Smoking a Brisket

[MilSpec308]

I have to admit, I just got a smoker and have only run a few things through it. I did a butt and a shoulder and I thought for SURE I had ruined them both times, by letting the heat run too much and cooking them too fast. I don't know how or why but neither one could have been more juicey. Put the shoulder in last week before church and just turned it on and left. It ran close to 300 for hours before I saw it. I figured, great, that's a charcoal brick. It was aboslutely PERFECT. No idea, dumb luck or whatever but I'm not complaining.

Yea, I'm experimenting with different lump coal brands. It seems to differ quite a bit between brands. From by experience(very little) the BGE lump coal and kingsford burn very long and hot. I switched to Mesquite wood mixed with Apple & Walnut. I soak it for about 45 min to an hr and it burns long and strong

 

[MilSpec308]

For me, the most important step to smoking is brining.

Yep! For my pork, I've been doing a water, kosher salt, brown sugar, minced garlic, diced onion and mixture of seasoning for 18-24hrs before applying the dry rub. I didnt brine the Brisket or Lamb though, and only did a dry rub.

 

[Vincent Vega]

Y'all are making me hungry. I've got an old Brinkman that I need to get out once the weather warms up. A brisket does sound good. Today's WSJ featured a story on brisket. Its popularity has made the price jump. Still worth it to me. Nothing like it.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Yea, I'm experimenting with different lump coal brands. It seems to differ quite a bit between brands. From by experience(very little) the BGE lump coal and kingsford burn very long and hot. I switched to Mesquite wood mixed with Apple & Walnut. I soak it for about 45 min to an hr and it burns long and strong

I cheat, mine's electric. The thermostat isn't digital so I do need to watch it at first until it gets to the right temp. But once it's there, fuggitaboutit.

 

[Falcon1]

I need to buy a new one soon mine is a piece of junk thin gauge metal with tons of leaks.

 

[tlt092187]

Iv got the wireless unit for my bge i usually set my temp and go to bed its almost like cheating

 

[Indirect Fire]

How was the lamb on the smoker ?

 

[MilSpec308]

How was the lamb on the smoker ?

It was pretty good. It was tender and flavor was good. Grill is def much better for lamb though. Next trip to S.Florida, I'm gonna bring some gator tail back and give that a shot on the smoker.

 

[D_Max]

If you can find any try Pecan wood I like it the best

 

[MilSpec308]

If you can find any try Pecan wood I like it the best

That's what I've read. I've got a little mesquite wood left, but Pecan was next on the list of things to try