My first post: Brisket

[Grumpy521]

This one will go about 18 hours then rest for most of tomorrow before supper. Just south of 15lbs. MOSTLY salt and pepper on Post Oak and tiny bit of mesquite at the end. About 8 hours on the smoke then ten wrapped in butcher paper and foil with a couple of cups of drippings from the last brisket.

 

[backlash]

I know you would invite all of us over if not for the stay at home order. Maybe next time.

 

[Grumpy521]

I'm not skeeert!! Anybody withing driving distance of Fort Hood is welcome! But my wife is a doctor's so 6' at all times!!

 

[Sentry18]

I will PM you my address. Send me 6-8 ounces packed in dry ice via overnight mail. Thanks.

 

[Grumpy521]

I will PM you my address. Send me 6-8 ounces packed in dry ice via overnight mail. Thanks.

If you're where I THINK you are (strict PERSEC) I MAY actually be able to manage that.

 

[Grumpy521]

She's done. Maybe one of the top five briskets I've ever made and it's only rested an hour or so.

 

[Weedygarden]

Yum! Will you shred it and use it in sandwiches?

First time around, I would slice it and eat it with sides, such as coleslaw or baked beans. Next I would have it as sandwiches. I have only made a couple briskets in my life. I do know they need to be cooked for a long time and on a little lower heat when you do one in the oven. I have cooked many roasts at 325 degrees and they turn out very tender.

I'm curious about how much brisket runs a pound where you live? I looked at brisket more than a month ago at Costco and a 15 pound brisket was around $56, so around $3.70 a pound. It was too big and too much for me. I could have cut it up into smaller portions and put it in the freezer, but the freezer is full.

 

[Grumpy521]

I'm paying about $2.90 per lb but it's brisket country. I do freeze it and it does pretty well vacuum sealed. Maybe go in on one with a neighbor or friend?

 

[Meerkat]

Sounds good .

 

[Grumpy521]

Yum! Will you shred it and use it in sandwiches?

First time around, I would slice it and eat it with sides, such as coleslaw or baked beans. Next I would have it as sandwiches. I have only made a couple briskets in my life. I do know they need to be cooked for a long time and on a little lower heat when you do one in the oven. I have cooked many roasts at 325 degrees and they turn out very tender.

I'm curious about how much brisket runs a pound where you live? I looked at brisket more than a month ago at Costco and a 15 pound brisket was around $56, so around $3.70 a pound. It was too big and too much for me. I could have cut it up into smaller portions and put it in the freezer, but the freezer is full.

I'll slice some on both ends for different family members. The slices will be vacuum sealed in different packages labeled wet or dry accordingly. I can always open a package to be shredded and mixed with sauce for chopped beef sandwiches. I'll keep all of the drippings and freeze them for the next brisket or side of beef ribs. The fatty, burnt ends will be set aside for cowboy pinto beans.

 

[Curmudgeon]

She's done. Maybe one of the top five briskets I've ever made and it's only rested an hour or so.

When do we EAT?

 

[Grumpy521]

When do we EAT?

Suppers at 18:00