First Brisket ever

[tallbm]

Well i have been smoking on my Smoke Vault for many many years. But brisket has alway intimidated me until now. I cooked my first brisket last night and it turned out spectacular. This is going to have to become a staple. It was a small brisket about 9.5lbs before trimming it. View attachment 659306

Congrats on you 1st brisket and it being a success! They will probably get even better from here on out.

I like buying briskets no smaller than about 15 pounds and then triming away the thin portion of the flat meat to have a more uniform and consistent thickness to the flat meat. I repurpose the good meat for other dishes.

Think about doing something like this and you can really step up your game as bigger briskets are less problematic than smaller briskets :)

keep it up! :)

 

[crazymoon]

Mj13, Wow, very good job on your brisket!!

 

[Majja13]

Congrats on you 1st brisket and it being a success! They will probably get even better from here on out.

I like buying briskets no smaller than about 15 pounds and then triming away the thin portion of the flat meat to have a more uniform and consistent thickness to the flat meat. I repurpose the good meat for other dishes.

Think about doing something like this and you can really step up your game as bigger briskets are less problematic than smaller briskets :)

keep it up! :)

That is not a bad idea. I use to have a friend that was a butcher and when I wanted good burger I would have him grind me 1/3 Brisket, 1/3 Chuck and 1/3 Sirloin or strip and then add enough fat to get it to about 80-20.

Thank for the advice I will give it a go on my next go around.

 

[masterofmymeat]

Excellent work. Looks great for a first time out. Heck, it looks great for any time out.

 

[tallbm]

That is not a bad idea. I use to have a friend that was a butcher and when I wanted good burger I would have him grind me 1/3 Brisket, 1/3 Chuck and 1/3 Sirloin or strip and then add enough fat to get it to about 80-20.

Thank for the advice I will give it a go on my next go around.

Oh yeah, for sure! I live in brisket country so I have been known to buy a couple to grind when they are on sale for like $1.67/lb or sometimes even less :D

So there you go, you have a backup plan for the left over trim. It's also fantastic for braised or stew dishes :)

 

[bertman]

Holy smokes. That looks amazing. First ever? Quit now.

 

[TKOBBQ1]

Tasty looking brisket.

 

[checkdude]

It sure looks tasty from here! I myself have only done 1 after a long spell of being intimidated by the process as there is nothing like it in my background. Turned out OK ....mabey...now I know better so for your first it's awesome!!! Congrats from here.

 

[eaglewing]

Nice job on the brisket. Great looking bark for a pellet smoker cook.

I have to agree, that is some serious bark and the 'bite' was just as good I'm sure.