Just another boring brisket post

JacksDad

 10.5 lbs untrimmed choice CAB from my local butcher. My Costco doesn't carry the whole packers, and this was the largest he had on short notice. 

Rubbed with Buc-ee's bbq rub, because what better rub is there, than from a gas station in Texas? (And I only realized I was out of course black pepper too late this morning when I started prep, otherwise I usually just do equal parts salt and pepper by weight)

Got the FB 200 working on bringing her up to temperature. Using Rockwood coals with cherry wood, since I haven't used cherry much and wanted to try it.

I trimmed about a pound of fat off, have that in the oven in a cast iron pan to collect some rendered fat. 

I like to put a toothpick in the corner of the flat to mark which way the grain is going, because once it turns into a blackened meteorite, it's hard to know how to start slicing!

Finished pics to follow later...

Stubby

Man that looks great.. c ant wait to see the finished brisket..

JacksDad

The stall is real...

JacksDad

Wrapping to get out of the stall and into FTC...

Once the brisket is out of the egg, I'm going to roast a bunch of potatoes and veggies and make some kind of mashed potato concoction...

blind99

mmmmmmm brisket

JacksDad

Not my best work, by far. No smoke ring.  It was overdone. I wrapped at about 160, pulled it off at 200, but I didn't give it enough time to rest before I put it in the oven on the "warm" setting. Still delicious, just not my best brisket. But my older boy ate about a pound of it himself, so still a win in the end.  

lousubcap

Anytime the customers are happy, it's a win as you note.  Looks like a solid outcome from here.  Time for you to enjoy!

blind99

Smoke ring is pretty, but irrelevant to flavor. Guessing your worst is still better than 99% of “bbq restaurant” fare. 

And if it’s really bad, look up the award winning Salado chili recipe...

logchief

Its all good, some is just better than others

SSQUAL612

How did the mash potato concoction turn out with the roasted jalapenos? 

Killit_and_Grillit

Life is about catching that perfect fish, cooking that perfect brisket, tasting that perfect whiskey, and having that one perfect spectacular sexual experience. 

I suggest finding none of them. Everyone I know who has found any one of them has died tragically very recently after. 

Its a journey. Not a destination. 

Killit_and_Grillit

Also they sell @MeatChurch at Buccees now.  

So you can shy away from the gas station special.

Don’t get me wrong, they have a killer jerky bar and their chocolate covered almonds are on point. But I would sooner buy a deer stand or unisex undies than get in their spices. 

JacksDad

@Killit_and_Grillit probably good life advice. Believe me, I don't regret a minute of making that brisket, spent a nice lazy day trending a fire and smelling smoke and cooked meat. Hard to beat that. And the rub was fine, salt and pepper and paprika, hard to really mess that up. 

So I made mashed potatoes, then mixed in grilled jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, and corn. Don't know what to call that, but it was delicious! Didn't get a pic of the finished product, but here is the veggies: 

Theophan

Ain't nothin' boring about brisket -- it all looks wonderful!!!

Killit_and_Grillit

I would murder those veggies and peppers (yeah yeah tomato is a fruit). We made pizzas last night and all I had was the watermelon salad. It’s just too hot. 

JacksDad

When life gives you lemons (or overcooked brisket), you make brisket chili with the leftovers! This was awesome!