2nd Brisket Attempt

jtippers

So I finally got down to Restaurant Depot and got a membership. I felt like a kid in a candy store... A very, very cold candy store. Anyway, I picked up a couple of butts for a Christmas dinner next week and an 8lb. Angus Brisket. The first brisket I did was very lackluster, tuff and dry. This one was much better... I trimmed off the hard fat, coated with rub, and put on the Egg at 225 for 18hrs. Pulled at IT 200 and it was a hit!

Thanks for looking!

Lit

Looks like you nailed it. I have had good luck with their briskets as well.

Scottborasjr

Nicely done! That looks wonderful. 

henapple

Looks great. Long cook for 8 lbs...Real long.

jtippers

henapple said:

Looks great. Long cook for 8 lbs...Real long.

i thought so too... I did put a water pan under the brisket. I've heard that increases the cooking time. Luckily, I wasn't pressed for time. This one was just for practice. Looking forward to some Cow Lick chili with the leftovers...  =P~

Terrebandit

henapple said:

Looks great. Long cook for 8 lbs...Real long.

I'm assuming he was referring to a dome temp of 225. It's been my experience that this means about 215 or less at the grate. That would explain an 18 hr cook on an 8 pounder, I think. That brisket looks super moist!!!

caliking

That brisket is beautiful. Nice work. Did it jiggle?

jtippers

caliking said:

That brisket is beautiful. Nice work. Did it jiggle?

@caliking - How exactly does a brisket "jiggle"?

caliking

Its a texture thing. I've never made one that jiggles, but I've seen vids of super juicy ones that look downright sexy when they dance.

Nature Boy

caliking said:

Its a texture thing. I've never made one that jiggles, but I've seen vids of super juicy ones that look downright sexy when they dance.

That jiggle is almost always a great sign, whether it's ribs, pork butts or brisket. In fact, you rally don't need a thermometer if you can spot the jiggle

Nice looking brisket jtippers!

Chris

jtippers

Until this thread, I had never heard of the "jiggle"... I'll definitely be looking for it moving forward.

SmokeyPitt

Looks great @jtippers.  I am a brisket noob- is that a flat or a packer?  Did you hit the one in Norcross or Atlanta?  

jtippers

@smokeypitt - That was the smallest packer I could find. I went to the Atlanta location.

Eggcelsior

The jiggle is key

jtippers

Holy Jeeeebus! I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that...

Eggcelsior

GIS "jiggle gif". You will feel much better.

JohnInCarolina

I think this is closer to the jiggle he had in mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czfFVWdlCfg

jtippers

Now... That is sexy!

bud812

Eggcelsior said:

The jiggle is key

Where did you find my pic ????? :-??

JohnInCarolina

Oh, for Chrissakes people, DO NOT quote Eggcelsior's jiggle gif.  Nobody needs to see that more than once.

Think, you.  

jtippers

JohnInCarolina said:

Oh, for Chrissakes people, DO NOT quote Eggcelsior's jiggle gif.  Nobody needs to see that more than once.

Think, you.  

+1 sweet mercy, once is enough!!!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

JohnInCarolina said:

I think this is closer to the jiggle he had in mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czfFVWdlCfg

dat be the jiggle. 

Texansurf

Looks great nice smoke ring

Eggcelsior

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I think this is closer to the jiggle he had in mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czfFVWdlCfg

dat be the jiggle. 

Shake weight disagrees.

JohnInCarolina