Brisket Help

EggHeadFred · July 2009

Bought a small 2.5# brisket from Publix. Put it on at 11:45 this morn at 225 dome. Thought it would take about two hrs per lb. It is now 6:00 and the internal temp is only 160. Stuck a fork in and it feels like a peace of leather. Not sure what happened.Can the brisket experts please help.

Thanks,
Fred V.
Smyrna,Ga.

Semolina Pilchard · July 2009

Sounds like the meat probe is reading low, stick the tip in a pot of boiling water, it should read 212.

EggHeadFred · July 2009

Checked it with the Thermapen and got the same reading.

Semolina Pilchard · July 2009

I just re read your post. I know that is only 2.5 pounds of meat, so it should cook quickly, but the temp at grid level can be 25 or more degrees cooler at food grid level than at the dome thermometer (at least the first few hours of a cook). If you're shooting for an internal meat temp of 195, and the temp at the grid level is close to that, it will take an extremely long time.

Fidel · July 2009

Bump the egg to 260-270* range and watch it closely. The flat should get tender in the 185* range.

At 160* brisket is still tough.

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