Smoked my first brisket (pic)

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dml85

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Jun 19, 2011
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To be honest I didn't plan on posting on here, but after my results I wanted to share :)  I've lurked here for a few days trying to get all the pointers I could get.  I smoked a chicken earlier in the week with decent results, so I decided to go with a brisket for my wife's baby shower. 

Here's what I did.

1.Let it sit in KC Masterpiece BBQ rub over night
2.Smoked at around 225 until the meat temp was 165.
3.Then I took it out, wrapped it in foil with apple juice and smoked again until the meat was 190.
4.After that I took it out and let it sit in the microwave for about 30 minutes to soak up the extra juices and then cut and serve.

I used mostly hickory wood chunks with a little bit of apple wood. Overall it took like 12 hours, but that's mostly due to all of this being so new to me. Hopefully I can get it to like 8-10 hours.

I didn't soak my wood chunks, any advice if that makes a big difference?  I didn't get the bark I wanted but I think that's due to my rub?

I definitely need to get a better carving knife!

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It looks excellent from here! Glad you decided to post!!

Congratulations on your upcoming new family member too!
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