Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Smokers => Topic started by: GusRobin on June 21, 2020, 02:42:48 PM
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Bought a 5 lb brisket point from Crowd Cow. I never did a brisket this small, nor just a point so I thougt I would try it.
You can't tell by the photo but the first thing I noticed was that there wasn't much marbling.
(https://i.imgur.com/wmOf3HZ.jpg)
Injected and later applied a basic rub
(https://i.imgur.com/k7TPZnX.jpg)
In the smoker at midnight.Went to bed and around 9:00am it was at 160* and ready to wrap.
(https://i.imgur.com/Hrf8TTI.jpg)
Wrapped
(https://i.imgur.com/NaRztdz.jpg?1)
Was at 201* at about 3:00pm. FTC'd until time to eat at 5:30. Sliced. The taste was very good, but the brisket was dry, especially for a point. I guess I was right to be concerned about the lack of marbling
(https://i.imgur.com/ilkUBZH.jpg?1)
Plated with some beans and corn on the cob.
(https://i.imgur.com/pOhlq19.jpg)
So overall I would rate it a disaster except that I have a lot of meat for tacos.
This was my first long cook on the MB 560 gravity fed. It worked well. In the morning it still had half a hopper of charcoal. I did buy the Fireboard Drive controller to replace the Masterbuilt unit, but I did it more because I wanted it for use on other smokers more than out of necessity.
Also,here is how I store my pellets, charcoal, and wood.
(https://i.imgur.com/roVSVIU.jpg)
They are empty cat litter containers that Igot from friends who have cats. The work good. They hold about 20 lbs of pellets and about a 17 lb bag of charcoal depending upon the type of charcoal.
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Taco meat is good. Might also make good chili.
Looks like they cut the point end off a packer, including underlying flat. Easy cut to make but I didn't see a grade indication on their website.
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Yes no grade indication just that it was grass fed. So it could have easily been "select" grade.
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A grass fed cow will tend to have a leaner meat that a feed lot or grain fed cow.
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The turtle is wise...………...chili sounds great for the leftovers
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Grass or Grain fed still looks good to me :thumbup: !
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Good looking plate of grub
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Let us know how the chili turns out. It looks like a really good start.
Art
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Looks tasty to me. Nice storage idea.
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Gus I just bought from them for the first time. Package showed up a day late & partially thawed. I called & they were rude. Well next time we will put more ice in there for you. Next time?????