Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Kamado Style Cookers => Topic started by: bamabob on September 08, 2017, 01:53:06 PM
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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.
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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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Looks great. can't beat prime for 2.99
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WOW, nice brisket and love the price!! :thumbup:
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Oh yeah, good lookin' briskie ! ! !
BD
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Looks great. can't beat prime for 2.99
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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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Costco has been my prime brisket goto place, however the last time I needed one both in my area only had choice. :(