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Brisket done too soon

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bobbyb
bobbyb Posts: 1,349
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I've got a packer brisket that will be done soon and won't be ready to serve for 6-7 hours. I have a feeling that long in the cooler is not a good idea. Any advice on what to do here? Cool and reheat?
Thanks,
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
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    i would cool and reheat.. not sure how to do that with brisket but keeping it in the cooler for that long could make a couple people :sick:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
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    If you triple wrap it in foil, then lay a towel on the bottom of the cooler, then the brisket, then another towel, it should be fine. If using a plastic cooler you could even preheat the cooler with boiling water first, soak up the boiling water with the first towel.

    I just did a test on a butt Monday and it held at 157 at the coolest spot after 6 hours in a cooler with no towels and a styrofoam OmahaSteaks cooler.

    If you are at all concerned you can always cool and re-heat it, just don't slice it until ready to serve.
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  • Big'un
    Big'un Posts: 5,909
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    If you wrapped it in foil and blankets, and one of those blankets was an electric blanket? I think the danger zone starts below 140F.
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
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    Why not wrap in foil and put in oven on warm until ready to serve?
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  • bobbyb
    bobbyb Posts: 1,349
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    Guys, appreciate all your input. Turns out I freaked out over nothing. I didn't realize when I went out to check it this morning the brisket had just entered its plateau. It got done with exactly 3 hours left for cooler time.... what I was planning on. I did incorporate the idea of a boiling water rinse as well as one I found on the VWB site. I heated 4 fire bricks up to 500 and sandwiched these between some layers of towels in the cooler.

    Anyway, thanks again for all your help.
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  • Grillin Guy
    Grillin Guy Posts: 302
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    Bob,

    Hope your daughter enjoys the brisket. Pete and I missed you at lunch. See you soon!

    Terry

    Gulfport, MS
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  • bobbyb
    bobbyb Posts: 1,349
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    Terry,
    Hope I can meet up with you guys next week. The brisket turned out great. That trick of putting some heated bricks in the cooler really worked well. After 3 hours, the inside of the cooler was piping hot. Think I could have gone for six hours no problem.
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