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What size brisket?

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elizabean
elizabean Posts: 12
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
What is the largest size brisket I can cook on my large egg? I would like to cook a whole brisket, not just the flat.
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Unless you want to drape it over something for several hours until it shrinks, a 17" one is the largest you can smoke..... As far as weight goes, that size will come in around 13 pounds. Make sure you take a tape measure (or a 17" piece of kitchen string) to the market.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,767
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    i havent done too many whole packers, but you can scrunch a brisket in if its too long. line the two ends with foil and just push scrunch it in so the foil is between the brisket and the sides of the egg. it will shrink down during the cook. ive seen cooks where people are draping it over a can or rib rack etc and i dont see thats needed unless your really looking for presentation in a competiton or something. line the hinge side, thick end goes towards the hinge side where the egg is hotter, thin side goes to the handle side where the egg is cooler. you want the brisket faced front to back, not side to side
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  • elizabean
    elizabean Posts: 12
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    exactly what i was looking for. thanks for the quick response. i love that people are checking out the forum at 8:30 in the morning.
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  • elizabean
    elizabean Posts: 12
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    thirdeye, how long will it take to cook a 13 pound brisket?
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  • MrMista
    MrMista Posts: 33
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    Why did you line the two ends of the grate like that? Is that something that I need to do? (sorry to bump an old post, found it via Google and I've never seen a egg grate loaded like that).
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Not sure if thirdeye checks this forum, but I believe the foil is there to protect the meat that is hanging over the indirect piece (plate setter).  If you have a big piece of meat that hangs over it is a good idea to protect it so that some of the meat isn't in the direct heat.  You can also accomplish this using foil or foil pans sitting on the plate setter.  


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  • berndcrisp
    berndcrisp Posts: 1,166
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    Another way to measure something when you don't have a tape measure is to remember that a dollar bill is 6 1/8 inches long by 2.5 inches wide.
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  • clintmiller
    clintmiller Posts: 147
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    I routinely cook 15 lb briskets on my large. I've gone as big as 18 and could likely go bigger. To make them fit, I drape them over a v-rack and scrunch them up a bit. Cooking times always seem variable, anywhere from 14-20 hours.
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