19 (not 13) hour bent brisket

[kaskiles]

Here is my first full brisket in the OBS, 9.93 lbs:


I always figured these were too long for the OBS until I read about bending them at this site:


Lots of fat on this brisket, I trimmed some of the really thick parts down a bit but left most of it on (pre-trim pic):


Got the rack and bent the brisket up in the middle, put the fat side up:




I gave it 5 hours of pecan, IT was right about 140 at this point:


After about 19 hours total cooking time, and 3 hours FTC, it was ready:


I guess cooking shrunk it down from 17 inches to 13 or less:


Sliced up nicely, just finished some with asparagus for dinner, really good:


Interesting on the water bowl, it was pretty much dry after 5 hours of smoke so I swapped it with a new one with boiling water.  I swapped them again 5 hours later, but I don't think it needed it, still half full...  I guess the water lasts a lot longer without the burnt pucks in it.

Here's my smoking log:
http://kaskiles.org/smoke/smk002/smk002.html

Thanks!

[GusRobin]

looks great -- I have substituted disposable baking pans for the water bowl.It holds more liquid and you don't have to change as often

[classicrockgriller]

Pat yourself on the back!

Nice job on the Brisket.

Not bad .... 1 hr & 15 minutes per lb.

[Up In Smoke]

looks great -- I have substituted disposable baking pans for the water bowl.It holds more liquid and you don't have to change as often

This is a really good idea........However, it is still a good idea to check the cabinet once in a while when cooking fatty foods, as the hole in the
V tray could become clogged and create a possible hazard.
Just a heads up.

[SouthernSmoked]

Awesome looking Brisket!!

[Up In Smoke]

Oh.....Great looking Brisket!

[smoker pete]

Great job on the Brisket!  Looks like the OBS was a virgin when you started ...  ;D

[SnellySmokesEm]

Dude.... great job on your brisket!!!!

[Pachanga]

I'll bet that bark eats good.

Nice smoke.

Good luck and slow smoking,

Pachanga

[Smokeville]

Gosh, that looks great!

Well done!

And the price of the meat would have made my cheap wife happy!

[Smokeville]

Oops, my wife is frugal, not cheap.....

[BuyLowSellHigh]

Great job all around!  My guess is you've done a few briskets before. From what I can tell in the pics looks like you scored a first rate brisket at a good price, and from your new setup sure looks like you did your homework around this site too.  Great work!

[NePaSmoKer]

Nice job on the brisket.

Just 1 question?

Why does your smoke generator slide look like its pushing up?   Or maybe an optical illusion perhaps.

[classicrockgriller]

Why does your smoke generator slide look like its pushing up?   Or maybe an optical illusion perhaps.

Because it is very excited. ;D

[kaskiles]

Why does your smoke generator slide look like its pushing up?   Or maybe an optical illusion perhaps.

It might be on a slight upward angle, I cannot remember.  I haven't made any modifications though.  I'll check this weekend, and photo if it is...