My fourth try at brisket....and I finally picked up my table.

chrisc133

Finally, a brisket I can be proud of. It was the $1.79 /lb choice packer that's been in freezer for a year and a half. I rubbed it with salt and pepper and smoked it for 15 hours with oak chunks. The results are fantastic. Great smoke ring, nice bark, super moist meat...and it even jiggles. 


While the brisket was smoking this morning --I took a quick road trip to pick up my custom table. Dad and I will be finishing it next weekend. 

smbishop

Um...  the small goes on the left!    Would love that table!

TexanOfTheNorth

Nice work Chris!

chrisc133

@smbishop I'll make sure to put the small on the left. 

Also cooked some cornbread and had a nice Texas BBQ feast last night. 

johnkitchens

It looks great Chris. Where are you getting brisket that cheap? At my local grocery store they had Excel flats for $8.99 a pound. I left it there. 

Your table looks great. You are going to really enjoy it. 

tarheelmatt

johnkitchens said:

It looks great Chris. Where are you getting brisket that cheap? At my local grocery store they had Excel flats for $8.99 a pound. I left it there. 

Your table looks great. You are going to really enjoy it. 

John, try Walmart.  They're around $2.98 lb in most areas. They're Excel Choice for the most part,  howeverthe one I just picked up and cooked yesterday was select. 

johnkitchens

Thanks Matt! 

henapple

John, try Sam's also. 

Sonny3

@chrisc133 , your new table looks great.  I drove from FL to pick mine up from the same guy.  Nice craftsmanship on their work.  And I could not have bought the materials for the cost of a completed table from these folks.  Great choice.

chrisc133

@johnkitchens that brisket came from Kroger ..but the previous posters are spot on on the Walmart price. 

@Sonny3 I completely agree. I paid $370 for that table. I wouldn't have been able to get the materials for that cost...and if I put it together, it would have been a disaster. I'm scrubbing it down today to prep for finishing it next Friday. Got my bottle opener, induction burner, and cutting boards. I'm set.