Gnomatic Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 A friend of mine asked if I would cook a brisket for their family Christmas dinner. I was happy to oblige.(my family gathering isn't happening for a couple days so my KK was free) I stopped in at Costco earlier this week to snag a couple whole packer briskets, and the only ones they had were giants, all right around 20lbs. Couldn't beat the price, $2.69/lb for USDA Prime brisket! Yesterday evening, after trimming off copious amounts of fat, I seasoned and injected it. It went on the KK at about 7:30pm. This monster took up most of the main grate! The KK was good and heat soaked at that point, holding at 300F. That was a bit hotter than I wanted, but close enough. Once the brisket was on, I closed up the KK and set the vents to what I figured would be ~225F. At about 8:30 this morning the dome was reading 210F, so I was happy with that. This beast of a brisket was reading 170F when I checked it at the time, so I goosed the vents a little and finished at 300F. The meat hit 203F right around noon, which is right the time I was aiming for. It looked like this: It had shrunk considerably as one would expect, but still took up a good portion of the grate on my 23", and look at that bark! After pulling it off I set the brisket on a roasting rack in a pan and sealed it in foil, and then wrapped everything in a couple of blankets.(I usually use a cooler for this but mine are out on loan) My friend is stopping by to pick up the brisket ~2:30pm, their dinner is at 3:00. I might just invite myself over.
tony b Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 Awesome! Look at that bark! I scored one of those prime briskets at Costco this week, too! Mine was a 15#er. Couldn't beat that price with a stick!!! Separated the point and flat, and cut the flat in half. Vacuum sealed and in the freezer. This was my second prime brisket from Costco. First one was excellent! SCORE!!!
kjs Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 Really great looking brisket, I'll bet it's delicious.
GoFrogs91 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 Looks perfect! Nice offer for your friend Benton
tinyfish Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Way to help a friend. The brisket turned out perfect.
MacKenzie Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 You are the kind of friend to have and what better fun to have than to cook for a friend:)
bryan Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Great looking cook. I use single sheets of newspaper to heat wrap. 3 sheets keeps things hot from Florida to Tennessee.
ckreef Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Great looking brisket and yup I think you need to go if nothing else to be the official taste tester. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk
PRippley Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Brisket looks awesome, you are a great friend Gnomatic!
