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Newbie's first brisket

SoCalTom
SoCalTom Posts: 7
edited May 2017 in EggHead Forum
Pretty new to the BGE but having a lot of fun. I'd consider myself a pretty advanced home chef and griller.

Bought a full packer from Snakeriver. Trimmed a lot of fat and rendered out two cups of nice white beef fat! That made a good basted fried egg!

Smoked with Fogo lump and about 4 hunks of oak. Tried for steady temp of 260°, stayed pretty close to that with some ups and downs. Went on stabilized fire about 9:45pm, checked and played often, remote thermostater woke me up at 5:30am at 165°. Wrapped in butcher paper and returned it to the BGE. About 4 hours later hit 203°. Took a teeny bite and passed out groaning with pleasure

I did the foil/towel/cooler for a few hours, sliced at 1pm for lunch. I knew it was a win when my 14 year old food-picky son said "Dad, that meat tastes so good!"

second attempt at some pictures here:



May 2017 - new to BGE - large
Fire Magic 3 burner Magnum 
SoCal Port of Los Angeles area
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,778
    Welcome aboard and continue to enjoy the journey.  If you have spent any time here you will know that many will say, "pics or it didn't happen."  I'm not in that crowd but you are alerted.
    BTW- jumping into the deep end with SRF.  I think their briskets are definitely worth the $$.  The only other protein I buy from them (and only infrequently) are some of their steak packages just to make sure all is right with the cattle industry  ;)
    Above all, have fun.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • SoCalTom
    SoCalTom Posts: 7
    Pics didn't work first time, edited and they're there, out of order 
    May 2017 - new to BGE - large
    Fire Magic 3 burner Magnum 
    SoCal Port of Los Angeles area
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Nice!  Are you related to
    @SoCalTim by any chance? 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Nice work brother and welcome.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • SoCalTom
    SoCalTom Posts: 7
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Nice!  Are you related to
    @SoCalTim by any chance? 
    Nope just a coincidence
    May 2017 - new to BGE - large
    Fire Magic 3 burner Magnum 
    SoCal Port of Los Angeles area
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    edited May 2017
    Nice  looking brisket.  Where are you at in SoCal?  I'm Tim in SoCal not SoCal Tim. What size is your BGE?
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Great cook and welcome to the machine. SRF provides killer products and is well worth the investment. Great job.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    well done and welcome to the party
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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  • SoCalTom
    SoCalTom Posts: 7
    edited May 2017
    td66snrf said:
    Nice  looking brisket.  Where are you at in SoCal?  I'm Tim in SoCal not SoCal Tim. What size is your BGE?
    Hi Tim...my BGE is a large, I also have a Fire Magic Magnum, 3 burner plus 2 side burners. I'm keeping it because it's great for storing BGE accessories ;)
    May 2017 - new to BGE - large
    Fire Magic 3 burner Magnum 
    SoCal Port of Los Angeles area
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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
    SoCalTom said:
    td66snrf said:
    Nice  looking brisket.  Where are you at in SoCal?  I'm Tim in SoCal not SoCal Tim. What size is your BGE?
    Hi Tim...my BGE is a large, I also have a Fire Magic Magnum, 3 burner plus 2 side burners. I'm keeping it because it's great for storing BGE accessories
    Hey Guys! Good to see I have other SoCal brothers here on the forum, hey Tom, where are you located? Tim 
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • SoCalTom
    SoCalTom Posts: 7
    SoCalTim said:
    SoCalTom said:
    td66snrf said:
    Nice  looking brisket.  Where are you at in SoCal?  I'm Tim in SoCal not SoCal Tim. What size is your BGE?
    Hi Tim...my BGE is a large, I also have a Fire Magic Magnum, 3 burner plus 2 side burners. I'm keeping it because it's great for storing BGE accessories
    Hey Guys! Good to see I have other SoCal brothers here on the forum, hey Tom, where are you located? Tim 
    San Pedro
    May 2017 - new to BGE - large
    Fire Magic 3 burner Magnum 
    SoCal Port of Los Angeles area
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