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Brisket..... How I do it.

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    At least 600 metres

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Travis style catches hell but it's good. Had a brisket requested but didn't have time for a packer. Cooked the 7lb flat at 250 on the grid with post oak for 3 hours and then in the pan with Shiner and Allegro. Damn good flat. I hate the flat but I would've eaten that one. Bagged and delivered with good reviews. Nice smoke and tenderness.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    @henapple‌... I'm SURE this is a stupid question but--- why can't I find "post oak"? I'd love to use it on my next brisky.
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    @NPHuskerFL - it might not be called that there.  It grows all over Florida, at least in the drier areas.  It has no value as lumber other than posts (excellent rot resistance) and smoke wood.   About as good a lumber tree as mesquite.  Your best bet is to learn to identify the tree and keep an eye open and a chainsaw fueled up in your truck. 

    You can use any oak, however.  People use what grows around them.  Technique and meat quality make the Q.  Just like you can't really taste the mustard under the rub, or all that coffee you added to the meat doesn't really taste like a cup o steamin' Starbucks, getting good smoke is more important than the species of smoke wood.  That difference comes out all things equal.

    I don't get involved in all these lump brand **** fights because I feel like I can make a small concentrated fire and compensate for what people consider "crummy" lump brands (by getting good smoke through good hot fire).  Mostly this is lump that's less combusted (better yield) than other brands, but there's a lot of variability from batch to batch within most colliers to have "good" and "bad" batches.

    Sparking and hard-to-light, etc. characteristics of lump don't bother me (except when I burned my face a couple weeks ago with a rogue ember).  Man up, I say.  Make what you have work like they did on the family farm.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    edited May 2014
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    edit - vanilla doubled my post, deleted redundant post text.
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    @nolaegghead‌ is it the same as what we here in FL call Blackjack Oak?
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    On the lump. I only got pissed when I found plastic & rubber in 6 individual 20# bags of lump. Solution: I don't buy that particular brand anymore. And one other brand sparked like the 4th of July (the entire cook which concerned me in regards to hot embers). I use WGWW and I stick with it cuz it works 4 me and it's reasonably priced and available locally. If I didn't want any smoke whatsoever I'd use a gasser (period). **** about smoke and use a BGE :-? Need to learn the basics of creosote and learn the BGE before crying about how bad a particular brand of lump "sucks". Just my .02
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    NPHuskerFL said:
    @nolaegghead‌ is it the same as what we here in FL call Blackjack Oak?
    Different (a red oak vs white), but a search of the interwebs tells me these two grow together in the East coast, including FL.
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    My neighbor has some nice Blackjack. I just did some AC work for him and have some more to do. Sniff....I smell Blackjack Oak in my next brisky's future. ;)
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Bump!!!!!!! :P
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    you forum terrorist, you. ;)
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Classic! Love it! :)
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited July 2014
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    Here we go again :ar!
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    <:-P
                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    Turn down for what!
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  • travisstrick
    travisstrick Posts: 5,002
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    Hi friends, how are things?
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
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    Eggcelsior said:
    Turn down for what!
    image

    If you need a good WTF, watch the music video.  (It's NSFW!)
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • Jupiter Jim
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    acrash said:

    Thanks guys, I think my problem has been using just chips.  The smoke seems to burn off too quickly after the fire gets going.  Going to look for chunks instead.  Thanks for the photo as well, that was great to see... the chips seem to burn off way too quickly, even soaked in water for an hour.  Any recommendations on where to buy quality chunks? Lots of good input on the lump, need a bit more guidance on the chunks.

    Soak the chunks as well?

    Are you un happy with amount of smoke flavor in your finished product?

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    edited July 2014
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    :-\"
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Knew this was coming.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    What What?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Holy mother of dyslexic zebra tails. 
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
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    It's probably @cazzy fault.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Dang I miss all the action when I'm working. :ar! @cazzy nice with the pirate kick off on the other peddling thread.
    Hey, ya want to string that brisky up with a FireWire and wrap it up in a free t-shirt. :))
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    image

    Travis is an astronaut. He lives in Texas. He is a big thing around here.
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,357
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    We have a lot of Live Oak in the Tampa area


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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    thetrim said:
    We have a lot of Live Oak in the Tampa area


    Yes you do, I used to live in Largo and we had a huge live oak the front yard.

                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Travis, you're famous man.   OMG!
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  • travisstrick
    travisstrick Posts: 5,002
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    That's scary.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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