My first packer brisket

[Finster]

Thanks everyone 🙂

[Bogy]

The barrels, PBC or Bronco, cook a little hotter than some other cookers and do it well. IMHO, the guys who insist that they need to cook brisket at 180 for the first 15 hours and then bump it up to 220 for the last 5 are kidding themselves. (No offense to those who follow that gameplan.)

I was also afraid of my first brisket. I think it's because it's such a big chunk of money for all that meat that you're afraid to blow it. I was. Following guidance here I did it according to "the rules" the first few times, now I feel confident enough to experiment. I've only had one turn out "bad" and that was in a pellet smoker that quit halfway through. I don't know what some people do, but every time I do brisket for my church one of the members says her brothers in law keep trying to do brisket, and every time it comes out awful. She wishes they would stop trying.

Yours look nice and juicy! Good job!

[frailinryan]

Looks yummy! Good job.

[KimO]

Looks VERY tasty! Nice job! Congrats on a great first packer!