I smoke nothing but Prime briskets. I usually wet age them 30 days before cooking them.
I read somebody else's post that their Prime briskets were probe tender at 190. I happened to be in a hurry today, so I checked at 190 and it was indeed probe tender in the point. But it definitely was not probe tender in the flat. Should it be probe tender everywhere?
I was rushed (I got started late). So I decided to pull it & put it in the faux cambro for 1.5 hrs. The result was meh. (Everyone loved it but I wasn't happy.)
The fat between the point & the flat wasn't all melted and looked kind of like a gel. The flat didn't pass the "pull" test. (It took more than a slight tug to pull a slice apart.)
1. Should it be probe tender everywhere before I pull?
2. Will Prime briskets get PT at lower temps than Choice?
3. At what temp would you start checking for doneness?
Also, what do you think about separating the point/flat and cooking them separately? They tend to be done at different times anyway. This could solve that problem.
Here's a pic of the result. I'd give it a 6 out of 10.
I read somebody else's post that their Prime briskets were probe tender at 190. I happened to be in a hurry today, so I checked at 190 and it was indeed probe tender in the point. But it definitely was not probe tender in the flat. Should it be probe tender everywhere?
I was rushed (I got started late). So I decided to pull it & put it in the faux cambro for 1.5 hrs. The result was meh. (Everyone loved it but I wasn't happy.)
The fat between the point & the flat wasn't all melted and looked kind of like a gel. The flat didn't pass the "pull" test. (It took more than a slight tug to pull a slice apart.)
1. Should it be probe tender everywhere before I pull?
2. Will Prime briskets get PT at lower temps than Choice?
3. At what temp would you start checking for doneness?
Also, what do you think about separating the point/flat and cooking them separately? They tend to be done at different times anyway. This could solve that problem.
Here's a pic of the result. I'd give it a 6 out of 10.
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