Celebratory Brisket

It had been a long time since I smoked a brisket since the last one cost me $100K. I did have reason to celebrate, my rebuild after the fire was finally finished. Prior to the fire, I had all three models of the Weber Smokey Mountain. So far I have only replaced the 18″ which…

Another Midnight Brisket

As expected my local Kroger must have purchased too much brisket and was closing them out. I ended up purchasing 2 full packer choice grade briskets for $1.99/lb. I put one in the freezer and then prepared this one with my standard overnight smoking process. I normally use my 18″ WSM but decided to try…

Sous Vide Brisket

As a fan of all cooking, I decide to attempt to Sous Vide and then smoke a brisket. I have seen many people post about how great it turns out. My brisket was a 12.5 full packer and was too large to fit in my Sous Vide container. I trimmed it and removed the point…

Burnt Ends Project

I have never separated the point from the flat on a whole packer brisket before this weekend. I purchased this full packer brisket for $1.99/lb paying right at $25 for a 12.5 lb brisket from my local Kroger. I use many tools to prepare food, and wanted to try to Sous Vide a brisket. My…

Fall Brisket

Although the calendar says fall, the temps still stay feel like summer.  Brisket prices have finally comes back to earth, and I was able to purchase this brisket for just under $26 from my local GFS paying $2.49/lb. I did trim some of the hard fat off of the brisket which removed about 1.5 lbs…