Brisket...take-3

fusionhq

Going to try my third brisket on the egg. Haven't quite mastered it yet, but going to swing for it again!!

This time I picked up a usda prime packer, 14.5# from Costco in Dallas and shipped it home to Florida.

Salt and pepper rub, 250 until it's butter. Hoping it will be about 12-14 hrs. Oak for smoke.

cazzy

Good luck mang...still think you should have carried two on!  

fusionhq

Caz, I had a lot of samples for work carried on, maybe next time!

lousubcap

Great eats await, especially if you slice and eat the point and don't go down the burnt ends path.  But it's your hunk of beef so enjoy any way you like.  Wish I was wrestling a brisket this weekend.

fusionhq

Point will be sliced and eaten!

Tinyfish

From the picture that looks like one of those gymnastics packers...by the looks of that bend it will be mighty tender.

fusionhq

I had to bend it to get in the cooler!! Ten it froze on the shipment!!

texaswig

It's prime time!

NPHuskerFL

I hate you!!! I flagged down the FedEx guy but he wouldn't stop. :P

cazzy

NPHuskerFL said:

I hate you!!! I flagged down the FedEx guy but he wouldn't stop. :P

You can get a SRF (11-14lb) for $129.99 shipped.  Creekstone Prime (12-14lb) can be had for $119.99.  Franklin Barbecue and Killen's Barbecue use Creekstone Prime.

SGH

Standing by patiently brother fusion.

dstearn

With a Prime brisket Costco you should be in great shape.

NPHuskerFL

dstearn said:

With a Prime brisket Costco you should be in great shape.

:-< The problem is we here in Jax haven't found any readily available Prime Packers.
@cazzy‌ yes I realize I could order one or so for delivery. But, it sure would be nice if it was just available locally for us. I may have to order one.

fusionhq

Blake, you had the wrong guy. It was UPS.

lousubcap

Don't know about Creekstone briskets but the SRF Black is a wagyu cut.  (Not yet ready to step-up to their "Gold"). No meat junkie here but the SRF brisket is an order of magnitude better than any prime cut I have had.  But I will gladly take a prime brisket any day.  Only wish the local Costco had a more consistent prime packer availability.  FWIW-

fusionhq

I may try a creek stone next to avoid the hassle of importing from TX. Also depends on how this cook goes.

fusionhq

Excuse the dirty egg, I've been gone for a few weeks. But she's settling down around 250-275 for the brisket. Also got a little fire going down here in Florida for our cold temps. ;-)

NPHuskerFL

43℉ is plenty cold for me. If I wanted NE or CO temps we'd still live there. B-)

fusionhq

It's super nice out. Stars, moon, fire pit, and egg all in one glance.

fusionhq

Blake, by the way. Academy has a 45lbs bag of "western" oak for $12. It's not post oak, but mini logs, and I'm giving it a try.

NPHuskerFL

Nice! Just bought some Dr Martens Industrial Steel Toe Airwair boots from them. This means I'll have to go back. I already have 50# of oak chunks but, that's a great price so I'll probably get that too. Lord knows I'll use it. Thanks for the heads up man.

fusionhq

Anytime!! I went today to buy some chunks, but saw the mini logs and had to buy it.

fusionhq

Last minute poll, fat up or down?

theyolksonyou

I do down just because I figure if it sticks, I lose fat not meat. :-??

fusionhq

I went fat up, platesetter, old fashioned. This is a long skinny brisket, so AR didn't seem to be best this time. Had to curve the brisket a little ony XL. pics in the morning.

fusionhq

Maverick kept an eye on temp for me overnight. Didn't go off once, stayed between 215 and 260 grate temp. Last night when I went to bed my dome temp showed 240-250. When I woke up this morning it was 315. Grate temp remained the same though. ???

Meat IT is 170.

fusionhq

The turkeys came to see what I was cooking this morning as well.

Jeremiah

No where else will you hear a grown man say "please excuse my dirty grill as I've been out of town" <:-P

Jeremiah

cazzy said:

NPHuskerFL said:

I hate you!!! I flagged down the FedEx guy but he wouldn't stop. :P

You can get a SRF (11-14lb) for $129.99 shipped.  Creekstone Prime (12-14lb) can be had for $119.99.  Franklin Barbecue and Killen's Barbecue use Creekstone Prime.

@cazzy‌ which one would you suggest then?

fusionhq

Quick question. My briskets in the stall and the bark isn't what I want yet. Should I keep temp steady and just let it roll, or bump temp up?

grege345

I've had better luck with bark with temps between 250-275. Fwiw