Early Morning Brisket Call

[Finney]

Bruce, you're not supposed to wrap it in foil before putting in the WSM.

 

[cleglue]

Sorry that the bisket didn't come out. I smoked one last Friday night until 12 Noon on Saturday. It didn't have a nice smoke ring like my offset smoker gives. The brisket was 15.5 pounds before I removed about 2 pounds of fat. It still had alot of fat left. Here is a slideshow of the cook. I also had to trim the brisket because it wouldn't fit on the rack.
http://img230.imageshack.us/slideshow/p ... 69n68.smil

 

[DaleP]

I am with Bruce. Brisket isnt my best cook by a long shot either. Ribs and butts are easy to cook compared to that piece of cow. Anyhow, I just bought a brisket, 4 butts, 4 racks of loinbacks and the grand total was $108. Thats for this weekends festivities.

 

[Bruce B]

Bruce, you're not supposed to wrap it in foil before putting in the WSM.

I always learn so much from your posts. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[Puff1]

Kinda' sounds like the last brisket I made #-o

 

[oompappy]

So, what do you think went wrong Bruce?
At 197* that flat should have been almost fall apart tender.

 

[Captain Morgan]

hey, brisket is commonly referred to as the toughest cook, as well as the toughest meat. It's like landing a 100 pound hammerhead in a thunderstorm.

 

[wittdog]

IMHO sometimes you just get a real tough cow. Did yours come where Puff lives?

 

[Bruce B]

So, what do you think went wrong Bruce?
At 197* that flat should have been almost fall apart tender.

The only two things I can think of is 1) the flat was not very thick, I think at it's widest it was maybe 1 1/2", and in some spots thinner than that. 2) I've had this brisket in my freezer for about 6 months, don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. Who knows......the Brisket God was not shining upon me.

 

[Puff1]

IMHO sometimes you just get a real tough cow. Did yours come where Puff lives?

Should I agree, or be mad Dog? 8-[

 

[wittdog]

IMHO sometimes you just get a real tough cow. Did yours come where Puff lives?

Should I agree, or be mad Dog? 8-[

:dunno: :bar:

 

[Puff1]

IMHO sometimes you just get a real tough cow. Did yours come where Puff lives?

Should I agree, or be mad Dog? 8-[

:dunno: :bar:

The hell with it....... :bar:

 

[wittdog]

IMHO sometimes you just get a real tough cow. Did yours come where Puff lives?

Should I agree, or be mad Dog? 8-[

:dunno: :bar:

The hell with it....... :bar:

:lmao:

 

[Puff1]

[quote="Bruce B":etxl6oe3]2) I've had this brisket in my freezer for about 6 months, don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

Bruce, I had a flat get lost in the freezer for 2 years and cooked it up. It came out fine so don't think that was the problem. =P~ Probably just had a brisket from a tough old dairy cow. :badgrin:[/quote:etxl6oe3]
Interesting :-k
It might be a dumb question, but does it matter what kind of cow the meat comes from? 8-[

 

[Nick Prochilo]

[quote="Bruce B":2gdt3j5r]2) I've had this brisket in my freezer for about 6 months, don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

Bruce, I had a flat get lost in the freezer for 2 years and cooked it up. It came out fine so don't think that was the problem. =P~ Probably just had a brisket from a tough old dairy cow. :badgrin:[/quote:2gdt3j5r]

Probably from my wifes side of the family! #-o