The Friday smoke is underway

[ConorD]

I saw a week of brisket posts and thought ..... I want some of that.

needs a trim and I am a bit worried about the size of it. Weighs 4.56kg but is thinner than most that I have cooked.


Made up a rub and left it to rest for a few hours before it went on the WSM (had to trim a bit off the end to fit it in)


2hrs in and realized that I forgot the meat prob so now sitting at 230 (with the help of the PartyQ) and keeping a close eye

[keith157]

So it's probably well on the way by now

[ConorD]

I had a nightmare with temps and coal through the night so not as juicy as I would have liked but went down well with everyone;

[YetiDave]

And you just asked for brisket at a butchers? I'm having real trouble finding cuts like that. I've tried a couple of places but they look at me like I'm some kind of alien when I ask for unrolled, boneless cuts of brisket at 3kg+

[ConorD]

And you just asked for brisket at a butchers? I'm having real trouble finding cuts like that. I've tried a couple of places but they look at me like I'm some kind of alien when I ask for unrolled, boneless cuts of brisket at 3kg+

Yeah I got the same response from some butchers and then a few started to be honest and say that they could order something in they just need notice - they were saying "no" as they wanted me to buy the stock that they had.

I live in Berkshire and there are loads of farm shops around who can normally get what I ask for, with notice. If you are in London then then are a few places that I know in the city and I have had these guys recommended for delivery but not tried them yet - www.eastlondonsteak.co.uk.

[MrJaba]

I had the same issues with all the butchers I tried, until I moved and asked at another local butchers.. fortunately one of them was a huge fan of man vs. food so knew all the American cuts! Very lucky! The chaps at Devon Rose were very helpful too, they can supply full briskets.

ConorD I had the same issue cooking my brisket.. nightmare with temps overnight, had to babysit it the whole night, but the end result was incredible. I had injected it quite a bit though and foiled as well so it was super juicy.