I'm doing my first brisket on my new OBS. We are leaving at 10 AM Mon. for a motorcycle ride with 25 friends and I have to be prepared to feed the flock at 5PM when we get home and the brisket is almost 6 inches thick on one end and 2 to 3 on the other, 10 LB.....Can I just cut the brisket in 1/2 as it is way to long to fit the rack. I need ideas for time in oven and on smoker and temp.??????
Go here www.susanminor.org It is the "official" recipe website. Look for a tutorial by WestTexasSmoker on how to do brisket. He is the master. First thing I can tell you is leaving at 10:00 and serving at 5:00 is 7 hours. You're gonna have to start that brisket LONG before 10:00. It is a long smoke/cook thing.
Good luck, welcome to the forum and let us know how it all turns out.
W E L C O M E to the Forum bikergirl!
You can cut it in half. I would put the thick end on the lower rack, so it gets more heat.
I would apply up to four hours smoke @225F, empty/refill water bowl, continue to cook @225F until an IT of 190F or so.
Timing can be an issue, sometimes you get a stubborn brisket.
You could start very early in the morning or late the night before, it could go 12 to 16 hours, or as few as 8 to 10.
Welcome to the Forum.
KyNola has hooked you up with the perfect way to do what you want, you will just need to get a handle on a time.
Not being there to check the IT of the meat, may be a problem.
You can do it a day in advance if you like... It'll reheat nicely in a crockpot/roaster.
I vacuum seal mine and just reheat in the bag. They stay nice and juicy.
Welcome to the forum bikergirl
Me compandres got ya covered.
If 5:00 is a must - then my vote for the day before also.
Hi biker girl and welcome.
I agree on "the day before". It reheats well. Nothin' worse than getting home with a bunch of biker friends and having nothing to eat. >:(
I agree with Squirt and Arnie. Had a similar issue. The meat ended up taking close to 25 hours, but heated back up in the crock pot for the party at work, it was a good hit, everyone loved it. I would start it early Sunday morning.
Quote from: ArnieM on May 25, 2010, 09:40:38 AM... Nothin' worse than getting home with a bunch of biker friends and having nothing to eat.
... except the scenario where the hungry bikers aren't friends.
KH, go watch the movie Wild Hogs.
Quote from: ArnieM on May 25, 2010, 04:00:19 PMKH, go watch the movie Wild Hogs.
Not a bad movie but really great when we first see who plays Damien Blade. Even better than when Sean Connery showed up as King Richard in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.
Welcome to the forum bikergirl. The experts have ya covered on the brisket.
Just wondering what kind of bike you ride, I'm a rider myself.... absolutely love it.
I prefer to smoke my briskets whole. Here is the way I handle large unruly briskets in the Bradley.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=13080.0
Other brisket info.
Brisket Pachanga
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=532
Photos to go with the recipe
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=12061.0
Mustard Slather on Brisket and other Meats
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=12112.0
I Prefer to Smoke Totally Naked - A Brisket and Ribs Manifesto
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=12455.0
How do you make burnt ends?
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=14065.0
To Mop or Not to Mop – That is the Question
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=14240.0
Calling All Mop Recipes
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=14446.0
Good luck and slow smoking,
Pachanga
Good to "see" you, Pachanga. It's been a while. I hope bikergirl can read all that between now and when she has to start her brisket.
bikergirl - I'm teasing Pachanga. You should "read all that." Pachanga knows what he's talking about and writes well, if a bit prolifically (unlike most of them Texans who lie like Hell when it comes to telling people how to really make good Q).
Welcome, BikerGirl!
The stupid intoxicated half of my split personality recently semi-destroyed a brisket.
If you run into "him" - don't listen to a word he says.
Good luck!