BARDSLJR Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 My wife returned from Costco today with, as requested by me, a prime brisket. But a HUGE prime brisket, 20 lbs! (see photo). I've never seen a brisket this big before, much less cooked one. Mine in the past have run 12-16 lbs or so. So.....in his guidelines, Aaron Franklin recommends starting out a 12lb brisket at 255, and then going through a few other escalating stages to finish it, wrapped, at 300, in 12 hours. Does the 1lb/hour ratio hold through for this mammoth brisket? Does anyone else have any weight/time ratio guidelines or recommendations? BTW, not the cost: six months ago, they were $2.69 or $2.99 /lb.....I'm just sayin'.... Quote
BARDSLJR Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Posted March 31, 2022 Sorry 'bout that, I should have rotated it,but you can still read it, right? Quote
C6Bill Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 I’d cook it just like you always do, just for longer lol Just remember AF uses a completely different kind of cooker. Quote
BARDSLJR Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Posted March 31, 2022 That is a good point. I have thought frequently that the difference between the 1,000 gal propane tank/ firebox style smoker that most of the Austin type bbq masters use, and us, is that those large offset smokers rely on a lot of fuel to be consumed, a lot of smoke to be generated, and a lot of turbulent air passing over the meat: with our KK smokers, we have wonderful consistency of temperature, but we have to choke down the air flow to keep the temperature within the desired range. also, I will be using my new Fireboard2 for the first time, instead of the BBQGuru. 1 Quote
Poochie Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 I'm still ticked at Costco because they went from Angus Prime to Prime choice. Same with the beef ribs. I hope the knuckleheads go back to the better stuff in the future. But I agree with C6bill...cook it like you always do no matter the size. Quote
5698k Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 What is prime choice?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
Poochie Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 I wasn't even drinking and typed that all wrong! Angus Prime is what they used to sell. Now it's choice. They still have some Angus in the meat dept, but no Angus prime. At our Costco anyway. Quote
tony b Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 @Poochie - must just be the one by you, as our CostCo still has Prime cuts. Picked up a couple of Prime ribeye cap steaks there last week. Quote
C6Bill Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 Maybe he spent too much time in the alcohol aisle before he went to the meat department lol 1 Quote
Poochie Posted April 1, 2022 Report Posted April 1, 2022 I wish. I'm a wimp at drinking. A 12 pack last a month at my house. Maybe summer will change that. 1 1 Quote
