Pitmaster T's Official Brisket Please Help First Brisket What Went Wrong why does my Brisket Suck Thread

[Pitmaster T]

I took the time...

Here it is. Sometimes you learn more from people's questions (or boasts) than answers. There is a lot of wisdom shared in our forum. I think those that come in and ask about this cut of beef should read some threads listed below.


These guys don't trim.. so where is the fat?


"Brisket Question" Threads

Brisket questions MushCreek
brisket questions capri man
Brisket Question Smoothsmoke
Brisket Question Smokin Mike
Brisket Question hmacmill
brisket question maxwell7
Brisket Questions Sammy_Shuford
Brisket question please BPDC
2 Hot & Fast Brisket Questions Cahusky
Fast Brisket Question....Need Quick Reply Please!! SLCMACK
Brisket Flat Question(Color oif the Meat) clone
Advice on Brisket 42BBQ
Questions regarding brisket?? nrok2118
Question about my Brisket Billy Ribs
Question fer brisket xperts bbq54321
questions on first brisket rlt


Rookie Brisket Questions and/or Requests for Intervention

1st brisket is in the smoker! Bigmista
1st brisket, 1st high heat attempt landshark530
1st brisket, flat from sams club, how long? mschrock
First brisket-advice needed Rowdycue
First Brisket...thanks Bigabyte Brew Crew
First Brisket AFSmokinDoc
First Brisket Pron... Groundhog66
First brisket, opinions on appearance WeekendsAreMine
First Brisket question kbraun228
First Brisket Question Seavs
First Brisket- Questions gsmith140
First Brisket, just a few questions HawkeyeQue
First Brisket on the WSM sportsnut
First Brisket with pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! donhd04
My first Brisket......Looking for some advice Bluesman
My first "quick" brisket Bigmista
My first brisket moda253
First Time Brisket bluenote07
First Time Brisket, Thanks to all PR0N Bluesman
1st time brisket help?????????????? BIGBrandon2785
Need Help with first brisket....6.5# flat Philly-QueMaster
Weekend Cook, 1st brisket. Sammy_Shuford
Smoker Newbie with Brisket questions ACES
Rookie brisket questions... daninnewjersey
Rookie with a brisket, need advice Smoke Show
Smoking my first brisket this weekend... Groundhog66
Dry Brisket MasterGator
Brisket getting tough after a long rest? The Frog
I'm tired and brisket is not done!! Dakaty
Failed Brisket (problem solving) Fishiest1
Broken Brisket (What did I do wrong)? twisterbret
Brisket, NOT! BRBBQ


Specific Brisket Questions


Brisket Aging Question Capn Kev
Brisket Cook Times wormdrink67
Brisket Cook Time? Pa_BBQ
brisket temp when done mjancel
What temp to cook the Brisket Flat to juggs
Brisket temps changing? Shotgun
Brisket cooking time 6lb 300-350F atvottawa
Brisket too fast? Neesd help NFLNative
Brisket Flat Cooking Help Greg60525
Brisket smoking advice for a hybrid recipe misterrachel
1st brisket injection help beertender55
Brisket injection? Bigmista
brisket injection royfraz
Brisket Injection royfraz
BRISKET... wrap in tin at 170 or not? BPDC
Brisket ... to sear or not to sear ??? BPDC
Brisket-separating point/flat uncooked boatnut
1st Brisket, burnt ends question SmokeNride
Seperating Brisket Before cooking? mrichard
Question on Brisket fat content vs stall time Big_T_BBQ
Texas Brisket Rub....what went wrong? jasonalan724

"Brisket Help" Threads

Brisket help woodwardbbq
Brisket HELP BPDC
Brisket help???? HOG WILD BBQ
Brisket Help drewcountry
Brisket Help Chris_R
Brisket cooking help! BlueHowler
help with my brisket conroe85
Help with brisket So Cal EGGhead
Help? Brisket bigred
Brisket Help dworl
Dry Brisket Question?? Need Help SLCMACK
Please Help: Brisket 42BBQ
First Brisket HELP!!!!!! nrok2118
A little help ona brisket please.......... pigdog
Quick HELP!!! First Brisket!!! gotwood
Quick Brisket help please Chef Jim


Great Tutorials and Wisdom

Bigmista

The Brisket Chronicles - Part I Bigmista
The Brisket Chronicles - Part II Bigmista
The Brisket Chronicles - Part III Bigmista
The Brisket Chronicles - Part IV Bigmista

Bigabyte

Basic Brisket Tutorial (pron heavy) bigabyte
Your thoughts on bark bigabyte
Mad Science Experiment - Smoke Rings bigabyte

Barbefunkoramaque

Brisket - Night Train in a Dark Closet - for the Funky Only barbefunkoramaque
Brisket and your Rub (For the Funky Only) barbefunkoramaque
The Taboo of Simmering - Jetton and Legends of Texas BBQ barbefunkoramaque
Temp Probes and Brisket barbefunkoramaque
The Clock and the Temperature Probe barbefunkoramaque


