smoking a very thick brisket

[bikergirl]

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.??????

[KyNola]

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.

[FLBentRider]

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.

[classicrockgriller]

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.

[squirtthecat]

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.

[Caneyscud]

Welcome to the forum bikergirl

Me compandres got ya covered.

If 5:00 is a must - then my vote for the day before also. 

[ArnieM]

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.  >:(

[RickWL63]

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.

[Ka Honu]

...  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.

[ArnieM]

KH, go watch the movie Wild Hogs.

[Ka Honu]

KH, 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.

[DarqMan]

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.

[Pachanga]

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

[Ka Honu]

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).

[hal4uk]

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!