Brisket. 13.6 lbs, $3.79 per lb (Costco). 3.5 Tbsp salt 3.5 Tbsp pepper 1.75 Tbsp garlic powder Around 2300 3 June: brisket on the smoker at 225. Around 0900 4 June: turned the smoker up to 275. 1230: both slabs of brisket are over 202, time to come off! 1250: putting the fish on, now at 120.…
Read more »16 lbs of brisket from Costco at $3.99 per pound (and people act like brisket is crazy expensive…), 15 lbs pork butt at $2.29 per pound, 4.87 lbs top sirloin at $5.99 per pound, and about 5 pounds salmon at $11.99 per pound. I’m going to try to cook the brisket and the pork butt at the same time… I think it’ll fit and not overload the smoker, but I’m a bit worried about that.…
Read more »Today I’m smoking brisket, salmon, and lamb. Last night I brined the fish, then got it drying around 10, and started the smoker at 1250. I’ll smoke it until about 1700, then do the lamb to 160℉, then do the brisket overnight. The lamb is 5.7 lbs at $7.99 per lb, brisket 14.2 at $4.99 per lb. Unfortunately the brisket has a ton of fat on it - this was a bad buy.…
Read more »This brisket was 16.6 lbs, $3.49 per pound, from Costco. 0730: started trimming. I’ve separated the point and flat again, so I expect this to be done around dinner time, although I’ll probably have to pump up the temperature around 1300. 0815: 4 tbsp salt, 4 pepper, 2 garlic powder 0830: on the smoker at 225℉. 1230: 173℉ and 177℉, which I would guess is past the stall 1400: 174℉ and 178℉, so still going slow.…
Read more »Time for a very COVID-19 Thanksgiving, and that means a break with family, a break with friends, a break with tradition. That means - Thanksgiving brisket! I’m not sure why but almost everyone I ask is doing brisket instead of turkey. Ok, I am sure why… If nobody is coming over that expects turkey, then why make it? I don’t love turkey. I love chicken. I love ostrich (no joke, ostrich steaks are great).…
Read more »I’m back in Texas! And Sarah’s living here for the first time. She had only visited, previously. I’ve already taken her to a local BBQ place that was great, she tried the brisket as did I. Her standards are set high! I’m pretty confident about how this first Texas brisket will turn out though so I’m not worried 😉 I picked up a 15.65 lbs brisket, $2.98 per pound from Sam’s.…
Read more »Well - the world is on lockdown - it’s COVID-19 time. We don’t have any toilet paper at the store, but there’s plenty of meat. Don’t ask me why there’s such a disparity - I guess folks are stocking up on other things…
Not much left…
15.5 pound brisket, $3.78 per pound, Sam’s in Idaho Falls, 4 Tbsp salt, 4 Tbsp pepper, 2 Tbsp garlic powder. Gonna put them on at 225℉ to start. 1810, 9 Nov: brisket on the smoker. 1830: sourdough is fermenting. 2200: flat is at 160℉, point at 142℉. 0210, 10 Nov: flat is 166℉, point 164℉. Crutched it! 0730: flat is 186℉, point 187℉. Turned temperature up to 250℉. 0845: put the rest of the ingredients in the bread.…
Read more »I ran out of brisket too quickly last time… It makes a fantastic sandwich with Philly Cream Cheese (strangely enough). Then I eat a bunch of salmon on bagels, with Philly Cream Cheese… The discovery that it’s the right cheese for both sandwiches has made shopping easier. The brisket is 15.5 lbs, $2.99 per pound. Salmon is 6 lbs, didn’t get the price before tossing the package. We have to move in July and I hope I can keep up this hobby at the next stop in life.…
Read more »Just got married, just got honeymooned, just got back to work… Time for some food! 17 lbs brisket, $61, 6 lbs salmon $9 per pound. Using the same recipe as usual. 2120: Brisket went on the smoker. 4.5 Tbsp salt, 4.5 Tbsp pepper, 2.25 Tbsp garlic powder. 2200: Fish is brining. 0530: Brisket at 165 and 166. Crutched it, and turned temperature up to 250. Also, moved fish to drying.…
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