Brisket is in the WSM. Wish me luck! :)

[mart61]

I'm coming up on three hours into a 7 hour smoke of a 6lb piece of brisket. Will be removing the meat to marinade and wrap shortly. Hope all goes well.

[gavinbbq]

Good luck. I did a turner and George packer last weekend and it didn't come out how I wanted.
Where did you get the meat from and what temps are you running at?


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[essexsmoker]

Can I ask where you got your probe clip from? Hope the cook goes well.

[essexsmoker]

Good luck. I did a turner and George packer last weekend and it didn't come out how I wanted.
Where did you get the meat from and what temps are you running at?


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How come? I was thinking of buying one. Was it the meat or the cook?

[gavinbbq]

Probably just the cook to be honest. The meat looked fantastic but the cook was plagued with issues from the start.
I set the cook up in my WSM but as I put the meat on the top grate fell down and the probe got submerged in the water pan which ultimately ruined it, which I didn't realise till I took it off the next day.
I will say however that for a packer cut there is not really much of a fat cap like you see in American cuts of brisket.
When I spoke to the butcher in my local farm shop the other day he said he can cut me a whole brisket song might give that a try next.


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[essexsmoker]

That is a bummer. Can't believe it didn't make a big crash and noise. Nightmare for such a big and expensive lump of meat.

If I get one I might make a note to ask for more fat cap.

Even more insult ruining your probes too.

[Kiska95]

Yeah my T & G Brisket was the same, very little Fat cap but acres of fat underneath (trimmed about 1.5KG off and was still loads). Very thin point (like skirt) and a very thick fat seam under it. However it did cook well and tasted brilliant, it was a Dexter. 14 hrs at 110c foiled after 7 hours but from 6.66KG lucky if I got half that in finished product so a very expensive brisket indeed.

I know that Brisket is one of the fattiest muscles on a beast but I complained about the amount of Fat to meat ratio I was buying and T & G are sending me a replacement, so decent aftersales.

[gavinbbq]

That's a pretty good result then. Let us know how it goes the second time around.


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[essexsmoker]

I thought a 50% reduction in weight was normal?

Like you say though sounds like great after sales.

[Kiska95]

Yeah a reduction of 50% is normal from the original weight not the trimmed weight because of excessive Fat