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Bubba\'s Beast Is finally done! Pics Heavy

bubba tim
bubba tim Posts: 3,216
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
It started as a CAB (certified angus beef), 11.82 lbs in total weight. I wanted to try this one at a lower temp than I normaly do. Wanted to try my hand at a Texas Metiorite Brisket. It is 11am Sat morning. A little yellow mustard to start.

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Load up the rub.

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Set up on the grid. Had to use a brick in the center to get the "beast" to fit.
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Beast goes on at 8:30pm last night. Grid temp will be at 215 degrees until internal gets to 190 degrees.

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First peek this morning at 7:30am. Noticed the fat that has rendered.

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First of two moppings

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Pulled the beast at 3:30. Internal never got above 177 degrees but the meat was as tender as it gets. Removed from the egg and let it rest until the internal came down to 160 degrees. This beast came out very good in texture and tenderness. I did not care too much for the rub. A little too much pepper for my tastes.

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Post script: This is the lump that was left after 19 hours at 215 degrees. Never played with lump at all. Could have gone another 8 hours.. :woohoo:
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And the amount of fat that was rendered..

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All in all this was a good brisket cook. Even LC liked it. :woohoo: Just got to get a rub that I like.
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Comments

  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    Nice brisket Bubba! That was about the amount of coals I had left too. Is that your large? The rub is a big part of the whole flavor for sure.
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    Looks like it came out great Tim :woohoo: Good job man ;) What kind of rub did you use,or was it a homemade secret? :whistle: I find many commercial rubs to be too salty for me,that's why I ask. :)
  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Is that LC's silver serving tray :ohmy: :ohmy: Looks good Tim
  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    That sliced pic looks mighty tasty.

    I have tried a lot of different rubs on brisket and my favorite is a 2:2:1:1 mix of kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, ancho powder. That's it.

    You could always cut back on the pepper. The ancho gives it a nice depth with a little heat.
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Hey Doug, It was Tasty Licks, Black Bart Brisket Rub. I may have been too heavy handed. I piled it on heavy, but knew I was going to be smoking that thing for over 16 hours and did not want to flavors to wash out. It did give me a nice bark. On with my search for a brisket rub..
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  • Ross in Ventura
    Ross in Ventura Posts: 7,234
    Great looking Brisket Tim I'll be pulling mine in a hour!

    Ross
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    I don't think so. Don't you remember that last time I used something of LC's? :blink: :whistle: :blink: :whistle:
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  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Simple has always worked for me..
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  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Molly, That's "Ole Lady". I have had her for over 12 years. She dosen't like to be called large. She is robust! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP
  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768
    Tim, do you get a bubba meat stamp for that effort? Looks pretty tasty man, beautiful crust & smoke ring, & I like the brick idea, u da man!
    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    Dang-it!! He does this all the time...Yet another serving tray forever converted to a drip pan!! :angry: :blink: Totally kidding !! :woohoo: :laugh: :whistle:
    In all honesty, Tim really down played the outcome of this brisket! I think the low temp was magic. The brisket was absolutely the most tender, moist brisket I have ever tried from the Egg! Tim showed that patience makes perfect! By far, the best brisket yet. (Just need to make a batch of home made rub, and we'll have perfection!) :whistle:
    Great job, Tim! :woohoo:
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    That would not be proper! The BTCMD (Bubba Tim Carnivore Meat Dish Award) award has integrity. That would be like having a BBQ throwdown at your resturant and having one of your employees win the thing! It is all in the Stats. :whistle::whistle::whistle:
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Great minds cook alike! Post your pics.. :woohoo: :woohoo:
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP
  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    Nice Brisket Tim! :) That reminds me its about time for another. :)
  • Big'un
    Big'un Posts: 5,909
    Serving tray, I thought that was a plate! :laugh:
  • Big'un
    Big'un Posts: 5,909
    Looks great! Now we know who the real chef is. :whistle: Just kidding, Michelle, put down the butcher knife! :woohoo:
  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    Tim, that is one nice looking cook. Sure would have liked to have a taste of that.

