Brisket Smoked then Sous Vide

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Starting this off on the Traeger, smoking for 4 hours then will transfer to SV for about a 36-48 hour water bath.   It's my first attempt at a SV brisket, will be interesting to see how it turns out.

[drholly]

I'm interested too... will be watching. Thanks!

[sliding_billy]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

Yes, I was thinking either finishing it off in a cast iron skillet or flip the GrillGrates over and do it on the flat side of them.  I got two days to decide. 

[Smokerjunky]

Definately keeping an eye on this one!  Sounds great

[sliding_billy]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

Yes, I was thinking either finishing it off in a cast iron skillet or flip the GrillGrates over and do it on the flat side of them.  I got two days to decide. 

Another thought would be to finish it in the smoker to allow some dry airflow to the outside instead of caramelizing.  I guess the question is whether you want a bark or a crust.

[Pam Gould]

ok..dumb question..why so long in Sous Vide? Could it be done for 12 - 24 hours instead? I don't understand the long wait time I guess.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

ok..dumb question..why so long in Sous Vide? Could it be done for 12 - 24 hours instead? I don't understand the long wait time I guess.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

I'm following the guidelines in this recipe http://www.cookingsousvide.com/info/sous-vide-recipes/more/sous-vide-brisket-recipe. It recommends 1-3 days (24-72 hours) I'm shooting for somewhere in the middle of their recommended range. 

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

Yes, I was thinking either finishing it off in a cast iron skillet or flip the GrillGrates over and do it on the flat side of them.  I got two days to decide. 

Another thought would be to finish it in the smoker to allow some dry airflow to the outside instead of caramelizing.  I guess the question is whether you want a bark or a crust.

That's a great idea too, what temp would you recommend I use to get a good bark without drying out the meat?

[Las Vegan Cajun]

After 4 hours of smoking in the pellet grill.

[sliding_billy]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

Yes, I was thinking either finishing it off in a cast iron skillet or flip the GrillGrates over and do it on the flat side of them.  I got two days to decide. 

Another thought would be to finish it in the smoker to allow some dry airflow to the outside instead of caramelizing.  I guess the question is whether you want a bark or a crust.

That's a great idea too, what temp would you recommend I use to get a good bark without drying out the meat?

I would probably do 200 for sbout an hour (kind of like the last stage of a  3-2-1- rib method).  Anything less is going to smoke but not really firm up the bark.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Should be interesting.  Are you planning anything after the bath to set up the bark?

Yes, I was thinking either finishing it off in a cast iron skillet or flip the GrillGrates over and do it on the flat side of them.  I got two days to decide. 

Another thought would be to finish it in the smoker to allow some dry airflow to the outside instead of caramelizing.  I guess the question is whether you want a bark or a crust.

That's a great idea too, what temp would you recommend I use to get a good bark without drying out the meat?

I would probably do 200 for sbout an hour (kind of like the last stage of a  3-2-1- rib method).  Anything less is going to smoke but not really firm up the bark.

That sounds like a great idea, I think I'll do that instead. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Vacuum sealed and ready for the SV.

[Wingman]

I did this, LVC, on maybe a little smaller brisket and thought the result was way overcooked.  It lost lots of moisture.  See it here - http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=5650.msg.  Be sure to read muebe's comments.  Good luck.  Can't wait to see the results.

[Smokerjunky]

After 4 hours of smoking in the pellet grill.

Hi Cajun - what temp did you smoke at in the pellet smoker?
Just curious