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Back in the saddle again after brisket fail

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flemster
flemster Posts: 269
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Epic Brisket fail on Masters Sunday with a house full if guests. Have had great success in the past, don't know what went wrong. Great flavor but chewy and more like roast beef. I chucked mine in the trash and put a hot dog in the gasser.

So, I decided I had to get in the saddle again. Total clean out, hand stacked big chunk fire.
6# flat went on at 930cst at 300 dome with tons of mesquite chunk smoke.
Will post updates.
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  • flemster
    flemster Posts: 269
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    Little temp creep. Minor draft adjustments
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  • rsmith193
    rsmith193 Posts: 219
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    IMHO the mesquite will make the brisket bitter. That wood is better suited for hot and fast. I would also try 250 dome temp, a bit longer, but that will allow it colegen to break down better.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,340
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    Saw your prior post about the fail-all I can say is that I have been wrestling with flats (about all I can get) for years and I have had many more singles and doubles (with the occasional strike-out) than triples and home-runs.  Around 190*F I start probing the thickest part of the flat and once it goes in and out with little to no resistance, I pull and FTC (usually around 200*F or so).  Most times I do throw some beef broth into the foil packet.  Let it rest for a few hours and just tried this from Cen-Tex-when ready to slice I took it out around 15-20  mins early and let it cool some before slicing.  Was quite good but with so many freaking variables, hard to know it the cooling was a contributor.  That said, will try it again to see if I can get some consistency.

    You may already be aware of the following-but here are some great links-

    http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/beef/texas_brisket.html
    http://www.bubbatim.com/
    http://www.nakedwhiz.com/recipes.htm
    http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/03/brisket.html

    Enjoy the journey and the ride!

    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • flemster
    flemster Posts: 269
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    1130 CST. 140-160 internal. Some bark but not deep black. Wrapped in foil with sweet white wine to cook in juices. More to follow
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  • flemster
    flemster Posts: 269
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    1330cst 200-205 IT by thermapen. Put in the cooler in its juices in the foil. Rest x 2 hours then the moment of truth. Concerned it cooked too fast but it was meant to be a turbo. Will see
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  • flemster
    flemster Posts: 269
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    OH YEAH! HE's Back!
    I would give it a solid B+. A+ for smoke ring, great pull. B for moisture, just a tad dry. Overall a solid performance. The mesquite was delicious.
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
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    If its dry, hit it with some BBQ sauce.
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  • flemster
    flemster Posts: 269
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    njl said:

    If its dry, hit it with some BBQ sauce.

    We did. Each has their own. I have a spicy one who's base is drippings from a previous brisket then hotted up with sriracha and habjeneros. My kids love my sweet KC style despite my insistence that beef doesn't get sweet sauce.

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