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Title: 1st Brisket
Post by: cgseymour on April 10, 2015, 11:03:56 AM

Hello All,
Had day off yesterday -- decided to try my 1st brisket.

Rubbed it with Dog Day Spice rub (3 KnuckleHead)

Here it is after it reached 165
(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah84/cgseymour/pulled_at_165_zpshggflgdh.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/cgseymour/media/pulled_at_165_zpshggflgdh.jpg.html)

And then pulled it off PBC at 200 (PBC was fading fast)
(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah84/cgseymour/sliced_2_zpsl0oe8k3r.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/cgseymour/media/sliced_2_zpsl0oe8k3r.jpg.html)

(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah84/cgseymour/sliced_1_zps1sdwpx7i.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/cgseymour/media/sliced_1_zps1sdwpx7i.jpg.html)

Came out pretty well.

All comments are greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: TwoPockets on April 10, 2015, 11:13:02 AM

Pretty!

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: sliding_billy on April 10, 2015, 11:23:09 AM

Looks mighty tasty.

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: drholly on April 10, 2015, 11:26:42 AM

That sure looks good - juicy and a nice smoke ring. Bet it made some good sandwiches!

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: ronman451 on April 10, 2015, 12:22:06 PM

Nice cook!

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Post by: HighOnSmoke on April 10, 2015, 01:22:09 PM

Looks real good!

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: Smokerjunky on April 10, 2015, 03:06:14 PM

Great looking brisket - nice smoke ring -

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: Chief Mac on April 10, 2015, 03:11:50 PM

cgseymour
The brisket looks really really good with a deep smoke ring.
Question: You stated that the PBC was fading fast. How big was the brisket and how long was it on the PBC?
Keep Cook'n !  8) 8)
CM

Title: 1st Brisket
Post by: Pappymn on April 10, 2015, 03:23:51 PM

Looks like you nailed it

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: TMB on April 10, 2015, 03:42:36 PM

yep you nailed that one  :)   i'll take a pound with slaw and beans  ;) ;)

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: cgseymour on April 10, 2015, 03:52:15 PM

Thank you all for the nice comments.
@Chief Mac, I think it was around a 6# flat.

I put it on 2 9:00 AM and took it off when it hit 200 at about 4:30 or so.

I had the lid cracked but could not get PBC above say 210 or so.

One of the best purchases I have made (since PBC) was the Thermoworks Dot thermometer.  I go the probe I can leave in the pit and one in the meat and then just plug in one or the other.  Very handy.

Thanks again to all who commented.

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: Smokin Don on April 10, 2015, 04:14:00 PM

Nice brisket cg!!! Looks like you did good!!! Don

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: PongGod on April 12, 2015, 10:27:07 PM

Looks awfully good from here, but would surely look better sitting on a plate right in front of me!

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: smokeasaurus on April 12, 2015, 10:34:10 PM

Quote from: PongGod on April 12, 2015, 10:27:07 PM

Looks awfully good from here, but would surely look better sitting on a plate right in front of me!

or me  :P :P

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: teesquare on April 12, 2015, 10:48:17 PM

If that is your first brisket...You are off to a great start! Nice job.

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: viscera912 on April 12, 2015, 11:14:01 PM

nice cook cg!!!  it looks pretty good but i bet you were getting anxious when that temp didn't rise! did you try stoking the coal during the cook?

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: Wing Commander on April 13, 2015, 03:31:59 AM

Great job and very good first try on a brisket.

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: muebe on April 13, 2015, 11:07:36 AM

Doesn't look like your first try!

Knock out job on it!

Title: Re: 1st Brisket
Post by: cgseymour on April 14, 2015, 08:10:59 AM

Thanks to all for the nice comments.
@viscera912. Not sure what you mean by sticking the coals. I did crack the lid towards the end to try to get the temp of the pit up. But I that point I figured my fire had about run its course.
The fire had settled in in the 280 - 310 range for a good 6.5 hours or so. Then I did notice temps slowly declining

Thank you all again for taking the time to comment