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Brisket Rub - Overnight???

Do you apply the brisket rub overnight before the cook, or simply the morning of while you are heating up the BGE?  Or is it just a question of convenience?

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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Done it both ways, found no discernable difference, in the rubs I use. 
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    YukonRon said:
    Done it both ways, found no discernable difference, in the rubs I use. 
    This.  I also have found no discernible difference.  :)

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,792
    I apply the rub right after trimming the brisket.  That happens several hours prior to the start of the cook if an evening lift-off the day prior if a morning launch.   As above, I cannot attribute any duration of rub on the brisket prior to the cook to impact the outcome.  There are too many other variables at play.  I guess you could split a packer length-wise and run a test but that would require too much effort for me.  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,161
    I've seen no difference. Doing dry brine with Kosher salt for 24-48 hours makes a huge difference. (Then do rub just before cooking.)
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
  • 1voyager said:
    I've seen no difference. Doing dry brine with Kosher salt for 24-48 hours makes a huge difference. (Then do rub just before cooking.)
    I do this and it makes a huge difference, especially since my rub is light on salt.
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie