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NPHuskerFL

NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

April 2016 edited April 2016 in EggHead Forum

Little baby Nor'easter rolled in Thursday so it has been a little gloomy and wet. I bought a brisket from one of my favorite restaurants to service HVAC/R on my birthday earlier in the week to smoke today. I woke up later than I anticipated. Cleaned out the egg. Loaded it up with RW & oak chunks, lit it and it started to rain. At that very moment I opted to go naked/stokerless. 15# brisket trimmed. I'll add that I barely had to trim it in comparison to others I've done (basically deckle and minor trim here & there). Rubbed with Sam's BBQ*1 Cow Dust (thanks to Michael @DoubleEgger this stuff is real good). Walked back out to the egg about 3 clicks past my desired dial in temp. No worries...this was a good time for

Chilled out and temp was down to 290℉ after 2 mugs of Joe. Tossed it in and we'll check on it later. My normal Stoker dial in has been 235℉ pit for probably the last 12 briskets. Because I woke late and we would like to eat earlier than midnight I'll go 275℉-300℉ and wrap in butchers paper if needed later after the desired color and bark develops.

Enjoy your Saturday. I'll post the results later.

LBGE 2013 & MM 2014

Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN

Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL

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saluki2007 Posts: 6,354

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Looksgood Blake.

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blind99 Posts: 4,971

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I see good eats in your near future. Carry on and keep us posted.

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lousubcap Posts: 32,337

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Can't beat a brisket cook on the BGE. Enjoy the cook and follow-on eats as I'm sure you will.

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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Dobie Posts: 3,361

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Lots of wind, keep an eye on that temp.

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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Dobie said:

Lots of wind, keep an eye on that temp.

You ain't justa kiddin! I've been pretty steady at 275℉-300℉. Right after the rain it dipped down to 190℉ because I had it choked down from earlier. No worries I'll take the breeze on this lazy day.

LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
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Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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bluebird66 Posts: 2,727

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Nice!

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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Shrinkage. Moving closer to buttuh.

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The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961

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looks like a pretty nice little Saturday to me.

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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@The Cen-Tex Smoker Ya man. Breezy and 67℉ with a smoky egg. No complaints here. I recall you and I discussing the 275℉-325℉ brisket smoke some time ago. So far I'm pretty impressed even with the pit temp being all multi personality disorder on me due to the extreme breeze/ little storm bands. I'll take this weather over what is soon to come any day of the week.

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bgebrent Posts: 19,636

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That's looking fine man!

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SloppyJoe Posts: 406

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That's a good looking brisket!!!

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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How do you pull your large cuts like Briskets or Boston Butts? I find a metal peel works like magic.

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Money shot

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JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,540

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Dam!!!!

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bgebrent Posts: 19,636

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NPHuskerFL said:

Money shot

Money Blake! Friggin Money!

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bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201

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Oh ya!!! Perfect

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StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,746

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Awesome. Love the way you just rolled with it. It looks dark outside when you pulled it off. How close were you on your target finish time?

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bigguy136 Posts: 1,362

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Wow, simply wow!

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smokesniffer Posts: 2,016

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Yes Siree Bob, nice work

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Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494

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Nicely Done!!!! As always though Blake. Looks stellar. Hope you had a great birthday.

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Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827

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Looks good my friend ... nice post.

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thetrim Posts: 11,357

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Who! That's a birthday gift right there, bro!

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JohnH12 Posts: 213

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Looks great.
I searched for Sam's BBQ*1 Cow Dust but can't find anything on it.
Please elaborate. Store bought or homemade?

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Foghorn Posts: 9,834

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Outstanding - as expected. Well done.

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lousubcap Posts: 32,337

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Great result right there. And as expected. I'm sure all enjoyed the follow-on banquet.

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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Phatchris Posts: 1,726

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Yesir mighty fine brisky right there!

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YEMTrey Posts: 6,829

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Excellent looking Brisky Blake. Smoke ring, brisket looks tasty!

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MotownVol Posts: 1,040

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Yum.

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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Thanks EVERYBODY for the kind words.
@StillH2OEggerI was off by 20 minutes. No rest. From egg to cutting board. Sliced, plated, loaded up a plate and delivered to @HuddleHouseCook since he was cooking 3rd shift at his work.
@JohnH12 You'll have to ask @DoubleEgger about the rub. I believe it comes from the restaurant in ATL GA area. But, I could be mistaken.
Overall I was happy with the results. The flat was moist and had great flavor. Bark was crisp and not that a smoke ring means squat...it was an even ring throughout the cut.
Thanks for looking.

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Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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SGH Posts: 28,791

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@NPHuskerFL
Brother Husker, when I first read the title, I had a flash back to the 80's when I was a very proud and active nudist. However, upon farther review, I now see that it was referring to unwrapped brisket. With that said, great job my friend. It looks spectacular.

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