's now empty.
 
Well...broke the brisket out...it's gone already lol. Flavor was great...liked the jack Daniels rub pretty well but I really think I like SPOG better...hard to beat that. The foiling juice and injection I think worked out pretty good. Had a very good beef flavor very natural tasting. I think it was worth a little extra effort and I'll probably do it again if time allows. The pork butts were what worried me being that the injection tasted very salty before injecting them but I went ahead and pumped them full. The cooking definitely toned them down, oversalty by no means and I think they were the best pork butts I've ever made. Absolutely loved the sweet rub o mine rub...that stuff was amazing.
 
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