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Brisket..... How I do it.
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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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@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 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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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 is it the same as what we here in FL call Blackjack Oak?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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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 .02LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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NPHuskerFL said:@nolaegghead is it the same as what we here in FL call Blackjack Oak?
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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 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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you forum terrorist, you.
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Classic! Love it!LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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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).
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<:-P_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Turn down for what!
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Hi friends, how are things?Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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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?
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
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Knew this was coming.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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Holy mother of dyslexic zebra tails.
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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 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
Travis is an astronaut. He lives in Texas. He is a big thing around here.
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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
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Travis, you're famous man. OMG!
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