brisket flat

bucky925

It's not Friday so I hope I'm safe    .  I went to sam's club for the first time today.  I intended to get a brisket and rack of lamb.  Uanfortonally there was not a lot of beef or lamb out.  In any case I came home with a 4lb brisket flat.  
I've been reading on the forum how to smoke it.  Only then did I realize that I maybe brought home the hardest part of a birsket to nail.  
I would like to relay on your knowledge.   How? Temp? When lol?  Anything will be helpful. 

slovelad

Pan fry it

bucky925

That would be great, but I told Cindy when I actually get 

Alzheimer's just fire up the egg and let me sit and watch the smoke.  I like the smoke. 

lousubcap

Let's just say that the window of opportunity to nail a flat is much tighter than a packer.  But what follows is a link to a recipe that gets high marks when a flat is in play:
http://biggreenegg.com/recipes/brisket-flat/  
Probes like buttah and you are there-slice on demand against the grain (BTW- cut a notch across the grain on thin end of the flat before  you start the cook so you know the direction to slice once you create the meteorite. )  FWIW-

bgebrent

Consider pickling it and making corned beef.  Best use of the flat known to man, unless it's Waygu.

TN_Sister_State

Smoke it and make brisket chili

fishlessman

old daves method works for flats but its taste is different than a low and slow

really go heavey on the smoking wood like 5 times more than you would think, ive used as munh as a 16 inch log split. go light on the broth added to the foil or it gets too pot roasty

http://olddavespo-farm.blogspot.com/2009/03/high-temp-brisket-direct-cooked.html

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bucky925

Thanks for the advice, I'm tryiing to follow Old Daves directions to a T.  We will see how it turns out.  Worst case I'll be making chili .

bucky925

You guys were right, chili it is. 

lousubcap

Thanks for the honest assessment. Looks good from here.  I have hosed more flats than I care to remember, but every cook is a learning experience.  Should you only be able to land flats then I would give the Dr. BBQ process a go-may bring it home for you.  The packer gives you a much wider window to hit the target.  I hope you are able to find a source in your area.