MMM....Brisket

Well, I talked about it all week so I thought I had better put my money where my mouth was and smoke a brisket. This will be my first attempt, and I'm not going all fancy with rubs and whatnot, i just made a blend of salt and cracked black and white pepper and rubbed it down with little mustard thrown in there.

Set the smoker up @ 225 degrees F and loaded with a little cherry and hickory for smoke. Inverted plate setter, and a drip pan filled with half apple juice and water. I hope it turns out okay, I'm pretty nervous on this one.

Started it today at 2pm and I'm going to hold off until I hit a temp of 195 to see what happens.

Sorry for not having any pics, my camera is MIA since the camping trip. Perhaps I'll find it by the time the brisket comes out of the smoker. Until later....

Update: I pulled the brisket at 190 degrees around 7:30 AM Sunday Morning. wrapped in foil and left it in a cooler until lunch time. It looked awesome!

attempt, a little on the dry side, but not too bad. I'll have to talk with my BBQ Mentor (Skee) about what I should change, here are some pics anyway. I also smoked some bologna and hot links. Good stuff all in all though, and for a first attempt I amAt Lunch I unwrapped and sliced it, it was pretty good for a first happy. I can't wait to try this again.

Smokin!

--The Alfster