Brisket Too Long

[J-Lo]

Hi all - working on second smoke.  Going to try a brisket.  Read through a lot of the brisket posts and could find much that talked about the length issue.  I have a 9 pounder that is 19 inches - 4 inches too long for the internal dimensions of my 4 rack.  I have been told never to cut the brisket in half across the grain.  How do you all handle it?  I can bend it into a ^ I guess.  I there a certain way to separate the point from the flat that would shorten the overall length? Is there any special technique to smoking it in two parts?  All advice helpful.

John

[TedEbear]

See if this will help:  Brisket Too Large?

[J-Lo]

Yes this helps.  Sorry I did not find it myself when searching for brisket in the threads.  I saw a reference to Pachanga but not this specific thread.  Thanks for the help.

[Salmonsmoker]

Look up Aaron Franklin on YouTube. He has a great video on smoking brisket. Ribs and chicken too as a matter of fact. If you've never heard of him, his central Texas BBQ joint is a destination location if you're travelling to Texas.