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Huge Brisket

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TN2TX
TN2TX Posts: 298
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We are hosting a party this weekend and I let the wife pickup the brisket from Costco. I told her I needed a 14lb bc that typically fits in the large bge. She brought home a 20lb and it’s about 3inches longer than the dome itself. Have y’all encountered this issue and what did you do to solve? Thought about draping it over something like a couple bricks. 
Dallas, TX
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,759
    edited June 2021
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    Yes ,Put a brick under it, after it shrinks remove the brick 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • TN2TX
    TN2TX Posts: 298
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    Ok. Thank you. 
    Dallas, TX
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  • 4TheGrillOfIt
    4TheGrillOfIt Posts: 741
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    Sounds like a good reason to buy an XL!  🙃
    XL BGE, Large BGE, Small BGE, Weber Summit NG                                                                                               
    Memphis  
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
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    lkapigian said:
    Yes ,Put a brick under it, after it shrinks remove the brick 

    This works perfectly.
    NOLA
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  • TN2TX
    TN2TX Posts: 298
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    4TheGrillOfIt said:
    Sounds like a good reason to buy an XL!  🙃
    Absolutely!
    Dallas, TX
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
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    Bricks work so does inverting the V-rack if you have one. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • Tip2Tip
    Tip2Tip Posts: 100
    edited June 2021
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    Thankfully I've never had that problem of my wife bringing home a piece of meat that's bigger and longer than what I was used to handling myself.    
    California
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,336
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    TN2TX - just sent you a PM with some brisket info that may help you out.  Enjoy the cook.  
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  • TN2TX
    TN2TX Posts: 298
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    Tip2Tip said:
    Thankfully I've never had that problem of my wife bringing home a piece of meat that's bigger and longer than what I was used to handling myself.    
    Oh wow. You must handle a lot of meat. Does she bring home lots for you to compare? 
    Dallas, TX
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  • TN2TX
    TN2TX Posts: 298
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    lousubcap said:
    TN2TX - just sent you a PM with some brisket info that may help you out.  Enjoy the cook.  
    Thank you sir. That is a similar process to my cooking process. 
    Dallas, TX
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,262
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    4TheGrillOfIt said:
    Sounds like a good reason to buy an XL!  🙃
    And the rationale is fool proof…. “But honey, how can I cook these massive briskets you’re buying on such a puny Egg?!”
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  • 4TheGrillOfIt
    4TheGrillOfIt Posts: 741
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    GrateEggspectations said:
    4TheGrillOfIt said:
    Sounds like a good reason to buy an XL!  🙃
    And the rationale is fool proof…. “But honey, how can I cook these massive briskets you’re buying on such a puny Egg?!”
    This argument worked both ways for me.  I started with a large and said, “it would be nice to have a small when all I’m doing is throwing on a couple of steaks, chops, fish, etc…” Then at the holidays, “Sure would be nice to have an XL for a bigger turkey, brisket, 7 bone prime rib…”
    XL BGE, Large BGE, Small BGE, Weber Summit NG                                                                                               
    Memphis  
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    Can also cut off part of the thinner flat and grind for sliders or tacos.
    Ground brisket is fantastic.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Tip2Tip
    Tip2Tip Posts: 100
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    TN2TX said:
    Tip2Tip said:
    Thankfully I've never had that problem of my wife bringing home a piece of meat that's bigger and longer than what I was used to handling myself.    
    Oh wow. You must handle a lot of meat. Does she bring home lots for you to compare? 
    No she seems very happy handling my meat as well.  
    California
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  • TN2TX
    TN2TX Posts: 298
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    @4TheGrillOfIt I’m convinced the XL and Mini is the perfect combo. 
    Dallas, TX
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    maybe trim off the point???
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
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  • dmourati
    dmourati Posts: 1,268
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    I stack up some pieces of smoking wood in the center of the grid and drape the brisket over them. Remove after the brisket shrinks down.

    My last cook was a 17lb'er and it was a little tight. You can make things a bit easier the lower down into the egg you set up your grid.

    One other idea, trim a bit of flat.
    Mountain View, CA
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Photo Egg said:
    Can also cut off part of the thinner flat and grind for sliders or tacos.
    Ground brisket is fantastic.
    Yes, I had a 21 pounder last round.  A bit of circumcision and the brick were needed.
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  • dwredmond
    dwredmond Posts: 3
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    I have a L BGE and I love it. But I am not married and live alone, so a M would have made more sense. I helped my brother score a M from a friend moving to DC and who didn't want to drag something so heavy up there, so he gave the M to my brother for $0. Deal of the decade. 
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