First Brisket - w/Q View

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smokemaster

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Dec 20, 2006
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Germany
I planned to do a High Temp cook on this brisket because I didn't want to have to stay up all night.

Wow!!! The brisket was incredible. Moist and tender. Nice smoke ring. What more could you ask for. This won't be the last time I make a brisket.

Full ring of charcoal, 25-30 lit briquettes, 2 hickory and 1 apple chunk.
Total cook time: 4:15hrs
Temp: 325-350F (162-176C)
Foiled at 2:20hrs, 170F (76C)
Cooked another 1:55hrs
Rested for 30 min

5lb (2.3kg) Whole Brisket
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WSM with clay pot base.
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2 Hickory, 1 Apple
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1/2 chimney lit (30-35 briquettes)
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Present from my sister!
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Before foiling
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After foiling
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Sliced
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As someone that always pushes the envelope regarding time and temp, I say "Way to to!"
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Meaning...I seem to get better results on my offset when I cook around 250 - 260°. The temps stay very consistent side to side and top to bottom shelf when I'm in that range. If I try to stay right at 225, I have big temp. differentials in different areas of my cooker...that's just the nature of how my smoker works I guess.

I think part of the reason you got away with this, is that you are using a much smaller and more efficient smoker. I like the fact that mine will hold 8 slabs of ribs or so, but to accomplish that - you give up the efficiency of a WSM smoker.

Brisket looks good!
 
Great looking brisket. Congratulations.

Great to see that you're using American beef.

When you say you're using a clay pot. Are you putting a clay pot inside of the stock water pan?

Love the Smokemaster sign. I've got to find one of those.
 
The military commissaries only sell USDA beef. Haven't tried any Euro beef yet. Yes, I use a clay pot inside the water pan. My sister got the sign in NYC or NJ.
 
The Montreal seasoning was good. Since it was my first brisket I enjoyed it. I'll try some other rubs in the future.
 
Yeah I gotta say that WSM is insanely efficient. After my last pork shoulder smoke, I've done 2 other smokes, with only adding wood, and a chimney of charcoal to the original load.

Vents open only 1-3mm to keep the temps at anywhere from 225-240 for hours. I swear the WSM regenerates charcoal...
 
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