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    I have been smoking meats for a few years. I made a significant upgrade this year purchasing a reverse flow, offset smoker. I did my first brisket this year and it was a huge success. Since then I have done 4 more and they haven't been turning out as good as my first one. The flat turns out great, but the point is the problem. The point is VERY fatty when I am done. This past weekend I even tried separating the two after about 160 degrees to be able to cook the point to a higher temp. That didn't make a difference. I still had the same result. Any suggestions would be great!!!

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    natetp1227 - I'm going to assume you know that the point is, by definition, a fatty cut of meat.

    I have found that depending on the grade of brisket I get, the point gets fattier the better the grade I buy. What grade of brisket are you cooking? A Select is going to be MUCH more lean than a Choice and Prime. Then there is the Wagyu that is in a class by itself and too fatty for my tastes.

    Check out the grade of brisket you're cooking and see how that goes. I prefer Prime. Down here in Oklahoma and Texas we order brisket as FATTY (from the point end) to LEAN (from the flat end).

    Nice cooker!

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    • natetp1227
      natetp1227 commented
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      Thanks CeramicChef. I knew that it was the fattier part. I was just confused on why the one turned out really lean and the next few were much fattier. Thanks again!

    • HorseDoctor
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      Probably because the fattier ones were a higher quality piece of brisket. Love the point!

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    After smoking remove the point, cut into cubes and make burnt ends.
    Problem solved.

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    • natetp1227
      natetp1227 commented
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      When are saying to make burnt ends, are just cooking them to higher temp? Or please explain? Thanks

    • Steve Retherford
      Steve Retherford commented
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      On the table of content Texas beef brisket Meathead has a section in the recipe dedicated to burnt ends.

    #4
    natetp1227 ... I always separate the point from the flat. I smoke them with the point higher up in my cooker where it is about 10° hotter. That way they finish at about the same time.

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    • LA Pork Butt
      LA Pork Butt commented
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      Good idea, not to mention they fit better on the BGE.

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