13 pound packer brisket, trimmed a couple pounds away but could've done better on the fat cap. Smoked on offset with oak at about 250 for 12 hours with trimmed fat in a pan to get smoked tallow. Wrapped in foil with the tallow and hot hold in oven for about 15 hours at 155. It tasted better than anything I've bought but I have no idea what I'm doing, does it look right?
by BingoBangoBongoOuch
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Is this passing the bend test?
For a first try…..you did better than a lot of people on their 10th.
Good job.
I’m also new and have no idea what I’m doing (I watch videos and read about it and come on good old Reddit and basically try to copy people lol) but to me it looks awesome!👊
Is it just me or does everyone on this sub have the same damn knife? Lol, and that looks amazing BTW
Gorgeous!
Brisket looks good, you just need a sharper knife.
Looks amazing- little trick1 put a damp paper towel underneath the plastic cutting board and it will hold a bit better in the pan!
Looks awesome. Did you cut the burnt ends off? What was the rub and/or binder?
No black nitrile gloves!? Sheesh.
Passes jiggle test and looks great!
Dude that’s a great brisket. Excellent bark, looks juicy.
If it tasted good, then it was good.
Get a better knife.
Why does it always seem like everyone’s knife is about as sharp as an icing spatula?
That looks amazing! Why did you do a hot hold for so long though? 27 hours seems a little excessive for a brisket. But the results from the video look damn near perfect
Good stuff. Stop poking and squeezing 🤣. Hot hold for the win!
You touch that brisket like it’s your first time going to third base. Please just eat the damn thing. Looks great though.
Brisket looks great. Next time though pick it up, put it on a dry cutting board that’s secure, and then slice. Your cutting board is moving all over the place and I’ve seen some slip ups with a knife. Get a damp thin rag or some damp paper towels and put your board on top of that for security. But yeah, brisket looks great.
+1 for no black gloves
-1 for the squeeze (gentle though it was)
Congrats you are NetZero before everyone else 😉
J/K Nice cook 🙂
Me watching OP attempt a squeeze, but stopping in time
Ever done fries with tallow? Some of the best fries ive ever had was from tallow I reduced down from deckle fat, and they were just Kroger brand frozen fries. Brisket looks great BTW for first time. It’s simply my monkey brain but the second cut done longways hurts my brain. 🤣
Brisket looks amazing. Did you have the knife upside down?
Lord get a sharp knife. Nearly 20 seconds of rubbing it across the meat to get through it. Ive never seen a butter slicer before.
My feedback is your knife sucks and your brisket looks fantastic. Since we’re on smoking and not on knives, 8/10.
Sorry, fell asleep while you were cutting it
Get you a woman that looks at you the way this guy’s wife looks at that brisket.
Seriously, though, nice work–I think you pretty much nailed it. I’m a fairly recent convert to the long hot hold for briskets. It isn’t just a time management trick to avoid overnight smokes–it also really results in a consistently juicier and more tender end product.
I guess I won’t pile on about the knife.
Brisket is good… but those cheerleaders in your corner are even better! My family likes my food but they don’t get into the filming and artistry of it all.
My wife nor kids would ever be willing to film something like this and actually be into it.
You did good sir. Enjoy that life.
Cheers!🍻
Dude, you’ve got such a great support squad. The ohhhs and awwws. Lucky man regardless of how the smoke went!
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You a swimmer?
Brisket 10/10, knife 2/10
Did better than I did on my first try 🤣 yours looks nice and rare and juicy
Looks good, the commentary reminded me of a porno 🤣
Excellent first time. Excellent support system. Negative on knife skills. Confusion on black gloves. Support system wanted a piece immediately. Personal feedback wanted a different rub.
Overall I’d rate this a 10/10 with the personal desire to improve.
I don’t think you went wrong at all for a first time or even a 5th time.
The only thing I think you did wrong is listen to anyone but yourself and your support system about what is right and wrong. I hope you just figure out your own personal perfection with it.
Again, 10/10. Congrats
Get gloves dude.
Juice police have entered the chat
Are you cutting it with a bread knife?
Let it rest…
Just cut the damn thing lol 😂
Looks fire though, I’m sure it passed the bend test.
That’s a lot of sawing.
Playing and Fingering it like….
First brisket, owns a brisket knife , brisket looks trimmed down like in a competition and squeezes the brisket like everyone else. This aint his first rodeo
Cut that fuckin thing already
Sharper knife, don’t wring your meat out, maybe little lower and slower to get that fat rendered, it’s hard to tell but looks just slightly under fat wise, meat is moist tho. Keep cutting like 2nd cut: against the grain
No matter how many times I watch this, I still can’t taste it.
Great bark
How dull is that knife 😂
Sir a knife like that is for *slicing*, not *sawing.*