So here’s the story. My wife, Linda, is out of town for an extended sisters’ reunion. A few days ago I was in town doing food shopping for the week and I came across a a nice looking choice brisket that was marked “special today†because the expiry date was getting close. About 11 pounds and less than 20 bucks so I had to get it. But later on I realized I either had to cook it or freeze it. So, I figured, what the heck, I’ll cook it. It’ll be completely stress free. Linda’s out of town, I have no guests coming so it’ll be done when it’s done. I put it on the Weber with the SnS yesterday about 5 A.M. Then I went off to do a bunch of chores. Every couple of hours I came by to check what was going on. Put in some new charcoal about 11:30. About 1:30 it was up to about 170 so I wrapped it. Looked pretty good. I took it off at 5 P.M. I could tell it was done just by the feel of it in the foil so I didn’t even poke it. Put it in a 150 oven for 2 hours and then unwrapped it and sliced into it with my favorite knife. Man, I couldn’t believe it. The most perfect brisket I’ve ever done and I spent the whole day not paying attention to it! Of course then I realized I had no one to share it with which, to me, is really the whole point of cooking. But still…I had a great slice of point with some burnt ends along with some fresh corn pudding, slaw and pinto beans.
I’ll be eating brisket for a few days, that’s for sure with a lot for the freezer. Main thing I learned-the less you worry about it the better it’s gonna be. That along with never eat a brisket alone. Cheers!
I’ll be eating brisket for a few days, that’s for sure with a lot for the freezer. Main thing I learned-the less you worry about it the better it’s gonna be. That along with never eat a brisket alone. Cheers!
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