New egger, day 1 brisket

Ironballs

I just got my Large egg yesterday (thanks to some help I found here). Easy setup. Brought a 5# flat brisket, and went to work this morning. Using the Plate setter.

Dry rub. 225-250 for 6.5 hrs, and she hit 155* inside. Temp dropped at one point, and I had to clear some air holes of ash. I noticed I needed very little mesquite to keep her smoking the entire time. Then, I hit her with bbq sauce, wrapped her up in foil, opened her up good to to 300* and took a nap. I came down 2 hrs later (so 8.5 hrs total) and I pulled her off, temp was 190* in the egg, I did not test meat temp. No resting, I lopped off a chunk and dined with my kids. Awesome!

Grandpas Grub

Congratulations and welcome to the forum.

Fantastic looking pictures and end result.

Thanks for sharing.

GG

Gunnar

You can't knock success and a tender brisket is good eating.

Firetruck

Way to go, great first cook.

Bordello

Congratulations, great cook and pictures. Welcome, we know you will totaly enjoy your new toy and will probably get another down the road.

Regards,
Bordello

Ripnem

Congrats man. You'll never cook happier.

Cheers

EP hockey over Moorhead tonight :woohoo: ( I Hope)

Egg them on

Adam

porkbutt

Great cook! I'm new also and just now getting up the courage to cook a briskett. I am impressed new egger already submitting pics. Welcome and I think I can learn a little from you.

Best,

porkbutt

Mark

Slick

Your name says it all to try brisket for your first cook! Looks mighty fine! May all of your future cooks be just as good.

Slick

Nature Boy

That's the best lookin' "first brisket" I have ever seen off the egg. Very nice!!!

I want some.
Cheers
Chris

usc1321

WOW
That is an awesome looking first cook. IT took me many attempts at brisket to get it down and it was not my first cook on the egg either.
Very well done!

MilitantSquatter

Congrats... That's a good looking brisket !!

tjv

sweet, t

reelgem

Great job! Looks fantastic!!

Basscat

Eggcellent! What a great first cook. Welcome to the BGE world!

Cactus Doug

Nice, little smoke ring and all, best thing is that it still looks moist. Your off to a good start brisket can be onery. Will be waiting for more posts, welcome.

AnnaG

Great pics! Looks good enough to eat... Hee hee...

BENTE

your handle certianlly is a good description of you if you cooked a brisket on your first cook!!!!


glad it worked out for you


when i do a brisket i follow thirdeye's guide
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/03/brisket.html

but i waited a few years before i tackled my first brisket.... like 5 years

JLOCKHART29

Welcome! Love the write up AND pics straight out of the gate! Brisket is not a starter cook but the second pic looks great. One question. You said the Egg was 190 at the end. Ran out of lump?

Shilomare

Congratulations!! Your handle says it all....you are to be commended brisket, photos, all the way around...

welcome to the cult!

Richard
Annapolis, MD

JPF

Welcome to club and congrats on the nice cook. It only gets better!