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Offline bamabob

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Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #-1 on: September 08, 2017, 01:53:06 PM »
Costco had Prime Briskets for $2.99 a pound, could not pass that up.  No room in the fridge so on the keg it went when we got home.  Just salt & pepper with 2 secret ingredients.  (gotta have a "secret ingredient or two"). 
This was a little over 15 lbs, one nice looking piece of meat.  Built the fire using 90% oak lump & 10% Mesquite Lump.  Carbonized mesquite lump not chunks or chips.  Used some oak chunks for smoke.

 





Oh, and here are the results.  I like to separate the point from the flat and put the point back on for a little more rendering of the fat.  I put a little rub on the separation point.  I learned that prime meat cooks faster than select or choice, the thin end of the flat was a little over done and wanted to fall apart.  Taste was fantastic.







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Re: Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« on: September 08, 2017, 01:56:39 PM »
Looks great.  can't beat prime for 2.99
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Re: Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2017, 02:06:36 PM »
WOW, nice brisket and love the price!! :thumbup:
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Re: Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2017, 05:30:44 PM »
Oh yeah, good lookin' briskie ! ! !





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Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2017, 08:57:56 PM »
Looks great.  can't beat prime for 2.99
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Re: Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2017, 08:50:24 AM »
Thanks guys.  This went on @ 5:00 PM, I set the Maverick up with an alarm for a keg temp of 300* for high & 200* for low, and a meat temp of 195*.  I was concerned because I haven't been able to hold temps steady lately, been getting a rise after a few hours when doing ribs, even after replacing the gasket.  This time went back to my standard Royal Oak for lump.
The temp settled in at 232* after a couple of hours and held steady until I went to bed at 10:30.  Well, guess what?  Maverick woke me up at 4:30 AM, thought crap.  But it was the meat temp had reached 195*.  The keg temp was 235*!   I think someone had mentioned before that a Prime packer will cook faster than a select or choice grade.  I checked it with my instant read and decided it could go a little longer so went back to bed.  Set the Maverick for an alarm @ 200* and it woke me up at 6:30.  Keg was still at 235*.  I think I can conclude that lump does play a role in temperature stability.  I haven't been able to hold temps that steady using Cowboy or B&B lump.
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Re: Finally a Prime Brisket!!
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2017, 06:29:22 PM »
Costco has been my prime brisket goto place,  however the last time  I needed one  both in my area only had choice.   :(
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