Brisket Questions

[DADAKOTA]

Gonna smoke a brisket with 4 hours of smoke at 225 then transfer to the over at 225 so I can get some sleep.  Should I foil it or just put it on a rack in a pan?  Is 190 the proper IT I should shoot for?  Thanks for the help.

[KyNola]

You're going to get opinions from both sides of the aisle as to whether or not to foil.  Lately I have been foiling the brisket after the smoke period.  I put beef stock in the foil package.  As for the proper IT, again you are going to receive differing opinions.  I take mine to somewhere in the 180-185 range.

There are no right or wrong answers.  It's all subjective to your personal taste.

[Ka Honu]

What he said.

[beefmann]

agrees with above, i have done brisket by smoking and cooking in the  smoker just on a  rack,,, also have smoked a  brisket  then placed it in a  foil tray with some apple juice with fat side up and did not cover till the brisket hit 170 then checked juice level added more if needed then covered , continued cooking till 185

my opinion is putting it in a tray with some juice or other liquid comes out more tender and juicer.

[DADAKOTA]

THanks