Brisky last minute cook

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

And of course my dad calls and has no plans for his wife's birthday so I step up. Brisky for the step mom coming up. Pretty nervous cause this woman can cook some fantastic restaurant quality food. First time I've cooked for her and they just returned state side after 6 years. My pops took a gig in Abu Dhabi. Anywho, here's the start of the cook. Many finishing and slicing picks if it's worth a damn. Pressures on. Made my injection for juicy reassurance.

Jameson19 · July 2016

Looks like you're off to a great start. Keep the pics coming.

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

Cooking hot and fast, tried to slow her down. I'll give it some time.

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

160 IT right along nice and slow.....

johnmitchell · July 2016

Looking great !!! Enjoy and have a great day..

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

I'm at 156 IT obviously in the stall and have roughly 6 hours to serve time. Should I Texas crutch or wait it out? Don't want to mess this one up.

lousubcap · July 2016

Chugging along just fine. Most fun cook you can have on the BGE. Enjoy the remainder of the cook and eats.

AVEngineer · July 2016

TN_Sister_State said:

I'm at 156 IT obviously in the stall and have roughly 6 hours to serve time. Should I Texas crutch or wait it out? Don't want to mess this one up.

I vote let it ride. Where did your temp settle in at?

lousubcap · July 2016

I would not crutch but I try to keep it simple. You can dial up the dome temp to around 290-300*F to push it along. Timing-wise you should allow for a couple of hours of FTC if at all possible. FWIW-

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

IT is up to 163, letting it ride. I think it will probe like buttuh at 190ish and probably not serving till 1pm. Cook temp at grate is 235.

lousubcap · July 2016

Always a good feeling once the brisket gets into the FTC window to the finish-line. Now you have a few options to punch it home when needed. I am jealous of your probing connections with the cow...I refuse to guess as to when the cow will decide to probe like buttah. The friggin cow always wins.
Bring it home!

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

And she's ftc for a few hours. Timed this one pretty good for a late lunch. Roasted garlic mash taters and my wife's green bean casserole will round out the bday lunch nicely. Not to mention the Gigi's cupcakes, mmmmm gigs. My tn people will know what I'm talking about.

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

Nailed it...... Turned out perfect.

da87 · July 2016

Beautiful finish - how'd Step mom respond? (Step mom and MIL always wild cards in my experience!)

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

Well the scales were rigged in my favor a bit. My grandma, her mil, cooked a miserable brisket last week for her so mine was a breath of fresh air. She loved it and stole my wife's cucumber salad recipe. Great lunch all in all.

da87 · July 2016

Perfect outcome and a great looking brisket!

lousubcap · July 2016

Better to be lucky than good any day

Congrats and a win is a win however you get there.
And that is a great outcome-nailed the cook. Enjoy!

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

How do you post video?

DMW · July 2016

TN_Sister_State said:

How do you post video?

Upload to youtube, publish it, then paste the URL in the body of a comment here.

lousubcap · July 2016

Sounds like video is TFH- Too F ing Hard, at least for us age challenged members. Dang- just getting pics to surface can be a bit of work

Go forth and post great things like that brisket cook-well done!

TN_Sister_State · July 2016

Boom thanks..... My buddy being my buddy.

https://youtu.be/fPrQCyW4sXw

lousubcap · July 2016

That's one he-l of an endorsement. Way to go. Most eggcellent video. Too bad I've had a few too many adult supervisory beverages-traffic depending I could be there for the clean-up phase if not for reality.