Used a lot of tips from here. I had pretty much given up on them. $40+ was just feeling too steep for something I was so far off base on. But, I kept reading thread after thread about them, and realized I was just pulling it too soon.
So, I had the day to work from home (which means answer 2 emails and 1 phone call) so I did some work in the outdoor area, and was able to smell that sweet smoke the entire time.
Started with something I picked out at the Sams yesterday
This is the beast that I snagged
I forgot to get trimmed pictures (one of those work calls came in while I was elbow deep in brisket fat) but this is seasoned with Oakridge Competition beef and pork.
Then my dad showed up with a load of rock that he snagged from one of his accounts. So I pumped him full of pork belly burnt ends, and then we unloaded.
At the 4 hour mark, I pulled her to wrap in butcher paper.
Not as pretty as some of the pictures on here, but I was fairly pleased.
When the girlfriend came home, we shifted the rocks a bit, then dug down in to bury them so they weren't so tall. Tomorrow we are moving the border on the right, and moving it to the left of the fire pit, and ordering more pea gravel. Giant oak trees are nice for the shade, but the refuse to let any grass grow in our yard ) =
And, muuuuuch later than I had anticipated, I finally had a brisket that we actually liked!
And plated with some roasted asparagus.
Finally not afraid to cook this giant hunk of beef. At least you get a ton of good food from a brisket, and the price isn't too bad when you look at 'cost per meal' instead of 'cost per screwup'
So, I had the day to work from home (which means answer 2 emails and 1 phone call) so I did some work in the outdoor area, and was able to smell that sweet smoke the entire time.
Started with something I picked out at the Sams yesterday
This is the beast that I snagged
I forgot to get trimmed pictures (one of those work calls came in while I was elbow deep in brisket fat) but this is seasoned with Oakridge Competition beef and pork.
Then my dad showed up with a load of rock that he snagged from one of his accounts. So I pumped him full of pork belly burnt ends, and then we unloaded.
At the 4 hour mark, I pulled her to wrap in butcher paper.
Not as pretty as some of the pictures on here, but I was fairly pleased.
When the girlfriend came home, we shifted the rocks a bit, then dug down in to bury them so they weren't so tall. Tomorrow we are moving the border on the right, and moving it to the left of the fire pit, and ordering more pea gravel. Giant oak trees are nice for the shade, but the refuse to let any grass grow in our yard ) =
And, muuuuuch later than I had anticipated, I finally had a brisket that we actually liked!
And plated with some roasted asparagus.
Finally not afraid to cook this giant hunk of beef. At least you get a ton of good food from a brisket, and the price isn't too bad when you look at 'cost per meal' instead of 'cost per screwup'
