And We're Off! First Brisket on the Egg

Doing my first BGE brisket today. Couldn't find a packer so doing a CAB Flat. Just under 6 pounds. I rubbed this morning with a modified version of a rub I found on the Amazing Ribs site. Consists of lots of black pepper, salt, sugar, and variety of spices and powders. Here is the flat rubbed and ready to sit for a while.



I let it sit all morning and then about noon, got my fire up and running. Cooking at 275 grate temp and will cook for some of the time in liquid due to it being just the flat. For liquid, I am using a combination of beef broth, beer, and a red onion. I am cooking on a rack above the liquid until it hits about 165 and then will put in the liquid until I can insert and remove a probe in the meat without any resistance. Here is the meat when it first went on the Egg.



Its been on for about two hours and has already hit 130. In addition, this is the first time I have used my new DigiQ DX2 and I love it. Set it for 275 and it has been rock solid. This will give me great comfort when I do overnight cooks.

As always, I would never be able to do this without everyone's help. Thanks again.

More pics to follow.

Buckeye Bob

After a little over 2 hours, meat hit 165 so I flipped to fat side down and put in the liquid. Here are some more pics.





And my back patio smells AMAZING!

Great start, Bob!

All finished and it came out great. Ended up taking about 5 hours although I did bump the temp a little at the end for timing purposes. I pulled it when meat was about 190 but could have maybe gone a little longer. Here is the finished product.



Unfortunately, I didn't get a plate pic but served it up with zucchini "boats" with cherry tomatoes, panko, and parmesan cheese along with some roasted potatoes. It tasted wonderful and did not dry out at all. This method is the best way to do brisket when you are only doing a flat. One more note on the cook, I used Apricot wood for the smoke, which I got from my neighbor when they cut down an old tree. It gave a great flavor to the meat.

Again, thanks to all for their help on this cook.

Nice looing brisket Buckeye Bob. Looks like you had some very good eats.

Great looking Brisket Buckeye Bob!!
Looks moist and tender. I would say this was a very successful first brisket on the egg.

Congrats on your first brisket cook on your egg. If it is half as good as it looks, it must have turned out great!!

Jim

Nicely done, Bob! She's a beauty!

Nice Bob! That looks fabulous!