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11-09-2018, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: 06-10-12
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Why fat side down vs fat side up
Two briskets ago I smoked on my WSM against all advice I took my 10 dollar packer salt and pepper only fat side up to see what would happen vs fat side down and aside some of the seasoning washed up I noticed how moist the top/crust side was yet near the fat side was a little drier. I thought it turned great.
Should I try this again or go back to fat side down? I want to do a longer smoke this time and also I want to go back to putting mustard slather. That was the only thing missing from my attempt at fat side up. Something about the mustard works wonder on most of my bbq. Lets the seasoning stick and vinegar in it marinades while cooking I guess. |
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11-09-2018, 10:09 AM | #3 |
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I used to do fat side up but now I do fat down and flip it after four hours just to get the smoke ring. That way the fat can stay pretty supple and can render down properly without being stuck to the grates. I also reapply a small layer of rub back on after the flip.
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11-09-2018, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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It's really simple...the fat cap should face the heat source to serve as a buffer and protect the meat from drying out. In WSMs, kamodos, etc, you should be cooking fat cap down. On horizontal offsets, fat cap up.
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11-09-2018, 10:29 AM | #5 |
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Join Date: 01-14-06
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I consider the fat as a protective layer from the heat. All of the smokers I cook on have the heat below the meat so the majority of the time my briskets are fat down. If you have a reverse flow horizontal the fat cap would be up. The exception to this is when I hang briskets in my drums.
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11-09-2018, 10:38 AM | #6 |
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You should go with whichever gave you the best results. If your results were good fat up in the WSM, do it again. I have always heard, fat down towards the heat if you have a vertical cooker. Several of these guys have given good tips about flipping halfway and adding more seasoning. I have never experimented with mustard, no mustard so I can't add to that topic. I like mustard though....
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11-09-2018, 10:39 AM | #7 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I'm a flipper
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11-09-2018, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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I go fat side down. It shields the meat from the more direct heat coming from below, it allows full air circulation around the meat to get the bark forming, and you're not going to leave any bark stuck to the grate when you pull it off.
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11-09-2018, 11:24 AM | #10 | |
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I think you sold me on fat side down...makes more sense. |
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11-09-2018, 11:30 AM | #11 |
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Maybe people tell you fat side up or fat side down because if they say personal preference, they're afraid you'll put it on sideways? BTW, I'm a fat side down kind of guy.
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11-09-2018, 11:33 AM | #12 |
On the road to being a farker
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Yes, that is what I usually do. Fat side down then tried wrapping in butcher paper for 2 hours fat side down once wrapped and one fat side up and putting the brisket fat side down for 6-8 hours and wrapping it for 2 hours fat side up had the best results. I am assuming the basting in the paper fat side up did the trick.
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11-09-2018, 06:03 PM | #13 |
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LIke others said, so what you feel tastes best to you. Its fun trying various methods.
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11-09-2018, 07:12 PM | #14 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-22-04
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Name/Nickname : Charles
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Fat side down with my BGE (and WSM before it) and add a little pickle juice to my mustard slather. Wrap with butcher paper when IT around 160. Not a flipper.
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11-10-2018, 09:54 AM | #15 |
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Fat side down
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