Will be smoking my first brisket in a couple of weeks. Will probably separate the point and flat; will cooking them separately decrease cooking time? I imagine so, but wanted to ask.
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You may decrease overall time slightly, but time is usually driven by the thickness of the point. The flat will be done sooner, so separating them has the benefit of being able to dial in the doneness of each section without overcooking the flat.
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I never bother with separating and doubt it makes that much difference in time. The meat will tell you when it's done. BTW, that WSCGC is a fantastic cooker and you should have no problems! I did some dutch oven carnitas in mine yesterday, and with 2 minor vent adjustments got it dialed in at 300 degrees for almost 3 hours.
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Lately I've been cutting out almost all the deckle fat out of my packers, I really see very little use for it and isn't really very edible. Doing so I almost separate the muscles, but leave enough connective tissues to hold it in one piece. What I've found is that the point, being chuck full of fat, ends up cooking sooner. At that juncture I take it off, separate the muscles and cambro the point while returning the flat to the cooker. I'm wrapping with butcher paper to power through any stalls and do inject to retain moisture in the flat.
Like CaptainMike says, the meat will tell you when it's done. It must be probe tender and anywhere between about 190-207* internal. Probe it, if it's like warm butter it's done, separated or not.
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They will cook faster. Have cooked it that way many times before. If I can find a good brisket that passes the bend test, I will do it like Troutman does above, however I have not noticed the point finishing before the flat ever. On a good prime, that passes the bend test, and has a good thick termination on the flat I do not separate, or remove the deckle fat.
One advantage of separating them is that you get more bark, and you can take the flat to about 190 to get some nice slices out of and the point to 203 to get some fantastic burnt ends.
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In the interest of maximizing the awesome bark that Dalmation rub provides, I always separate point from flat. Saves some time, but I couldn't tell you how much.
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i've separated one time and that was during the cook. I took the brisket off the smoker because I wanted to pan. Can't remember why because that's not my usual routine. Meh, it was a long time ago might have been beer involved. But anyway taking it off the smoker the two almost separated themselves so I went ahead and pulled them apart and put them back on the smoker without the pan. It turned out great but I don't recall any less cooking time. However you do get more smoke and bark due to exposing more meat surface to the smoker.
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Brisket is done.
For my first go around, it came out very well. The slices were fork tender; the point was turned into burnt ends which were also fork tender.
Now the critiques...I overestimated the time it would take to make the brisket; the point was done around 12:30 (8.5 hours) and the flat was done an hour later. No harm done, they were able to rest in the cooker until scheduled dinner at 6 but I didn’t have to be up as early as I thought. Also, the flat was too tender, slices fell apart under their own weight.
I’d give myself a B.
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