For those of you that hold brisket in turkey roasters...

[snadamo]

What size do you have. I get 22 qt is one of the larger sizes but they're either hard to find or expensive currently. Would 18 qt be sufficient size in your opinion?

I may just have to wait until they go on sale around holidays and do the cooler/oven method until then.

if this has been covered I apologize; I didn't find what I was looking for in search.

happy friday!

 

[Lahawk1]

I have a 22 qt Oster. For most briskets a smaller one might work. The surfces of the inside get very hot, you don't want your brisket touching them. Because of this I would go for the 22 qt.

 

[smoke ninja]

I would say bigger the better but I just checked mine and it looks like it's a 16. I've never had a issue with size before. most briskets I do are 14-18 lbs

 

[scp]

Picked up a 22 qt cheap on facebook marketplace...barely used

 

[Crakaveli]

A toaster oven may be money better spent.

 

[smoke ninja]

A toaster oven may be money better spent.

I just seen a video by chudsbbq where he used a large toaster oven to hot hold a brisket for an extended time. as long as it can hold low (140 & under) temps consistently it'll work.

restaurants have been hot holding bbq for years but the use of countertop devices for home cooks to do so seems to be taking off...my work is done I guess

 

[rexster314]

Picked up a 22 qt cheap on facebook marketplace...barely used

Agree. I've bought 2 22 qt roasters in the last 6 months off Facebook marketplace for about 30$ each

 

[rexster314]

I just seen a video by chudsbbq where he used a large toaster oven to hot hold a brisket for an extended time. as long as it can hold low (140 & under) temps consistently it'll work.

restaurants have been hot holding bbq for years but the use of countertop devices for home cooks to do so seems to be taking off...my work is done I guess

None of my briskets will ever fit any kind of home toaster oven

 

[Sooner21]

None of my briskets will ever fit any kind of home toaster oven

It's a roaster that's used for turkeys.


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[smoke ninja]

None of my briskets will ever fit any kind of home toaster oven

It's a roaster that's used for turkeys.


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no he used an actual toaster oven, albeit a large one, yes larger than I've even heard of. he shows it at the 9:00 mark. he said he bought it specifically because it has temp settings as low as 140.

https://youtu.be/0_copIfTny8

typically we hold in what sooner is referring to, a turkey roaster or roaster oven like this

https://www.oster.com/cooking/roast...-self-basting-lid-black/SAP_CKSTRS16BSBD.html

this is the one I've used for over 7 years but as others have stated a 22 qt would be nicer. mine goes down below 120 and has a pretty consistent temperature that radiates throughout the cooker. I would be worried a toaster oven style would have too much direct heat and more temp spikes.

I think some guys are also using the anova precision oven with good results, it is rather pricey tho

https://anovaculinary.com/anova-pre...IyhOtlIhy3TM2bSnyslZ-ejQr8ojao18aAj0HEALw_wcB

 

[Kevin James]

Another great option for a hot hold is a Sous Vide bath. Chud did a video on that with great results as well.

I have a brisket holding in a sous vide bath right now as I type this, and this will be the 4th time I've done it. It works great! Chud sets his to 160 and then lowers to 150 a couple hours before slicing. I set mine a little lower, at 141 to get closer to the 140 the big Texas joints set their warmers to since the sous vide is super consistent and only varies by about 0.5 degrees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AohVgovKI4A

 

[snadamo]

Thanks for all the replies so far. If I go with a roaster I’d get the largest one I can find. There out of season so new is expensive. I’ll scour Facebook marketplace and OfferUp as well.

I have also gone down the sous vide route too. Might be the most practical/economical since we can use it for other things.

 

[Lahawk1]

The turkey roaster also keeps the humidity level high which keeps the brisket moist. I don't think a toaster oven would have this benefit.