Second go at brisket

[Matsuya]

Vermintski - which butcher near reading? I'm in Wokingham myself!

[BRUN]

all the brisket ive ever bought has been £8-9 a kilo

[stretchie_]

I pay £4.50 per kilo for brisket. Sounds like I get a bargain?

MARRY THEM

[madcowman]

I've got a 6kg brisket arriving on friday along with a nice big pork butt for my Birthday BBQ this weekend. Its going to be an early start for me on Saturday !

[stretchie_]

I've got a 6kg brisket arriving on friday along with a nice big pork butt for my Birthday BBQ this weekend. Its going to be an early start for me on Saturday !

If it's to eat on Saturday I'd be starting on Friday

[madcowman]

I was working backwards from lunch time and that may well be the case ! I know my hacienda kamado will maintain a nice stable temperature for a good 12-13 hours but it will be my first overnight cook. need to go and find the remote thermometer so i can at least check on it from bed!!

[Toby]

for that size brisket cooking at a steady 250 aiming for lunchtime (1pm) and allowing for a couple of hours resting which i would recommend. I would fire up at 8pm, put your meat on at 9. foil it at 3am. always better to have it cooked and well rested (will hold nicely for 4 hours) rather than people waiting for a couple of hours to finish. You cannot serve brisket until its cooked otherwise people will be eating rubber.

[aris]

Anyone tried not foiling? Waking up at 3am is a bit OTT for me

[Toby]

yep, but the product is never as good.

[YetiDave]

Foiling's pretty subjective I think