My last 2 Brisket smokes did not produce any smoke ring. I am using a Meadowcreek BX50 cabinet smoker, Kingsford Charcoal, and hickory Chunks. I have done several other Briskets, that have all had nice smoke rings. Curious why the last 2 did not have one. They still tasted great, just not as nice appearance when sliced. Am I doing something wrong?
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Smoked meats often have a pink layer below the surface called the smoke ring. But you don't need smoke to create it! It is created by myoglobin, a protein in meat, reacting with combustion gases. Read on to learn how removing the fat cap from meat, keeping the meat moist, and cooking low and slow create the smoke ring.
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Wow. I found this interesting in the article that Murdy linked to:
This data is quite startling. Plain charcoal briquets, roaring hot, produce about the same amount of NO as plain wood and significantly more than lump charcoal. Lump charcoal is almost pure carbon, and thus deficient in nitrogen compared to briquets which contain partially carbonized sawdust and actual coal dust, along with other additives. In addition, lump produces less NO because the irregular shapes interlock and block airflow, while briquets, with their grooved and rounded tops and bottoms allow more oxygen in so they actually burn hotter, contrary to popular opinion, and produces more NO.
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scotto7 what changed between previous cooks and these last two? Same equipment, same general fire making, same type of meat. So, something is different. Read the write up on smoke rings that Murdy linked. As you read it, consider what you may have changed that is related to how the smoke ring is created. That will be your answer.
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the briskets are right out of the fridge, so 34-36 degrees, and I place it on the top rack in my cabinet smoker, so maybe 6" from the exhaust chimney.
The first one I did not use any water in the water tray, experimented with a dry smoke to get a harder bark, so I felt that might have been the reason, so I used humidity in the second one, with the same result? Other than that, I tried Meat Church rub, instead of my normal home made concoction.
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You insert them before or after getting the smoker to temp?
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Interestingly I used to own COS units and before that Weber BBQs. Always had nice smoke rings. I bought a cabinet and they are hit and miss - more often miss. I use the same fuel I did in the COS units. Same rubs. Same temp in unit. Taste is identical.
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News flash…who cares about smoke rings? Have you ever tasted a smoke ring? Same as no smoke ring. Why are folks so hung up on something that does not matter to the end result?
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Put the brisket in extremely cold - with your set up that by itself should produce a smoke ring. Also, smoke ring doesn't affect the taste/aroma one iota. At competitions judges are instructed to ignore the smoke ring when evaluating the meat.
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smokenoob Harry Soo is his own fact check
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It is because people eat with their eyes as much as they do with their mouth. If it looks like a turd it won't matter how good it tastes...
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Speaking of Harry Soo, he can produce the best smoke ring on a brisket using nothing more than 50/50 blend of Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, course ground pepper, and small amount of ground celery seed and a few small chunks of Hickory and Apple wood under some Jealous Devil Lump CharcoalLast edited by Smoked Transistors; January 13, 2022, 10:29 PM.
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