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Help please -braising 7# flat

Daddyshack
Daddyshack Posts: 182
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How long do you think it will take to braise a 7# flat in the oven?  I've never done one this big.
Using the Bierfleische recipe in Steve Raichlen's Brisket Chronicles book.
Thanks.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    No real experience with this, but my guess would be 4 hours or less maybe. I assume you don’t care if it’s fall apart tender. If so just add liquid, cover, and crank it up. Good luck. Maybe look up braised pot roast. Should be similar. 
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  • Daddyshack
    Daddyshack Posts: 182
    So a 7# shouldn't take much more time than 4#?  Is cook time  based on thickness?
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Thickness, temperature, covered vs not covered, particular quality of meat. Many variables. It’s tender at 200-205. Take it to 210 if you want it to crumble apart. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,387
    start checking for tenderness at 3 hours. no reason you cant cube it either if you want to pull it
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,316
    My favorite Cook's Illustrated recipe for braised brisket has a 5# ready in 3.5-4 hours. It's cooked at 325F for 1.5 hours then lowed to 250F for the remaining 2-2.5 hours. 
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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    Daddyshack said:
    So a 7# shouldn't take much more time than 4#?  Is cook time  based on thickness?
    Yes. All timing is based on thickness. Weight is just a surrogate for thickness. 
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