First Brisket W/QVIEW!

[hacksaw]

Ok, so last Sat I got my first packer, nearly 14 #'s of sweet beef! Seasoned it up w/ Salt/pepper chili powder/onion powder, etc...
Here is the 'before"

 

[hacksaw]

And here is the "After" It was very good, ends were just the tiniest bit dry/chewy even with mopping, but the family thought it was a great first first effort. And I have been killing the co-workers with leftovers

 

[hacksaw]

Big thanks to the folks in the chat room who talked me through a late night/early morning rain shower! Piney etc you guys were great!

 

[grothe]

Didn't separate point from flat? Burnt ends are to die for!!!!

 

[ibsmoking]

Didn't eat breakfest this morning and that looks soooooo goooood

 

[hacksaw]

I gotta say it came out a lot better than I expected, and i didnt seperate the point from the flat, had sme pretty tasty bark too. Just need to work on my timing, getting to old to pull all-nighters!

 

[grothe]

Hear you there!!! I'm afraid I'll passout halfway through and wake up w/ just charcoal on the cooking grate.

 

[jocosa]

Wow! Hope my first brisket turns out half as nice... looks great!

 

[keith54]

That meat looks nice and moist.mmm

 

[pineywoods]

Looks great glad you weathered the rain and stuck it out the result definitely look like it was worth it. Congrats on a fine smoke!!

 

[vegansbeware]

I noticed in the "before" pictures, there is, what appears to be drippings, as if you had "parboiled" or pre cooked the brisket a bit? You also said it was kinda "chewy". The final product looks great, I was only wandering if there was a "hidden step" that you didn't mention. I have never tried to "precook" any of my briskets and was also thinking that may be the reason it was "chewy" was because it was "semi-precooked".


Don't get me wrong, the final product looks YUMMY! I'm only curious.

 

[hacksaw]

Nope, did not par-boil, I had rinsed the brisket prior to rubbing and that may be some of the residual water that you are seeing. The every end was just a tiny bit chewy, the rest was actually mois.
Spousal unit just told me again how much she liked it, I think the left over's may become a batch of Dutch's enchilada's.

 

[vegansbeware]

The ends are the best part! Mmmmm burnt ends! I call them the "cook's treat" because when you slice it up, you get to have those as "test pieces". Leftover idea sounds good too!

 

[bonedadddy]

Very nice smoke! Meat looks great! Love the burnt ends too!!!!

 

[northwet smoker]

Great job on the brisket. I'm going to do my first this weekend and hope it turns out that good. Congrats!!

 

[capt dan]

Nice job hacksaw, looks wonderful. Them guys in chat are pretty smart..............if ya can sort through all the BS! Especially that RichTee and Texas Hunter guy!

 

[hacksaw]

Well,
I gotta 'fess up, if it hadn't been for this website and the guys in chat, I would have fubar'd this thing. As it was I was being overly optimistic on the time I allowed. Anyone planning their first brisket smoke should be required to read the stickies first!

And check out the chat room! There sure are a lot of insomniacs on this board!

 

[fishawn]

Could someone please tell me what brisket "leftovers" are?

 

[camocook]

I'd like to know too...

 

[bhille42]

Excellent job hacksaw!