Sous Vide Brisket flat

[vandy]

Has anyone tried to Sous Vide a brisket flat before putting it on the smoker and if so what were the results and any advise you can throw my way will certainly help. I plan on trying this out this weekend if time permits.

[cwain8845]

I haven't tried this method but would love for someone to post results from this method.

[scottranda]

I did it: https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...s-vide-brisket

[scottranda]

Well, I smoked then SV in this post. It turned out better.

[badf00d]

Another thread that may be helpful, but using the smoker first and then sous vide:

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/grills-and-smokers/logs/167751-first-brisket-bad-weather

[Potkettleblack]

I did a flat and a mixed flat/point section just this last week.

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/sous-vide/299438-brisket

If smoking to bark before, SV at a higher temp for a shorter time. If smoking post, depends on what you want, but I like a bit of innovation, so low and long, then smoke hot. I think I would smoke lower next time, but keep the same guideline for finish. I don't see a point to go to 195 or 203 or whereever. It's probe tender at 135 after sous vide for two days.

[Jerod Broussard]

I'm sous viding my corned flat at 135 for 47 hours. Not 48 due to work constraints. Chill then smoke to bark.

[Breadhead]

For brisket and/or pork butts... usually I smoke them on my large BGE start to finish. However I've also done them In the Sous Vide bath tub when cooking for a big crowd. The idea is that if I cook them past the stall point, like 180°, then put them in the fridge overnight, the next day all I have to do is put on my rub and smoke them enough to get a nice bark on the meat and I'm done. Theres no way to tell that they've been done in the SV bath tub.😋

[vandy]

So do you SV the flat at 180 or do you go for a lower temp in the water bath, for how long?

[Breadhead]

It's really a your choice temperature. My thought was I just wanted to leave enough temperature to 203° to get the bark I wanted in the smoker. If you SV to 160° it will give you more time in the smoker. I was fine at 180° after I had it in the fridge overnight before smoking it.

[Breadhead]

Yes I Set the SV at 180°. I left it in the bathtub for 4 hours.