Hi everyone, I’m currently smoking my first brisket and want some moral support!
I’ve previously had great success with pork ribs and butts (I now get grief at work when I don’t bring a couple of butts in for my birthday) and even a whole leg of lamb, but I’m now going all in to prove I can do brisket too. Due to an accounting error, I managed to pick up a 4lb point end for £3 ($4) from my local butcher, so I’m not too worried about the investment, but I’d still like to do the best I can.
So far I’ve been following Meathead’s advice - dry brine overnight, rub with his beef rub, onto the smoker (a gas [forgive me] Landmann Smokey Mountain), fat down over a water bath, at around 250F. It’s been on for 90 minutes and is currently at 141F internal, but my two big questions are:
1. Do I need to wrap it? I’m seeing conflicting advice, and don’t know whether the water bath has an influence, abd
2. Assuming yes, should I wrap (it’ll be foil) during or after the stall? Again, I’m seeing conflicting opinions.
Any advice would be appreciated. I know I’ll have to decide what works best for me and my smoker by trial and error, but a nudge in the right direction would help before I go in completely the wrong direction!
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I’ve previously had great success with pork ribs and butts (I now get grief at work when I don’t bring a couple of butts in for my birthday) and even a whole leg of lamb, but I’m now going all in to prove I can do brisket too. Due to an accounting error, I managed to pick up a 4lb point end for £3 ($4) from my local butcher, so I’m not too worried about the investment, but I’d still like to do the best I can.
So far I’ve been following Meathead’s advice - dry brine overnight, rub with his beef rub, onto the smoker (a gas [forgive me] Landmann Smokey Mountain), fat down over a water bath, at around 250F. It’s been on for 90 minutes and is currently at 141F internal, but my two big questions are:
1. Do I need to wrap it? I’m seeing conflicting advice, and don’t know whether the water bath has an influence, abd
2. Assuming yes, should I wrap (it’ll be foil) during or after the stall? Again, I’m seeing conflicting opinions.
Any advice would be appreciated. I know I’ll have to decide what works best for me and my smoker by trial and error, but a nudge in the right direction would help before I go in completely the wrong direction!
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