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    Brisket timing/temp question

    I have a 17 pound brisket that I want to serve at 6pm tomorrow. I was deciding wether to start the cook around 12:30am at 225 or at around 6am at 275. I’ve never cooked a brisket at 275 so I’m curious about that too. I usually don’t wrap my briskets but in this situation I’m open to it.

    I usually start my fire at 8pm and throw the brisket on at 10pm once I have the fire stable. That not possible as I have an event tonight.

    I prefer a same day cook cook as I like my sleep but I’m concerned it won’t finish in 11 hours or so.


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    6 am is too late even at 275. A brisket REALLY needs a 3 hr rest in my experience.

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      #3
      I don't think that brisket will finish in 11 hours and I don't think a buffer of 1 hour for long cook plus rest is sufficient. I would say, at 275, that you want to start at 4 AM, better yet 3 AM. That gives you 12 hours to cook it (probably just barely sufficient. and 3 hours is a good buffer in case the cook runs long, plus 3 hours rest won't hurt you at all.

      I cook pretty much everything at 250 .... mostly because that's the sweet spot on my WSM 22. If I was cooking that size brisket at 250, I would want the brisket on the cooker at 2 AM at the very latest.

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        #4
        YOU are looking at 75 to 90 mimutes a lb . I wood smoke it at 275 . if it get done early , you can always wrap it and put it in a cooler to stay warm . It is better to start smoking the brisket early than later . I put mind wrapped in a cooler and it stays there for 2 to 4 hrs and i slice it when we are ready to eat , the meat temp is around 100 to 120 f . to stay moist we only slice what is needed .

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          #5
          One question I didn't think to ask, but it is pertinent .... is that 17 lb brisket pre or post trim?

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          • Sfdrew28
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            17 post trim. It’s a beast

          • ecowper
            ecowper commented
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            Good grief .... that's a monster. 17 lbs post trim is gonna be a long cook. Definitely run at 250F and definitely give yourself a lot of time.

          #6
          I think I’ll start at soon as I get home. Hopefully by midnight. I’ll try to keep at 250 and expect some wandering up to 275. Not planning on wrapping but I’ll keep that in my back pocket.
          I have my FireBoard to alert me if it temp goes too high.

          Thanks for suggestions ions and I still have time to change my mind. 😬

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          • ecowper
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            I think that's a good plan

          #7
          I cook EVERYTHING at 275 and I would put on at 6am. It will be done around 1 or 2. Gives plenty of rest time.....let us know how and what you did.....Good Luck

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            #8
            I ended up putting it on at 11:30 last night. Average temp stayed at about 240. Got as high as 263 during the night. I have about one hour (will finish at 3pm so 15 hours total) left as I didn’t wrap it. I just moved it to the oven to finish as my charcoal ran out. That is weird but I recently switched to FOGO which seems to have a shorter cook time than the Lazarri I used to use. Looks great at this point and will post pics in a bit.

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              #9
              Here it is post cook pre cambro.
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                #10
                That looks more like a shoulder clod than a brisket. That would explain the size. You sure it wasn't labeled wrong?

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                • Sfdrew28
                  Sfdrew28 commented
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                  Positive. I saw the box of briskets opened and I selected this one myself. In addition, during trimming there was the usually layer of fat separating the point and flat.

                • texastweeter
                  texastweeter commented
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                  wow, never seen a brisket end up that round. Looks great though! Sfdrew28

                #11
                The timing is right on. I hope you took notes because it’s amazing how quickly we forget the details. Looks awesome I would love to see a slice.

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                  #12
                  My 20# wagyu brisket shrunk down to 8#s after trimming and cooking. Turned out superb but a bit expensive per portion.
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                  • NapMaster
                    NapMaster commented
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                    Looks tasty! 20lbs down to 8!!! I hope you chewed it twice as long.

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