    Kent
  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    Haha! Funny.
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    I sometimes have to wonder about BT's bragging :) but with the LC seal of approval, it had to be great.

    Really looks nice Tim.

    Kent
  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    No worries Big'Un....I know better than to bring a knife to a gun fight!! :woohoo: :laugh: :whistle:;)
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    rut row!
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP
  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Tim,

    Dayum, what animal gave that puppy up? That has to be the biggest brisket I ever saw. Great job taming that.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

  • Ripnem
    Ripnem Posts: 5,511
    Some Sam hell of a hunka beef dere Bubba. Amazing how much it shrank over night. haven't tackled a brisket yet, but it's in the radar. Weeeeehah
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Thanks, just a little road kill I found on the hwy! :P :P
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  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Thanks kind sir, My staff will have to taste it for you..lol
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  • Beli
    Beli Posts: 10,751
    Tim......here it would be sold as a whole cow......looks great well worth the try....look at those smoke rings.....
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Hey Beli, that would be a little cow..We have tiny deer in the keys. Really. They call them Key Deer.

    It is believed that the Key Deer is a subspecies of White-tailed deer which migrated to the Florida Keys from the mainland over a land bridge during the Wisconsin glaciation. The earliest known written reference to Key Deer comes from the writings of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, a Spanish sailor shipwrecked in the Florida Keys and captured by Native Americans in the 1550s.


    [edit] Endangered status
    Deer were hunted as a food supply by native tribes, passing sailors, and early settlers. The hunting of Key Deer was banned in 1939, but widespread poaching and habitat destruction caused the subspecies to plummet to near-extinction by the 1950s. The National Key Deer Refuge, a federally administered National Wildlife Refuge operated by the Wildlife Service, was established in 1957.

    This deer can be recognized by its characteristic size, smaller than all other White-tailed deer. Adult males (known as bucks) usually weigh 25–34 kilograms (55–75 lb) and stand about 76 centimetres (30 in) tall at the shoulder. Adult females (does) usually weigh between 20–29 kilograms (44–64 lb) and have an average height of 66 centimetres (26 in) at the shoulders.
    Recent population estimates put the population between 300 and 800, putting it on the list of endangered species. Road kills from drivers on U.S. 1, which traverses the deer's small range, are also a major threat, averaging between 30 and 40 kills per year, 70% of the annual mortality.

    However, the population has made an encouraging rise since 1955, when population estimates ranged as low as 25, and appears to have stabilized in recent years. Still, recent human encroachment into the fragile habitat and the deer's relatively low rate of reproduction point to an uncertain future for the species.

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    Hard to find, but when you do....yummy....just kidding

    :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
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  • atlBBQ
    atlBBQ Posts: 13
    you should be proud of your beast!! quick qstn for the newby--when did you do our moppings and what did you use? i have read/heard that moppings should be done very hour for the last half of cooking time and others like you did. yours looks too good not to follow! BTW, what rub did you use that had too much pepper.
  • bubba tim
    bubba tim Posts: 3,216
    Thanks Atl Newby. About mopping and when. It depends on a few things. If your "sauce" is high on sugar content, then the last 45 minutes at 225 degrees or lower grid temp will work. If your sauce has a lower sugar content ot none at all, the the lasy few hours. You can also take your fav bbq sauce and cut it in half with apple or cranapple juice and apply that the last few hours. You get a nice gloss but not that Texas Meriorite hard black finish. Play around and see what you like. The rub that I used was Black Bart's Brisket Rub by Tasty Licks BBQ, aka Freds Music. Now to be fair, I was heavy handed with that rub and I am not a fan of black pepper.
    Hope this helps.
    You must master temp, smoke, and time to achive moisture, taste, and texture! Visit www.bubbatim.com for BRISKET HELP