***Video Classic - If You Smoked My Brisket
popdaddysbbq
Pitmaster T Series - Hot n Fast No Foil Jucicitidinous Brisket

Thirdeye

Hot-N-Fast Brisket + Smoke Ring Experiment thirdeye

Others

BRISKET,, why is it considered to be holygrail?? jaejw1
Plastice Wrap on Pork and Brisket Just Pulin' Pork
What's with the Hot and Fast Brisket Nonsense! (Thanks to the Brethren)
BBQ_MAFIA
How NOT to do brisket - Mega Failure!! WARNING - Not for Weak Stomachs!! KnucklHed BBQ
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[BRBBQ]

Thanks for the trouble, I'll have to make time to read it all.

 

[bigabyte]

Best brisket roadmap ever!

 

[Two Bears]

THANKS A LOT ! Now the wife is really going to give me a hard time since I am going to have to read all of this and she thinks that I am on these web sites way toooo much already......
:shocked:

 

[Smokey Al Gold]

Awesome thread! Thanks!

 

[Smiter Q]

Earmarking this one. Thanks!

 

[Bacon_99]

Great thread, thanks!

 

[Groundhog66]

Now that's dedication, nice job :thumb:

I think the next person to post a thread looking for help with their brisket needs to be BANNED :heh:, because everything you would ever need to know is right here.

 

[J_Don]

Holy Mackerel. This has to be the brisket thread of all threads. Thanks for the time and effort. :thumb:

 

[The_Kapn]

Donnie,

You have outdone yourself!!!!!!!!!!

Great job.

Now, if we can just get folks to use this thread, they will be "edumacated" on brisket in a heartbeat.

Thanks,

TIM

 

[MattG]

You the MAN!!!!!!

 

[Pitmaster T]

God bless you all. Kapn... its funny, in all actuality this is a cut and paste of what I did as Barbefunk just before Popdaddy died. I was realizing I had good ideas and had already establish a reputation for being useful but also that came with the reputation of other things - which - in all actuality, Popdaddy made me do in order to establish the reputation. I, of course decided to shed Popdaddy (once he was dead it was easy) - re-release everything in the new Pitmaster format. This thred, not this one but the one from which this is cut and pasted, was when I relaized what I needed to do. Kill off what one poster called, the evil side from behind the Kurtain of Funk.

I am so glad this is useful. So much can be learned by having access to all these brisket threads.

 

[Pitmaster T]

The tag (obviously brisket faq - frequently asked questions) looks like something else. I did not put that there

 

[SmokinAussie]

Donnie, You don't sleep, do you....

 

[leanza]

Donnie, You don't sleep, do you....

Bill, check out his Avatar. Too many Red Bull's.

 

[Will work for bbq]

The tag (obviously brisket faq - frequently asked questions) looks like something else. I did not put that there

That was me, in anther forum I frequent they have sections for frequently asked questions (faq's).

Pitmaster T thanks for taking the time to do this, it is an awesome thread.:clap2:

 

[BRBBQ]

PitmasterT do you only use whole packers or flats also?

 

[Pitmaster T]

I prefer packers to the point that I will not do flats. Price is cheaper as a packer. I do understand that many places do not have that option but I have a solution. You local Walmart Supercenter should be able to order packers for you with no problem. You just have to be persistent. And yes, I am full aware they usually only have select brisket.

 

[BRBBQ]

I prefer packers to the point that I will not do flats. Price is cheaper as a packer. I do understand that many places do not have that option but I have a solution. You local Walmart Supercenter should be able to order packers for you with no problem. You just have to be persistent. And yes, I am full aware they usually only have select brisket.

Local store has whole briskets on sale for $1.98lb might have to get one, I figured you'd want a bigger brisket with more fat. Thanks:thumb:

 

[Pitmaster T]

Local store has whole briskets on sale for $1.98lb might have to get one, I figured you'd want a bigger brisket with more fat. Thanks:thumb:

I just can't seem to do a promotion these days around brisket at that price. I do Charity and seemed to have blocked myself in a corner by offering huge quantities on butcher paper and not much else. This was called "The Big Chop. It took me a while to get them (the people who love food here in my town and support my charity) to accept the "Lockhart" no frills way I do a BBQ after years of them being accustomed to the "Styrofoam platter filled with cheap rool and sauce saturated chopped beef and uninspiring sides."

Now I can't seem to back away from it. You will note in 2009 I was getting choice for 88 cents a pound... I bought close to 600 pounds for the entire season.

But then I saw Bigmista's way in Galveston and saw the profit in it. I am used to making profit in my retail ventures but in an effort to change the discussion in my town I settled on huge portions of real meat. I loved how Bigmista did the two meat/one meat/full brisket thing. I like it because I can always goof around with the "other meat." Sausage, Chicken, ribs.... all meats that accompany brisket well. So anyway that's rolling around in my brain and I have some time to think about it because the Church is being rebuilt.

I like cooking with fat yes.