It had been a long time since I’d smoked a brisket, since the last one ended up costing well north of $100K in repairs and replacement. I had good reason to celebrate this time, though — the rebuild after the fire was finally finished. If you haven’t read the full story of how that happened,…
Category: Brisket
Another Midnight Brisket — Testing the 22″ WSM
My local Kroger must have bought too much brisket, because they were closing them out — I ended up picking up 2 full packer choice grade briskets at $1.99/lb. One went in the freezer; this one I prepared with my standard overnight process. I normally run my 18″ WSM for brisket, but decided to try…
Sous Vide Brisket, Then Smoked — Does It Beat the Real Thing?
As a fan of trying every cooking method I can, I decided to sous vide a brisket before finishing it on the smoker. I’d seen plenty of people online talk about how great this turns out. This flat came from the same 12.5 lb full packer as my Burnt Ends Project post — the point…
Beef Burnt Ends from a Raw Brisket Point — Separated Before Smoking
This weekend I picked up a full packer brisket for $1.99/lb, right at $25 for a 12.5 lb brisket from my local Kroger. Since my sous vide container wasn’t big enough to hold a full packer, I trimmed it and separated the point from the flat before smoking — the point went toward these burnt…
Overnight Smoked Brisket — My Low-and-Slow Midnight Method
This is my go-to process for brisket — the standard, no-frills overnight smoke I come back to more than any other method. Although the calendar said fall, the temps still felt like summer. Brisket prices had finally come back to earth, though, and I picked one up for just under $26 from my local GFS,…