So this weekend I tried making a 15 lb. brisket in my stick burner. This is the second time I try this with the same result. Ok here we go, I had my temp pretty steady between 250* and 275* maybe that's too hot I don't think so though. My Pit has Tel tru thermometers and I have Thermoworks digital so I know I'm solid there. The Brisket came up to 160* in only 3 hours. I took it out and double wrapped it tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil and put it back on the pit. About 3 hours later, I checked it and it was already at 205* in the point and the flat was 209*. I thought it was strange that it only took 6 hours for a 15 pounder but it passed the poking test the thermometer slid in there like butter so I said oh well I think it's ready. I had about 5 hours before my guests arrive so I left it wrapped in the foil and wrapped it with some towels and put it into my cambro cooler to rest. Like I have read on this website.
So it's time to cut into it, well needless to say I was very disappointed. I removed the point fairly easily I was going to cube it to make burnt ends but it just shredded apart. The flat was so GRAY and ugly looking. I couldn't even cut across the grain it just shredded like shredded beef. I ended up shredding the whole thing up and saucing it all up like pulled pork. Everyone liked but I didn't because that's not how a brisket should be eaten.
Not sure what went wrong but I would appreciate some help. I'm thinking that wrapping it with towels and putting in a cambro is making it gray and ugly.
So it's time to cut into it, well needless to say I was very disappointed. I removed the point fairly easily I was going to cube it to make burnt ends but it just shredded apart. The flat was so GRAY and ugly looking. I couldn't even cut across the grain it just shredded like shredded beef. I ended up shredding the whole thing up and saucing it all up like pulled pork. Everyone liked but I didn't because that's not how a brisket should be eaten.
Not sure what went wrong but I would appreciate some help. I'm thinking that wrapping it with towels and putting in a cambro is making it gray and ugly.
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