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Best friend Brisket

MaskedMarvel
MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
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greetings friends,

my best friend Neal is in from Arlington va and we are smoking. Texas Brisket. He’s the best person I know. Incredible person. Hoping the brisket lives up to the night.

hes also an incredible mixologist. Well give you our dilaed in boulivardie when the whiskey takes effect/wears off. :)

mucho pics follow. 

8-Damien

Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Is that mesquite? 

    Have fun and may the whisky treat you well. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Is that mesquite? 

    Have fun and may the whisky treat you well. 
    Mesquite. Fogo. S&P. 

    Purist brisket. :)

    we are tapping the whiskey keg tomorrow.  
    House aged! :)
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    When I last best-friended a brisket, I was accused of all kinds of cross-species weirdness.  But they just don't understand besties - right?! 

    ;)

    Looks good mon!
    ______________________________________________
    I love lamp..
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    That is on target dude. Have fun, and be safe. My experiences with whiskey, fire and smoke are legendary, additional folks like me at the party.....let us just say, um, chaos?
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Nothing better for friends spending time together than a worthy brisky. Remember in whiski talk....the pig drives da cook.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Great stuff.  Enjoy the fellowship and great eats.  
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,795
    Enjoy the camaraderie, cook, adult supervisory beverages and follow-on banquet.  
    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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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    Moved the probe...


    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    Looks good!  What kind of grate are you cooking on? 

    My eyes are bad - is the probe in the point? 
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    I’m sure you will mail it- either way enjoy the time with your buddy. 


    Greensboro, NC
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    GoooDawgs said:
    Looks good!  What kind of grate are you cooking on? 

    My eyes are bad - is the probe in the point? 
    Not bad - it’s in the flat UNDER the point 
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • Hi54putty
    Hi54putty Posts: 1,873
    Hey Damien,
    Good to see you last night at 1618. I thought I would check in here (first time in forever) to see if you put up pics of the brisket. Looks awesome. Cheers. 
    XL,L,S 
    Winston-Salem, NC 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    The fat grain in the precooked photo looks amazing. I bet it's going to be fantastic.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    MaskedMarvel said:
    GoooDawgs said:
    Looks good!  What kind of grate are you cooking on? 

    My eyes are bad - is the probe in the point? 
    Not bad - it’s in the flat UNDER the point 
    thats the spot.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited March 2018
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Is that mesquite? 

    Have fun and may the whisky treat you well. 
    Hey! Centex knows wood...wait.

    Anyway, that is a ton of mesquite for a bge. if you find that bark is getting dark after it sets up nicely, i would wrap it up so it does not get too much smoke. if you get back in there for any reason I might fish a few of those chunks out. 2-3 go a very long way with mesquite in a bge
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    Hi54putty said:
    Hey Damien,
    Good to see you last night at 1618. I thought I would check in here (first time in forever) to see if you put up pics of the brisket. Looks awesome. Cheers. 
    Great to see you two. Glad we made it in. Sick kid, and we left about 45 minutes later with to go boxes. 

    .... I’m most proud that I didn’t do my Putty impression. 
    It was hard to resist... 
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Is that mesquite? 

    Have fun and may the whisky treat you well. 
    Hey! Centex knows wood...wait.

    Anyway, that is a ton of mesquite for a bge. if you find that bark is getting dark after it sets up nicely, i would wrap it up so it does not get too much smoke. if you get back in there for any reason I might fish a few of those chunks out. 2-3 go a very long way with mesquite in a bge
    Yep. Lotsa wood. I really load it up. But with a cook in the lower half of the 200s I prefer that profile for the brisket and pork butts. 
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    MaskedMarvel said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Is that mesquite? 

    Have fun and may the whisky treat you well. 
    Hey! Centex knows wood...wait.

    Anyway, that is a ton of mesquite for a bge. if you find that bark is getting dark after it sets up nicely, i would wrap it up so it does not get too much smoke. if you get back in there for any reason I might fish a few of those chunks out. 2-3 go a very long way with mesquite in a bge
    Yep. Lotsa wood. I really load it up. But with a cook in the lower half of the 200s I prefer that profile for the brisket and pork butts. 
    can't wait to see how it turns out! 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    edited March 2018
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    MaskedMarvel said:
    GoooDawgs said:
    Looks good!  What kind of grate are you cooking on? 

    My eyes are bad - is the probe in the point? 
    Not bad - it’s in the flat UNDER the point 
    thats the spot.
    Thank you @The Cen-Tex Smoker and @MaskedMarvel for clarifying that for me.    I probably switch where I put the probe in every time I do a brisket - always somewhere in the flat though.  I will go with your method on my next one. 

    But then again I'd have to force myself to do fat cap up... 
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,795
    With cap down the point is riding on the flat so "under the point" hits the target.  Regarding the grate, it looks like one from the 'ol Ceramic Grill Works store but just a guess.  FWIW-
    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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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    If this turns out as good as I think it will, you will have a number of offers for new best friends.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    GoooDawgs said:
    Looks good!  What kind of grate are you cooking on? 

    My eyes are bad - is the probe in the point? 
    Missed the grate question sorry — it’s a dual level carbon steel from .... I suddenly can’t remember...

    Here it is...






    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    I detect some fuzziness in the pics... the whiskey must be kicking in :)

    I'm jealous. Brisky on the egg... good company... good booze. That fits my definition of a good time. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    Final product. Really good. Brussels and home fries on the blackstone. Brisket lean and juicy. Sandwiches were amazing. I took pics as I could remember to pick the camera up. 

    Thanks - everyone - in this forum, for bringing me along so we could nail this cook today. Really special people here. I genuinely invite anyone who can, please, come by our house for a beer if you can. 

    Pics next. Then on to the house aged whiskey. Might send one more pic of that later tonight. ;)

    cheers!
    8-Damien


    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Great cook brother.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423

    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,795
    Congrats on bringing it home.  Great result.  Time to climb into the bourbon and celebrate your friends and the outcome.  Nailed it. 
    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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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    edited March 2018
    Lesse  if I can get this video to play here — I recorded the juices running. This brisket REALLY was special. Costco prime FTW. 




    https://youtu.be/8APwoIwEUUY

    Oh well — can’t figure out how to imbed...

    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Great thread. 
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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