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    First Brisket

    Never tried brisket before. Used my Bronco drum, did the "Hot and Fast". around 300-325. cooked for just over two hours, then wrapped and added mop. total cook time 4.5 hours. Pulled off the smoker at internal temp 210. let rest for 2 hours. Next time I let it rest longer, and use more dry rub. Still, for my first brisket, I am very happy. Better than most I have had at restaurants. Thanks to this site for the help. also, homemade burnt ends are the absolute best.....
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    #2
    Awesome, thats a fast cook! Looks great!

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      #3
      Wow! Brisket in 4 hours! I like it! And I like the looks of that brisket there! Enjoy!

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        #4
        Great bark - and far far faster than I've ever done a brisket! Most of mine take 14-16 hours... but I am doing 225 to 250, almost 100 degrees less than your cook.

        So was the brisket fall apart tender? Was wondering as it looks like you decided to chop it up rather than slice it?

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        • Surly Viking
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          It was not quite fall apart tender. I think resting it a bit longer would have made it easier to slice. The chopped up in the pan is the burnt ends, kind of. rookie mistake. I will add a pic of some slices.

        #5
        Here are some slices. It was pretty tender. But the "pull test" would only have passed on about half of the brisket. It was a bit uneven, with some almost falling apart. I am sure the high heat had something to do with it.
        Still, tasted very good, and I was happy with the bark. All in all, a much more fun day than working.
        I think I make Brisket and Pulled Pork both for my next batch of chili.

        Ribs tomorrow.....
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          #6
          Great write up I have a small chunk of brisket I'm planning to do next week, will follow your road map

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            #7
            Great job. Do another one as soon as you can so you don't forget what you learned on this cook.

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              #8
              Nice first brisket! You'll be doing another one soon, I bet. They're fun to cook.

              And enjoy that brisket chili. It's so delicious. I use Malcolm Reed's recipe for Smoked Chili, where brisket works just as well as the chuck roast it calls for: https://howtobbqright.com/2017/11/02...-chili-recipe/ . The spicy breakfast sausage puts it over the top.

              Kathryn

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              • Surly Viking
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                Thanks! Looks like a good chili recipe.

              #9
              Great first attempt but from what I see and hear you saying I’d say it needed more time in the smoker not resting. Ramping down gradually is important but that’s only after you have fully rendered the fat and connective tissue.

              Regardless that’s a great looking first blush !!

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              • Ahumadora
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                Agreed. Hot n fast is good , but you also need time to render at high temps. Ramping down works good.

              • Surly Viking
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                I will try lower temp/longer smoke next time. I was concerned about the Bronco running out of fuel, but in the summer it can easily go 10 hours.
                FYI leftovers were amazing today, and they are gone.

              #10
              When you wrapped - how much mop sauce did you use?

              That's the way the video on the PBC site does it. At some point, if you add (enough/too much} liquid, you'll start braising the meat. I think that's how he does a brisket in 6 hrs at what I assume is 270.

              Not saying thats what you did, or even that that's a bad thing. But it will change the texture.

              My mother in law cooks brisket in the oven, at 350, covered in bbq sauce. It basically braises and takes about 4 hrs. I don't think it's as good as smoked but it's what my wife likes. It definitely pulls apart.


              Glad your first brisket was tasty!!

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              • Surly Viking
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                I used one can of consume, and about 4 oz mop/bbq sauce.
                I followed this guys recipe, since I did not see a lot of brisket videos on the bronco


                Also read up a lot here. I will try a low n slow. I wanted an easy cook for the first attempt, and the texas crutch with mop turned out an easy and tasty meal. always looking to get better.

              • BFlynn
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                If it's tasty and easy..... Just keep doing what you're doing.

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