Smoked Brisket and Burnt Ends. Welcome to this exciting edition of the smoking meat newsletter where I will be going into extensive details about smoking brisket and then going on to make delicious burnt ends from the point end of the brisket. Believe it or not, this is a portion of the brisket that was at one time considered to be scrap and was thrown out or given away but has since become quite the delicacy and with good reason. When done up right, they are amazingly tender and with my rub and sauce and smoked to perfection, they are tasty beyond belief. With Mother's day and Memorial day just around the corner, it's a perfect time to be thinking about what you're going to do on these holidays.
Around our house, holidays are a time for outdoor cooking, spending time outdoors with friends and family and just having a great time relaxing and taking some time away from the usual busy schedule that life throws at us most of the time. Smoked brisket is a great crowd pleaser and folks will rave over the burnt ends. They always do and what's cool is that many folks have never heard of it so it's a great way to expose your friends and family to your tasty obsession; -)You do have to be careful or you will find yourself getting busier than you want to be catering weddings, graduation parties and other get togethers once folks discover the flavor of real barbecue coming off of your smoker and/or grill. What You'll Need. Brisket. 1 can of beef broth. Heavy duty foil. Large foil pan. Olive oil. 1 batch of Jeff's rub.
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While it is nice to buy top quality meat, including briskets, that carry the prime or wagyu label, true barbecue is about being able to take the lower quality pieces of meat and turning them into something really wonderful using fire, smoke and seasonings. Briskets are usually relatively flat on one end (the flat) and thicker at the other end (the point). The flat is great for slicing but the point has more fat, takes longer to render out and is separated from the flat by a thick layer of fat.
How to Prepare the Brisket for Smoking. Start off by making a batch of rub and a batch of sauce. I actually recommend that you make the sauce a day ahead and put it in the fridge to sort of “steep”. The taste on the 1st day is really good but it's even better the 2nd day.
I usually trim briskets a little making sure to leave only about 1/4 inch of fat cap but this time I decided to go with the “no trim” version. With the thick fat cap on one side, it made no sense to put seasoning on that side for now so I just put my rub on the meat side. Why “no trim” version? Some folks recently have been claiming that the secret to a really juicy brisket is to put the brisket in the smoker with ALL of the fat intact and I wanted to try it and see if it really made a huge difference over my usual method. It is very important that the brisket flat be sliced across the grain once it's finished cooking.
To make this easy, look at the grain direction before you season the meat and slice a corner off of the brisket perpendicular to the grain direction as a marker. I decided to brush on some olive oil. A shaker bottle with large 1/8 inch holes or larger is ideal for sprinkling on the rub evenly. With large briskets being a bit cumbersome to move around, I decided to smoke it on a Bradley rack to make it really easy to get into and out of the smoker. I left it laying on the cabinet for a few minutes while I went out and fired up the “Big Block” Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain propane smoker. Notice the “Fat Cap Down” orientation. This brisket should be fat cap down throughout the entire time it is in the smoker.

Getting the Smoker Ready. If you are using a wood or charcoal smoker then I recommend that you get it going first then, while it is coming up to temperature, you can season the brisket and get it ready. Since I am using my propane smoker, it's very easy to get it going and doesn't take more than 1. I just waited until I was ready. I already had the chip box full of mesquite chips (gotta go “Texas” all the way on this) and the water pan full of water. The grates were clean and ready to go so all I had to do was turn on the propane and light the burner. I have had my Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain “Big Block” smoker for about 1.
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Check this smoker out on Amazon. To get this smoker ready to smoke, turn the propane bottle on about a full turn, turn the big temperature knob on the right to “High” to make the propane start flowing then turn the left knob several clicks until it lights.

Leave the smoker set on High for about 5 minutes to heat the metal up and get the chips going. While it's heating up, fill the heavy duty chip box almost all the way to the top with your choice of wood chips and place it into it's carriage just above the burner. I chose mesquite since we are doing brisket but you can use whatever you like. A full box should provide smoke on medium heat for about 2 hours.
You should also pour about a gallon of water in the water pan at this time. The Dating Project watch in english with english subtitles in QHD 16:9. The High heat helps to get the wood chips to smoking, heats the water so it will start producing steam and heats the metal walls of the smoker so it will hold a steady temperature. While the smoker is still set on High, get the Bradley rack with the brisket and place it on one of the grates then quickly shut the door. I placed mine on the grate that was closes to the door thermometer so I would be getting accurate temperature readings at grate level. Once you see and smell the smoke coming out of the chimney, you can turn the heat down to a more medium setting or whatever is required to maintain your goal temperature. I usually recommend 2. I am getting a little wild and crazy and taking it to 2.
Vent Settings: Top and side vents are all set to 1/4 open. Smoking the Brisket. Sit back and relax for about 5 hours making sure to keep the smoke going by adding chips when the smoke stops and adding more water if it needs it. Note: Add very hot water to the water pan to maintain your heat in the smoker.
Adding cold water will steal some of your Btu's initially to heat the water and your temperature will drop. Adding hot water, reduces this effect. Here's my relaxing spot. I also have tunes playing in the background. That's just how I roll; -)1.
Degrees. Pan time. Sometimes I leave the brisket on the grate the entire time, and other times I place it in a pan for the entire time. I have developed a hybrid of that process in hopes of getting the best of both worlds by smoking it directly on the grates until it hits about 1. You could also just wrap it in foil if you don't have a pan but I have found that the foil pans work so much better and they prevent LEAKS!
When the brisket hits 1. Do this quickly so as to not lose any more heat than you have to. By placing the brisket in the pan and covering it with foil, it seems to cook faster, and the stall is so much less than it would be otherwise. The stall is what we call that period of time where large cuts such as brisket and pork shoulder seem to get stuck and stop cooking.
This normally happens at around 1. I have had stalls that lasted up to 4 hours or more and eventually it will start climbing up again. There is much discussion as to what causes this and how to prevent it but I have discovered that foil helps so I don't have to get all scientific to just “do what works” and help it along. Going forward, just keep maintaining your smoker at 2. So unless you just want to smell it, you don't need to add any more.
Continue keeping the water pan full of water since it acts as a heat sink as well as a means of blocking direct heat from below. Let the brisket cook completely undisturbed until it reaches 1. I prefer 2. 00 degrees but if you want to check it for fork tenderness at 1.
Once it reaches the finished temperature, remove the pan from the smoker, and let it sit with the foil just partially covering or tented over the brisket for about 3. During this time, the juices will redistribute throughout the meat. If you have plenty of time and want to further tenderize the meat, you can pour off some of the juices then quickly re- cover the meat with foil, wrap the pan in a thick towel and place it in an empty ice cooler for an hour or two.
Fill in any remaining space in the cooler with more towels, blankets, pillows or whatever you can find to insulate it and help it to hold it's heat. Once the brisket has rested, remove it from the pan and set it on a cutting board fat side down. The pan will be full of juices consisting of rendered fat, beef broth and other meat juices. Remember that corner we cut off so we would know which way to slice it? Well, this is where that becomes very valuable. Cut a 1/4 inch slice from that same corner and marvel at the beautiful smoke ring. Once you're done being proud of yourself, use a long, sharp knife and separate the flat end from the point end.
Some separate the meat horizontally but I like to just cut it in half then it's easier to work with.