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Finally solved my brisket issues with a sous vide
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Pink unicorn has met its match. Whatever works for you is what counts in the end.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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this was your own cow? what cut of brisket would this be like - a small packer, or just a flat? very cool cook! i'm looking forward to doing a sous vide brisket. kind of thinking of just throwing the whole cryovaced thing in the bath and letting it go... i wonder if the cryovac would hold...
@jeffwit collagenases are active between 130-140, so if you hold a "tough cut" in that range long enough it will get really tenderChicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle -
blind99 said:this was your own cow? what cut of brisket would this be like - a small packer, or just a flat?
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Stormbringer said:@ShesGotEggs thanks, veggies are great in the SV imho.
And rain never stops an Egghead ... and we have a lot of rain in England (the original one, not the New one).Legume said:I thought rain only bothered people outside of the PNW? -
@ShesGotEggs: With a 4-lb. brisket I'm thinking you had a brisket flat? Not the honkin' big whole thing with a point? That sounds really user-friendly to me!Judy in San Diego
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@ShesGotEggs would you mind sharing either/both of those awesome sounding recipes?South Buffalo, New York
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BUFFALOMOOSE said:@ShesGotEggs would you mind sharing either/both of those awesome sounding recipes?
And her eis the Bo Kha: http://www.theravenouscouple.com/2010/03/bo-kho-vietnamese-beef-stew-recipe.html I started it in sous vide for 8 hours and then into dutch oven for another 3 hours. I also added some cans of diced tomatoes and used the immersion blender to thicken it and make it more like a stew than a soup.
Good luck!
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Judy Mayberry said:@ShesGotEggs: With a 4-lb. brisket I'm thinking you had a brisket flat? Not the honkin' big whole thing with a point? That sounds really user-friendly to me!
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ShesGotEggs said:Judy Mayberry said:@ShesGotEggs: With a 4-lb. brisket I'm thinking you had a brisket flat? Not the honkin' big whole thing with a point? That sounds really user-friendly to me!
You shiuld find find out what you had to replicate it. I'd suspect based on the tiny size, it was a flat. Most people confuse the point and flat when split, as the flat actually comes to a "point". Very similar to when people say they cooked "a brisket", they actually just cooked the common flat.-FATC1TY
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FATC1TY said:
You should find find out what you had to replicate it. I'd suspect based on the tiny size, it was a flat. Most people confuse the point and flat when split, as the flat actually comes to a "point". Very similar to when people say they cooked "a brisket", they actually just cooked the common flat.
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I am going to try this for the dinner party I have coming up for My Beautiful Wife's co-workers.
Expandable bags, will be ordered for this, and we will see how it works out."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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This post gets put in the "Pro" column for getting a sous vide. I really might need to get one of glorified these water heaters.....
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@ShesGotEggs -- this idea is in my must-try-soon bucket!
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JohnInCarolina said:Yeah I've seen people say this is cheating or not real Q. Who cares? This is designed for consumption, not the BBQ circuit.
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I have been wanting to try sous vide, but my wife wouldn't understand spending a lot of money to do a water bath on meat. We kind of put a hold on toys for the grill for awhile. Looking back at your other brisket post it looks like you have doing small flats and I would think they would be a little bit harder to get just right on the egg without doing some braising of some kind. I have only done packers and points and the extra fat I feel helps it out in the cook. Next time you get one from your butcher ask them for the point and see how that turns out.
I guess by getting to 140 after 36 hours you were well past the stall. Did you get much smoke flavor with the two hours on the egg?XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo. -
I'm doing this tomorrow did you put it on the egg in a pan or just raised indirectly? Was there a lot of liquid in the bag and did you sauce it?In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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@Stormbringer Thanks for thinking of me. Not sure I can spare more space for another cooking gadget just now though! And I've still not tried my first brisket cook. Maybe this summer
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TheToast said:@Stormbringer Thanks for thinking of me. Not sure I can spare more space for another cooking gadget just now though! And I've still not tried my first brisket cook. Maybe this summer
You don't have a garage? My garage has several tall Ikea bookshelfs full of kitchen gadgets. The one I use is a box-shaped unit, but you can get sous vide that just sit inside a large pan.
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Reviving this thread because I am doing my first sous vide brisket soon. Trying to figure out my plan of attack.
Sounds like SV 140 F for 36 hours with a rub, no brining, then dry the meat, re-rub, put on the BGE with smoke at 240 for ~2 hours for the bark, tent for 15 minutes, then slice.
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How'd it go @jeroldharter
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jeffwit said:Does the extended time in the SV make it tender so it doesn't need to get to around 200*? Or does it get to 200 in the couple of hours on the egg?
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I would think you could even turn the egg up to like 300 to get the bark set in, but that could be devastating as well.
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ShesGotEggs said:I have posted here before about my brisket issues - it has been my ongoing challenge on the BGE. Long stall times, anxiety over "Is it done?," guests arriving and wondering if I'd be able to feed them or not, etc. Got a sous vide last weekend, salt and peppered my brisket, put it in sous vide for 36 hours at 140 degrees, finished it off with 2 hours on the BGE at 250 degrees. YOU GUYS!!! It was the most amazing thing ever. Moist, juicy, didn't need to get a knife anywhere near it.
Of course I forgot to take photos as we sliced and attacked. You'll have to trust me on this one.From the NE Georgia Mountains! Me, SWMBO, and two spoiled ass Springers! -
The ChefSteps method is excellent, easy and you get smoke ring for presentation as well. MyMBGE is happy at 275F for the finish. Bark is acceptable, used Meatchurch Holy Cow.
Brine step and use of liquid smoke for injection is must, IMO.
Pretty much foolproof. Used Cash & Carry two gallon zip locks for a flat.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad! -
@JohnInCarolina You got a decent amount of bark. But, did ya get the Wubba WubbaLBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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lousubcap said:I would say cheating but it's your cook so however you get to the promised land works for me. Congrats on the result and banquet.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Stormbringer said:lousubcap said:I would say cheating but it's your cook so however you get to the promised land works for me. Congrats on the result and banquet."OK brisket weight was 4 -5 pounds if I recall on that one. No resting, pulled from sous vide, rubbed the salt/pepper on it, threw it on the egg. Rested for 20 minutes when it came off egg, sitting on cutting board, tented with foil. No wrap. I should also add this was our first brisket from our grass-fed cow!"
@Stormbringer - As I said before, in the end game "it's your cook so however you get tot he promised land works for me."
To answer your question I still think it's cheating but who am I to judge? I mean I can be an anti-vaxer as well and what value does that add?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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