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Working On My Brisket Game

Money_Hillbilly
Money_Hillbilly Posts: 449
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I cook briskets frequently and I am always working on ways to up my game.  The last one I did added a long oven rest at 150 degrees.  This time I added the latest craze (Goldee’s BBQ method) and placed tallow under the brisket and drizzled tallow over the top of the paper after wrapping and placing it into the oven for the rest.  It was incrementally better but certainly not a game changer.  The long oven rest does help considerably.


Southeast Louisiana
3 Larges, Rockin W Smokers Gravity Fed Unit, KBQ, Shirley Fabrication 24 x 36, Teppanyaki Stainless Griddle 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,090
    Beautifully done right there.  Nailed that bark.
    Cooked on what rig?
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
    Almost too pretty to eat
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,134
    nicest trimmed brisket I have ever seen...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    Good lookin' meteorite!

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Money_Hillbilly
    Money_Hillbilly Posts: 449
    @Photo Egg I have a buddy that is a Japanese knife expert.  He has a wall full of custom Japanese knives ($1,000+) and has the expertise and tools to sharpen them to perfection.  He uses a jewelers loop to inspect the edges and does the final strop on two different grades of leather.  When I trim a brisket with my cheap Shun knife it is like shaving.  I thought they were sharp when I bought them but they are at a much higher level now.  I have always been a Wusthof guy and still use them for routine kitchen tasks but correctly sharpened Shuns are in a whole different league.  
    Southeast Louisiana
    3 Larges, Rockin W Smokers Gravity Fed Unit, KBQ, Shirley Fabrication 24 x 36, Teppanyaki Stainless Griddle 
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  • unoriginalusername
    unoriginalusername Posts: 1,099
    The long rest does help find the right doneness…. Like playing beer pong with a cup at the right pull temp vs a bucket… way easier to get it right pulling at 190 and letting time and temp do the rest at 150 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,794
    Nice looking left handed brisky  
    aka marysvilleksegghead
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