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Title: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: AZDarkhorse on September 17, 2009, 08:57:17 pm
I have one in the fridge and want to use it up this weekend!  Thought I would try the Professionals out there...

Thanks y'all.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: force on September 17, 2009, 09:01:33 pm
Ask Mike for his boiled ribs recipe....... as for brisket.....wow.. so many ways...... sometimes the best is the easiest...... apply your favorite rub...... grab your Jack...... and smoke for about 10-12 hours...... depending on the size of the brisket and drink heavily....... some wrap in aluminum foil at 170 degrees and let it set in a box for a few hours until 185 to slice...... that's just one way......
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: jmcrig on September 17, 2009, 09:44:59 pm
You probably aren't going to get anyone to give up their secrets. I'd would just spend some time going thru passed posts on here and piece together a recipe from all those posts that you think you might like. Everyone has their own way of doing a brisket. BBQ is subjective! What I like you may not, and vice versa. The previous post pretty much gave you the basics. Just adapt from there, that's the fun of BBQ. Enjoy your brisket and have fun. Some people like to inject it with apple juice, cider
vinegar, or a combination of the two.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: RobOConnell on September 17, 2009, 09:49:19 pm
some inject with Dr Pepper. I think Johnny injects his with red koolaide.  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: Jethro on September 18, 2009, 08:03:55 am
I've got a great recipe for turning brisket into shoe leather. :'( My chicken, butt and ribs are awesome but even a remotely edible brisket eludes me.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: bearbonez on September 18, 2009, 11:06:30 am
Not handing out recipe, but I'll give do a basic 101. Apply favorite rub, many use wooster for thew rub to stick to. cook at 210-225ish. foil at 160-165. Pull off at 190-195, rest in dry cooler for 1-2 hours. Fat cap up or down or turning is even split.
That's about the answer you'll get on any forum.
 Some inject, others don't. Just play with it using those basic guidelines and you'll put out good brisket as long as there's no pine wood, shrimp paste injections, truffle oil rubbed, or anything else that just doesn't belong.
 Vinegars, apple juice and such you may want to leave for the pork.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: ron b on September 18, 2009, 11:32:45 am
i want to know when u guys use kool aide is it dry rub form or injection  ::)
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: RobOConnell on September 18, 2009, 11:41:07 am
Ron, you need to ask Johnny that one. ;)
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: ron b on September 18, 2009, 11:54:52 am
johnny told me u taught him now i am so confused jeezzz :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: AzQer on September 18, 2009, 12:41:57 pm
I would say koolaid is cood to drink with anything :P :P :P
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: jmcrig on September 18, 2009, 05:48:32 pm
Here's a link you might find interesting;

http://www.bbqpitboys.com/beef_brisket.html

If nothing else, it's entertainment.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: AZWildcat on March 11, 2010, 06:49:07 am
This thread is a few months old......but that link is hilarious. Cuts like butter.....full of moisture? He's killing me! How did he screw it up that bad....being a "pit master" and all?
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: johnjmonroe on June 29, 2010, 10:11:04 pm
So I'm cooking for a big 4th of July party this weekend and I thought I'd run my brisket plan by you guys because its my first brisket.  This will be cooked along with 2 pork butts in my large BGE. 

I'm getting a 15 to 20 lb packer brisket from a butcher in Green Valley and I'll probably have him trim off all but a 1/4 to 1/8th inch of the fat off the top. 

Then I'll inject with a mixture of cider vinegar, worcesterchire, beef broth, and melted butter then let it marinate overnight.

Shortly before putting it on the smoker, I'll slather with mustard and rub with my beef rub. 

I think I'll put it on the smoker 20 hours before serving time because I can always keep it warm in a cooler with the 20 lbs of pork butt I'm doing at the same time.  Any hints on how long I should expect it to take?  I plan on foiling around 160 and pulling it off around 195 or 200. 
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: Mark on June 29, 2010, 10:25:16 pm
For what it's worth, some of Texas' most revered BBQ joints don't put anything more than s&p+smoke on their briskets. Brisket is like a sponge and can easily be oversmoked. Out of the four competition meats, brisket is the best example of where less is more. 8)
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: force on June 29, 2010, 11:01:49 pm
ditto
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: azkitch on June 29, 2010, 11:39:43 pm
Like Bear said in the sixth post, I'd leave out the vinegar. I might even substitute the good Dr. for it--I can't drink the stuff, myself, but I can see where it might taste right with beef. Otherwise, S&P+chili powder/paprika and garlic/onion whatnot...
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: bearbonez on June 30, 2010, 04:45:10 pm
i want to know when u guys use kool aide is it dry rub form or injection  ::)

Injected with kool aid. The powdered gatorade makes a good rub to go with that. A heathy basting at the end with some cool whip...now yer talkin
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: Gava Ds BBQ on October 04, 2010, 01:47:57 pm
I do, thanks... ;)
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: DStew on October 03, 2011, 12:10:44 pm
I have never tried to cook Brisket, but where might a Brisket Newbie purchase this elusive cut?   
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: Mark on October 03, 2011, 12:16:42 pm
Costco or Sam's Club are your best bets if you are a member. Albertsons carries them, but be sure and check on the price. Last week was Rosh Hashanah and the prices for kosher brisket are double the unholy cow.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: RudedoggAZ on October 03, 2011, 05:54:22 pm
Wal Mart has packers also...
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: joe2chillo on March 02, 2016, 10:51:55 am
So I have always felt I do some great ribs and pork butt. My Brisket however is "good" at best. I recently spent some time in Texas and hit some of the top BBQ joints and I was floored by the brisket there. I mean I am still dreaming about it they were so good! Frys this week had Brisket on sale and I couldn't resist. So this weekend it is on. My plan is to go with a basic beef rub of mostly salt and pepper with perhaps some garlic and onion powder and maybe a bit of paprika. The real question is to inject or not and to marinate or not? I saw someone mention injecting with beef broth which I think may be a good idea. I am not looking for any secrets but maybe a suggestion on how to get that extra kick of flavor. I love it when the fat is so tasty you can't help but eat it. Any ideas, suggestions or hints?
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: Mark on March 02, 2016, 01:02:50 pm
The biggest thing is trying not to over-smoke it. Cold meat absorbs smoke best and they say that most of your smoke flavor will be gained in the first couple of hours. The rest of the time is spent in making it tender. The "KC Baron of BBQ" Paul Kirk always made a point of embarrassing those who use aluminum foil in the middle of the cooking process to keep moisture in and excess smoke out. He would whip out a foil-wrapped crutch and declare foil a "Texas Crutch." Nowadays, many of the top brisket cooks rely on pink butcher paper for much of the same effect, including Aaron Franklin in Austin and AZ's very own Scott Holmes of Little Miss BBQ fame. You can't argue with their results.

I personally don't practice what I preach and don't wrap briskets in anything. I cook on a Kamado and can control my smoke pretty easily because of a smaller fire and less smokewood. That and because I am lazy. 8)
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: joe2chillo on March 02, 2016, 02:30:00 pm
That is a good point. I used to wrap most meats. Now I don't do it so much. With the Brisket however it may be better to wrap to get that moister and then finish it unwrapped for an hour or so to firm it up.
Title: Re: Who's got the best BBQ/smoked brisket recipe???
Post by: camperbob on February 18, 2022, 11:32:44 am
Here's a link you might find interesting;

http://www.bbqpitboys.com/beef_brisket.html

If nothing else, it's entertainment.

That seems like an interesting recipe man, thanks a lot I will added to my list ;)