Brisket smoke 8/30/20

 

Brisket went on sale again this week for $1.77/lb for choice Angus beef.  That seemed like a pretty good deal so my Mrs snagged a 13 lber and we gave it the usual treatment.  I took off about 2 lbs of fat before splitting to go on our little bullet smoker.  The last couple of briskets we have smoked ranked up there with the $20-$25/lb brisket we have been getting at our favorite Q joints.  Hopefully we won't mess this one up.

When we got up this morning, early, to start smoking we were surprised to find it raining.  The weather guessers missed again.  We decided to smoke for 6 hours this evening and finish wrapped in the oven overnight.  After 6 hours on the smoker, this is what we had.

These were tightly wrapped in aluminum foil, then into a 225 degree oven for another 6 hours.

We got up this morning and put the wrapped brisket in a towel lined cooler (Vencil Mares' old trick) and went back to bed.  It was still hot when we got up later, so we let it cool down a bit before slicing.  We are very happy with the results.  

A little heat, some oak and pecan, finish in the oven, and you can turn $1.77 lb brisket into $20/lb brisket.  We'll be eatin' high on the cow for a week or so.