Got my smoke on, brisket in progress (with pron)

[jlondon]

Got my smoke on. Put a 13.5 pound brisket on early this morning, along with a 3 pound hunk of deckle. Dry rubbed with my mix of equal amounts of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, with just a little bit of cayenne. Smoking with Royal Oak hardwood lump charcoal and oak, hickory and pear for flavor (I usually use apple, but I didn’t realize that I’m all out of apple wood). I've got my temp fixed at around 220-225. I also put two homemade sausages on about 40 minutes ago just to tide me over for a bit. Here is some pron:

 

[Saiko]

Looking good so far! Don't forget the sliced pics. :clap2:

 

[Sawdustguy]

I agree, looking great so far!!

 

[jlondon]

Thanks. More pics when there's more to show. Meanwhile, here's my sausages ready to eat (hotdog style).

 

[JMSetzler]

I can smell it from here! I hope to try homemade sausage sometime soon myself... I gotta find a local source for casings

 

[jlondon]

Brisket done. Sorry the pics aren't so great, I'll try to take some better pics later. I also made my own BBQ sauce: 14 oz ketchup, 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce, 1 ounce yellow mustard, 1 ounce fresh lemon juice, 3 tablespoons paprika, healthy 1/4 cup ancho chile powder, healthy teaspoon hot pepper flakes, 1 healthy teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, a tiny little bit of mollases (roughly a teaspoon), healthy 1/3 cup of brisket drippings and 3 cups of water; brought to boil; then reduced over strong simmer until thick and rich. Here are some food pics:

 

[Bama Q]

I'm ready to move, looking good

 

[martyleach]

Sorry, kinda hard to see much outa the fuzzy pics. How'd it taste?

 

[jlondon]

Very tasty and super juicy -- but not as strong a smoke flavor as I generally like and usually get out of my rig. This is my first smoke of the season (been four months since my last brisket), so I must have done something wrong. Everyone seemed happy and I had zero leftovers, so I guess all's well that ends well. I'll have to smoke another one for Sunday. ;-) Just as well, as it'll give me another chance increase the smoke quotient.

 

[DickQ]

Nice job..looks good

 

[big blue bbq]

Looks great from here!

 

[bigabyte]

Looks real tasty!

 

[smokeyokie]

jlondon you are probably your own worst critic as all of us are, that looked great you did nothing wrong especially with no leftovers.... just say I can do better to satisfy yourself. Smoke on Brother!!:thumb: