A little poolside Caribbean brisket today. Started it on the Traegar at 2am (used a TPlink plug to turn power on to the 572 at that time with brisket sitting in unit from 11pm the night before) and it was off the smoker for an hour and a half rest at 3:30pm. I set the smoker to 180 which for some reason always means 225 on this unit and it cooked all night at temps between 210 and 240 with a few spikes that seem to happen with this smoker. I used Traegar premium pro blend pellets that I got at home Depot which have oak hickory and cherry in them.
I could have probably pulled it a little sooner but it was not dry and is delicious! I put some of the fat on the upper grill grate which rendered out on top of the brisket, not sure if it helped it with an auto baste effect or not but the fat nuggets at the end that were left over were also pretty tasty too!
Any advice or thoughts based on the pictures here for future improvements? I'm pretty happy with the results, wish there was a bit more smoke ring and smoky flavor like I'd get from my charcoal weber smoky mountain but other than that this came out pretty nice for me, especially for the effort involved!
by AssignmentMediocre45
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Also wondering how $6.99 a pound compared to mainland prices (I’m in the Virgin Islands) for a brisket like that?
Holy crap are you in Barbados?
Sorry. Saw Cost U Less and I’ve only seen it in Barbados. I’m lucky and married to a Bajan and I’m leaving in 2 weeks and staying until April 1. Taking 4 briskets with me and I shipped a traeger down 2 months ago.
I drank a glass of water just looking at that dry ass meat lmao
Oh man! Nice view! Btw, I’ve found the same thing with my Traeger, the “set” temp and the actual temp are never quite the same, and it always rides a little higher. I always just let it run at the higher temp if it’s holding steady.