Iceman's Rub on Brisket?

DrunkenMick · February 23, 2008, 06:46:10 AM

Anyone tried this? I'm picking up a nice flat today to smoke tomorrow. Don't have all the dry ingredients for a brisket rub. Anyone used Ice's rub on Brisket and had good results?

begolf25 · February 23, 2008, 06:56:14 AM

Never used his rub on a brisket but I don't think you can go wrong using his rub on anything.

You also can use a simple salt and pepper rub on a brisket. Maybe a little garlic powder. I like to keep it simple when it comes to brisket.

Ontrack · February 23, 2008, 07:06:12 AM

Every brisket I do now has Iceman's rub on it, and yes, it's delicious. I add just a little onion powder to the rub after a mustard slather. And nothing's better on cooked brisket than Iceman's sauce!

DrunkenMick · February 23, 2008, 07:49:30 AM

Thanks guys, I'll give it a go.

Ontrack: Of course, I'd let nothing else but Ice's sauce touch my meat. Even my wife was a little skeptical until i made that butt the other week and mixed it with Ice's sauce. She was blown away. As was everyone else that tried it.

bigredsmoker · February 23, 2008, 09:27:53 AM

QuoteOntrack: Of course, I'd let nothing else but Ice's sauce touch my meat. Even my wife was a little skeptical until i made that butt the other week and mixed it with Ice's sauce. She was blown away. As was everyone else that tried it.

I could reply with some dirty coment, but I think everyone is already thinking the same thing. :D

Ontrack · February 23, 2008, 02:24:10 PM

You have a dirty mind red. :) I guess I do too, because I got a chuckle out of it, too.

owrstrich · February 23, 2008, 05:55:38 PM

i used the icemans rubb on the brisket and it was good...

i really like that dizzy pig cowlick on the brisket...

j o

Lefty_Smoker · February 24, 2008, 07:54:16 AM

I've used Iceman's rub on brisket before and yes, it is good.

I have a brisket in the OBS right now that I used Billy Bones Beef Master rub on that a friend sent me to try out. I'll let you all know how it turned out later tonight. ;D

Ontrack · February 24, 2008, 09:12:39 AM

Good luck with your brisket, Lefty. I had 2 ordered from our local grocer but they didn't come in. I was really looking forward to a brisket weekend. I called evey grocer, butcher, and meat packer within 40 miles of here and all I could come up with was a 4 pounder-about half the size I needed. They are getting harder to find around here, unless you go to Sam's or Walmart which I won't do again. The last 2 I got at Sam's had absolutely no flavor at all, and I'm not a fan of their "packing solution". Luckily I had a couple of pork tenderloins in the freezer, so it won't be a smokeless weekend, but I was really craving that brisket!

owrstrich · February 24, 2008, 11:38:57 AM

you know there ontrack... you can always get some brisket at famous daves...

http://www.famousdaves.com/ListLocations.cfm?SessionID=MySession&MySTATE=VA&REFURL=#ScriptFN#

he he he...

j o

Ontrack · February 24, 2008, 12:52:43 PM

O-I can't beleive you came up with that, because my best friend called me from there Saturday afternoon! He was trying it for the first time and called to tell me how much I would like the place. He lives just outside of D.C., about 6 hours away from me. Looks like the closest Dave's in Virginia is 5-6 hours away, but I did find one in Knoxville, TN, less than 2 hours away. I'll be paying them a visit soon. Thanks alot for the link!

DrunkenMick · March 23, 2008, 06:30:02 AM

Quote from: Ontrack on February 24, 2008, 09:12:39 AM
Good luck with your brisket, Lefty. I had 2 ordered from our local grocer but they didn't come in. I was really looking forward to a brisket weekend. I called evey grocer, butcher, and meat packer within 40 miles of here and all I could come up with was a 4 pounder-about half the size I needed. They are getting harder to find around here, unless you go to Sam's or Walmart which I won't do again. The last 2 I got at Sam's had absolutely no flavor at all, and I'm not a fan of their "packing solution". Luckily I had a couple of pork tenderloins in the freezer, so it won't be a smokeless weekend, but I was really craving that brisket!

Are BJ's brisket's any better then Sam's? I usually buy my ribs at BJ's and have had good eats with them. I keep spying their brisket flat's they have (about $3.39/lb last time i was there) and they're decent sized at 7-9lb's. I just don't want to spend ~$25 for a crappy piece of meat. I have a butcher that sells brisket that i get my butts from but i know he's going to be more expensive.

Ontrack · March 23, 2008, 07:21:08 AM

I just finished off the last of a 13 pound brisket for breakfast, along with last of Iceman's sauce (already placed another order). I was having trouble finding briskets around here, except for Sam's, (which I don't like) until I found a meat packer only 10 minutes away. He charges $1.98 per pound, it's fresh with no packing solution, and is as good as I've ever eaten. This was the third one I've bought from him, but I usually don't get one that big. It was the smallest one he had, but it sure was good!

DrunkenMick · March 28, 2008, 04:59:33 PM

I'm running over to Wegmans in a few minutes to pickup a flat. This is my first attempt. Do you guys recommend marinating the brisket overnight then rubbing before going in the smoker? Or just straight up mustard slather/rub overnight wrapped up in plastic wrap?

winemakers · March 28, 2008, 06:16:31 PM

Drunken Mic, you are among one of the Blessed. Wegmans is one fine market. We unfortunately moved away from their service area and we miss them daily.

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