cooking things on the smokey cooker is one of my favorite things to do. i enjoy the smell of the smoke and the end result. i have a relatively new cooker which i got couple of years ago, a stand up brinkman. however, i have had a couple of disasters on this the last few days with briskets.
a flat cut brisket is really the ideal. however, because i am cheap, i bought a whole brisket the last time and cut it into fourths. i froze the two thick ends, and tried to take the biggest part of it and cook it for my dad for valentines day. i had it in the smokey cooker for 8 hours and overnight. but it did not cook. my father was left with an uncooked, tough piece of meat that smelled great, but didn't eat great.
the other frozen brisket i decided to do myself, and sure enough, same result. i put it in the cooker yesterday afternoon and this time i used mostly mesquite wood and chips as fuel. but it still didn't get hot enough to cook it, and again, it was out there all night. i put it in reynolds wrap this morning at 8am and started cooking it at 225. it is now 2:30 and it is STILL cooking. i cut it in half and put the halves cut side down in a baking dish with a little water and tightly sealed it. i tasted it, and it is getting there, but it isn't tender enough for me yet. the house smells good though...mesquite bbq indoors!
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