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Yesterdays Brisket and Grease

Grand Oeuf Vert
Grand Oeuf Vert Posts: 1,631
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
What a great day! A bit on the cool side but still a great day.
I rubbed this brisket up...
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Fired up the Egg about 8 a.m. and set it up...
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Temp held steady at 225 until mid afternoon. Then it kept dropping. I couldn't understand why. So I removed the set up and brisket to look down in the fire box.
Ah, Ding Ding here didn't put in enough lump for an 8 hour cook! For the first time, I had to re-lump to get the cook done. It was finished about 4 p.m. and wrapped in foil for 15 minutes before carving...
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All carved. Just a thing of beauty. Check out the nice smoke ring...
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We had several Aunties, Uncles, Cousins etc. in for Dinner. Most had never even seen or heard of a BGE. I wasn't sure what my very fussy Sister and BIL were going going to say. Well, I got a great big AOK from them. I kind of surprised me actually. After dinner we all loaded up to go see my son as Danny Zuko in his High School production of Grease...
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Here he is, "all alone at the drive-in movie"
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You're the one that I want...
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When the day was done, the family now thinks my investment in a BGE wasn't such a bad deal after all!
And as always, my son Jeff blew them away with his talents. (Man I am proud of him).
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  • OttawaEgg
    OttawaEgg Posts: 283
    Looks good !

    I have my two lil piggies (butts) egging comfortably at just under 250 right now.

    Hope I have enough lump in!

    Today is "finish the fence day" !

    Pics of the lil piggies coming later.

    Cheers
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    Lessons learned. I'm glad they embrased your obsession!
    Proud papa, makes you feel like you did something right in raising them, huh?
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
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  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Nice looking cook. Good smoke ring also. Next time fill your lump to the top of the fire ring. You should get 24hrs or more with a large BGE at 225.
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP
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  • Woodbutcher
    Woodbutcher Posts: 1,017
    That is a great looking brisket! Kudos to your son, that seems like a fun play to be in.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Tim,

    Really nice brisket. Did you use smoking wood? I have a performer in my family too.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Grand Oeuf Vert
    Grand Oeuf Vert Posts: 1,631
    Used a mix of Hickory and Maple for the Brisket. Also sprayed with Apple juice every half hour or so.
    I'm sure you are proud of your Performer as well.
    My kid never ceases to amaze me. We've known for years he could sing. His a hell of a guitar player as well. But we didn't know he could dance too! He is hoping to go to Berkley in Boston for vocals and jazz when he is done HS. (he better get a scholarship! I don't think OSAP works down there!)
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  • doccjb
    doccjb Posts: 238
    Great cook and obviously a very talented son.

    Confession: I played Danny in the 1981 Alpena High School (Michigan) production of Grease--I was a junior in high school at the time. Shortly thereafter, my family moved to western PA; that began my Southernly migration that has finally landed me and family in the Magnolia State.
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  • Grand Oeuf Vert
    Grand Oeuf Vert Posts: 1,631
    Obviously, you got a bit on talent as well!
    Memories at least. I expect to see some "summer lovin'" BGE cooks posted here! :woohoo:
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