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Brisket question

Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:03 pm
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3775 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:03 pm
Only my third brisket…. Think I might have trimmed too much at the Mohawk area. Hard to tell maybe from pic.

Posted by berrycajun
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
6903 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:11 pm to
If you cook it right it’ll be fine
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136804 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:14 pm to
That looks like a photo of a chicken breast.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3775 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:15 pm to
12lb chicken breadt
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8171 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:22 pm to
I thought it was a chicken breast too. I can’t tell anything from the picture.

People put way too much concern on trimming. Just watch videos on how to trim and trim them up a little, they don’t have to be super perfect. Hit the main areas and your brisket will be just fine. People trying to square them up and make them aerodynamic, get outta here with that crap. Just trim and cook and your brisket will be good.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136804 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:26 pm to
You really do need a meat grinder if your plan is to cook briskets on a regular basis. Lot of trimmings for burgers or sausage.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23167 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 1:21 pm to
quote:

at the Mohawk area


wut
Posted by ruger35
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
1588 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 5:13 pm to
It is shaped just like a turkey breast. I'd be more worried about the flat and the shape/trimming there than the mohawk.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7626 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 6:18 pm to
Kinda hard to tell with it already being seasoned.
Posted by HogBalls
Member since Nov 2014
8589 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 8:08 pm to
How did you make a brisket look like chicken? I’m confused
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
12780 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 9:59 pm to
It’s fine. Cook it. You want to trim it to be aerodynamic. If you trim too much, it’s ok. Just grind the trimmings up for burger. Enjoy it. It’s not rocket science. Cooking brisket is about the process and being able to say you did it successfully. F the haters.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3775 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 12:36 pm to
This was after 11 hours this morning.


Just pulled and letting it rest a little before putting in cooler to eat around 5

Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31110 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 4:20 pm to
I would always use two probes to be able to monitor better considering the temp can vary pretty significantly across the piece of meat.
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 4:21 pm
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11500 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 5:47 pm to
The most important area to trim is between the flat and point, other than that it is just aesthetics at some point. I trim the bottom and between but I don't stress too much.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3775 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 6:37 pm to











Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31110 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 7:22 pm to
Looks pretty good. But unless people are gonna devour the whole thing right away I never understand the whole “slice the entire brisket” thing. You’re just exposing all the meat to air and it’s gonna dry out and lose all its juices.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
89824 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 7:25 pm to
100% and I don't monitor the point, just the flat, temp wise. I then separate that point and flat afterward and make burnt ends.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3775 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 8:39 pm to
Basically all of it was eaten
Posted by Dubaitiger
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Member since Nov 2005
4936 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 3:26 pm to
That brisket looks fine bro!! Great job!

I would slice it as needed, to keep it full of its own juices. Just cut a few pieces of the flat and the point, but cut your burnt ends and eat away.
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