My First Brisket...wish me luck!

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
SMF is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

coco

Fire Starter
Original poster
Mar 31, 2010
42
11
Chicago
So, today is my wife's 2nd 39th birthday.  :)  We're having a giant BBQ tomorrow.  In efforts to enjoy the day, I took the day off work to smoke a brisket.  So far 70 people have confirmed...YIKES!  Yes, there will be more food cooking tomorrow.  For Christmas, my brother-in-law send me a frozen Akaushi brisket from Heartbrand Meats.  It came in a giant styrofoam cooler, and I was worried it was someone's body parts and there was a "hit" put on me.  I've never bought a brisket, but this was one fantastic looking piece of meat.  I can't wait to try it.

There will be continuous qview.  Here it is still sealed in plastic:

b9743d97_5842397861_aa873fe704_o.jpg


I have a fairly small vertical smoker.  Had to cut it in half.  The darn thing JUST fit, even halved:

f6e04c10_5842397913_b1958770dd_o.jpg


It's going to be sliced in the end, and reheated tomorrow.  I'm fairly experienced at maintaining temps, and getting really good TBS.  So, it's just a matter of time now.  Stay tuned!!
 
Congrats to your wife for having 2 39th B-Days
biggrin.gif


That brisket looks huge! What is that a 20 lb er?
icon_eek.gif


Hope you have lots of spare time lol

Keep the pics coming 
popcorn.gif
 
Last edited:
It was in the 12-17 lb range based upon the website it was ordered from.  I don't know...it just seems bigger.   There is a little wide angle lens trickery also making it look larger.  :)

Good thing I took the day off work!
 
Well Happy 39th Birthday to your wife! Twice!
biggrin.gif


I love the pic with you and that giant hunk of meat. I will be keeping an eye on this thread as well.
 
Can't wait to see the finished product. Good luck. I really want to try a brisket soon, but briskets around here are like gold. There so expensive. That's what happens when you live in "Montreal Smoked Meat" nation.
 
Been stalled for a good hour now.  I'll get some more pics when I pull the smaller one out.  :)
 
Alright, the smaller top piece has been done for about an hour.  The bigger piece is almost done.  13 1/2 hours and counting...

There is qview of the whole process.  Here it is midway through.  They're both being finished in the oven at 225F under foil.  I pulled them out of the smoker at ~170F.

e1a06b90_5843999699_70af5f5e80_o.jpg
 
Last edited:
Actually those look like 18.5 Weber grill racks.  Now that's a true optical illusion.  And it's a great idea for an extra shelf if needed.  H-m-m-m-m.  Might just have to grab the old measuring stick and check it out with the Master Forge.  Thanks for the idea. 

And the brisket looks like a great success.  Hopefully you're going to show some money vues and don't forget the Bear shot........  He gets a bit snippy if you don't treat him nice.
 
I haven't smoked one of those yet. From all the reading I have done I figure I should smoke a bunch of other stuff first. Well I have smoked a lot of other stuff and went to buy a brisky last Sunday at Cosco. The price stopped me in my tracks and I came away with the round tip roast instead. I will get one of those beautiful briskets yet one day on sale.

So, how does she taste? Why am I always hungry?
 
The final pics are coming soon...party clean-up aftermath still needs to be taken care of.
icon_smile.gif
  The brisket was gone instantly!  It was a huge success, and I'm happy my first brisket was so darn tasty. :)
 
SmokingMeatForums.com is reader supported and as an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases.

Hot Threads

Clicky