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Old 03-12-2020, 10:45 PM   #1
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I have been doing research on opening my own BBQ joint and I have a specific question about cooking. I want to do Kraft BBQ where you can smell the smoke and cooking from down the street. What are some of the best processes for cooking brisket where you don’t have to be up all night or hire someone to man the pit from 10 pm till 7 am? Is there a way to cook Brisket’s in the pit in the afternoon till close and then finish them in some kind of oven that will cook slow till the morning and hold with preserving a good bark? Is the only option to hire someone to cook overnight? I know there are some local BBQ spots in town but you can’t smell the BBQ I’m guessing them have electric smokers they let go over night but they don’t produce a great bark or smoke ring... Any insight would be appreciated.

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Old 03-12-2020, 11:22 PM   #2
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Do you mean Craft BBQ?

Oh, back to your question.... look into Alto Sham warming ovens to hold your briskets. And don't forget your checkbook.
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Welcome to the site. The Great smells I've always had were from stick burners. I know these days it's more induction heat of other forms but that smell sure does make folks want to stop and eat.
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Don't know if there are any restaurants that do it, but you could always cook hot n fast. Get the briskets done in 5-6 hours and then put them in the Alto Sham. The other alternative would be to cook them on a stick burner until you wrap, and then finish in a Southern Pride or Ole Hickory (which at that point is really just a gas oven).
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If you want to cook Kraft BBQ, Kraft sells pre cooked BBQ, you wont have to worry about manning the Pit all night, since it only takes a few minutes to reheat.


Jokes aside, You might want to look into a Pellet Smoker with Wifi, you can monitor, and control the heating temps from miles away. And pellet smokers produce great smoke rings, trust me, i know.
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Sounds to me like you want authentic Texas slow smoked brisket!
You and I both know how that's accomplished, the people will also know, so you have to pick one way.
One way is gonna get you "yeah that place is ok".
The other way has people waiting in line for you to open.
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Sounds to me like you want authentic Texas slow smoked brisket!
You and I both know how that's accomplished, the people will also know, so you have to pick one way.
One way is gonna get you "yeah that place is ok".
The other way has people waiting in line for you to open.
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I'd also look into city regulations, especially given other local bbq joints dont smell on the street. It is possible there are regulations about venting smoke on to the street.
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You'll need $$$ but a southern pride or Ole Hickory or similar type smoker. I've been using them for 7 years now, and I cook brisket 14 hours overnight. You still get to use real wood, but you don't have to fuss with it every half hour all night long.

When I was between my two restaurants I got hired as executive chef at a place that wanted to start doing BBQ and their solution for brisket was to cook at 275 for about 5 hours and then finish in the oven rather than spend money on a good smoker. It was awful and needless to say I left there quickly.
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I don't know the codes in Cleveland but for many areas, especially urban BBQ joints burning wood really isn't an option and you will not be popular with your neighbors. You'll need to know of comply with any city ordinance.



I know that is unrelated to your question.
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I would think something like the Myron Mixon rotisserie smokers would be the best way to go. They're stickburners with gas assist, so you can get that lovely stick burning aroma while you're there, and when you're ready to close up shop you can turn on the gas assist and it will keep your temps perfectly even all night long.

https://myronmixonsmokers.com/commer...serie-smokers/

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These smokers can also behave just like an Alto Sham and be holding boxes, so you don't need to have extra equipment or move your meat during the entire cooking process.

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You can cook the brisket the day before for the next day, then put the brisket in a Cvap or alto shamm to hold the brisket overnight at safe temp. I use a Cvap for this. Also you could smoke it up until you wrap then finish in an oven. You can also look into smokers that allow you to step away. I have a J&R that can smoke for hours unattended and there are others that can do this as well like the ole hickory. You just need to make sure you have a big coal bed and throw on enough splits before you split for the night. Obviously you wont be able to walk away from a true offset stick burner. But you can still cook during the day and hold overnight for the next days service. Lots of places do this. Franklins is cooking his briskets during the day for the next days service. I think he pulls his at like 1am but you can start your cook earlier so you will be pulling them earlier.
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Do you mean Craft BBQ?

Oh, back to your question.... look into Alto Sham warming ovens to hold your briskets. And don't forget your checkbook.
Craft BBQ is a term I heard that refers to using a fire to cook more like a boutique I guess. Instead of using electric smokers and automatic cookers.
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Old 03-13-2020, 10:25 AM   #14
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Welcome to the site. The Great smells I've always had were from stick burners. I know these days it's more induction heat of other forms but that smell sure does make folks want to stop and eat.
Thanks man. Do you have a restaurant? If so how do you cook yours?
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If you want to cook Kraft BBQ, Kraft sells pre cooked BBQ, you wont have to worry about manning the Pit all night, since it only takes a few minutes to reheat.


Jokes aside, You might want to look into a Pellet Smoker with Wifi, you can monitor, and control the heating temps from miles away. And pellet smokers produce great smoke rings, trust me, i know.
Haha. I had no idea Kraft made BBQ? Ill have to cook into the pellet smoker. I wonder if they are good for a commercial application. I like that traegar one.
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