Brisket to long for egg???

sirlancealot

Hello everyone, I bought a 8lb. brisket from Wal-Mart, and i laid the whole pkg. on the egg with indirect set-up to check measurements with platesetter, and its about 4inches beyond the pltstr. Should i cut the tip off and cook it on another level? this will be my first one so i don"t want to mess it up. thanks in advance for your help...

mikeb6109

check this one it was 17 pounds and it fit without cutting it on my large. All i did was bunch it up in the middle you can kinda see in the pics that it is rolled upwards in the middle.

here it is on a garage opener to show the size

Fidel

Just scrunch it up and cram it in there. It will shrink as it cooks.

I fit a 16.5# brisket on a medium, so yours should fit fine.

bubba tim

Cover a brick with foil and place it in the middle underneath. check out this page:
http://www.bubbatim.com/Bubba_s_Brisket.php
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Beli

Hey Mike, nice to see you posting, hope everything is OK my friend

mikeb6109

all is fine just very busy with my new job.Was sitting here relaxing before i put on the wings and nachos for supper and thought i should log on and see what is up on the forum.

BBQMaven

flip your V-rack over or use a rib stand and put in the middle of the grate.... the brisket will drape over it just fine.... after about 6 hours it will shrink down enough for you to pull it out

sirlancealot

thanks to everyone that answered, but i was concerned about the edges being exposed to the heat outside of the pltstr..

BBQMaven

does this help

thirdeye

That must be a long 8 pound briskee,... anyways, protect the ends at all costs. Foil will work for the first 4 or 5 hours, then it will shrink enough that you can remove it.

Here is the same one the next morning.... it never knew I used a foil shield. heheee.