Finally found a recipe that turned out great, including plenty of smoke flavor. I used the method by Meat Church on YouTube using Bear Mountain Hickory on my Recteq. Keeping it at 200F really cranked out the smoke.

  1. Trim
  2. Place trimmed fat in container to render tallow
  3. Slather
  4. Rub
  5. Seasoning – let rest for 30-60 minutes
  6. Place in evening night before in smoker at 200F
  7. Cook for 12 hours
  8. Next morning – take it out – look at bark. Should be dark mahogany color and temp should be in 170s (175) at flat
  9. Increase temp to 225 if color isn’t right and internal temp is too low and put back until correct
  10. Start straining out tallow through coffee filter into jar
  11. When 175 – wrap
  12. Back to smoker at 250 until probe tender
  13. Take some liquid tallow from rendering pan and pour on wrapped brisket (on sheet tray)
  14. Leave out for 1-3 hours (on warm day)
  15. Then/ or into cooler until meal time
  16. Remove from wrap – drip juices from wrapping paper and sheet pan on top
  17. Make sure some juices are on cutting board
  18. Cut and get slices in juice

by cheesephilly

2 Comments

  1. cheesephilly

    Forgot to add: 12lb prime brisket from wild fork. Was actually missing a chunk of the point but they refunded me the money once I complained. Was still great!

  2. macther1pp3r

    I salute your tallow handling!! 🫡

    I did a flat recently, rendered trimmings on the stove, wrapped in butcher paper at the stall (165°), and also injected with tallow after wrapping.

    Then brought up to 203° and rested for 2 hrs in a towel/cooler.

    I will be tallowing from now on.

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