BEEF BRISKET COOKED IN ELECTRIC SMOKER

BEEF BRISKET COOKED IN ELECTRIC SMOKER
HOW I RUINED A $30 PIECE OF MEAT

Took out my MasterBuilt Electric Smoker and attempted my first Smoked Beef Brisket.  Picked up a nice Brisket at Costco for around $30 and followed a recipe I found on the internet.  Put a dry rub on the Brisket and then wrapped it in plastic and refrigerated overnight.  At 6:00 am, I got my smoker up to 225 degrees and placed the Brisket inside.  The recipe I had said to smoke for 8 hours.  After 7 hours I decided to take a look at my Brisket and was surprised to find that it was overcooked and pretty dried out.  Rats.....my first Beef Brisket attempt went bad because I did not monitor the cooking process.  While the meat still had good flavor it was a little dry so I cut it up into small pieces and added a bunch of BBQ Sauce.  Simmered over low heat and the stuff actually tasted pretty good.  Good enough to serve up as Beef Brisket sandwiches.

BEEF BRISKET COOKED IN ELECTRIC SMOKER

5 LB SLAB OF BEEF BRISKET FROM COSTCO

DRY RUB - ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, BROWN SUGAR, CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES,
CAYENNE PEPPER, MUSTARD POWDER,  SALT AND PEPPER

APPLIED DRY RUB TO BOTH SIDES OF THE BRISKET

WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND REFRIGERATED OVERNIGHT

BRISKET WITH RUB AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR

SET THE MASTER BUILT ELECTRIC SMOKER TO 125 DEGREES

PLACED BRISKET IN SMOKER FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE 8 HOURS

CHECKED BRISKET AFTER 7 HOURS OF SMOKING AND IT WAS REALLY DRY

SALVAGED MY DRY BRISKET BY CUTTING IT UP AND SIMMERING WITH BBQ SAUCE

ACTUALLY MADE SOME PRETTY GOOD BEEF BRISKET SANDWICHES

 2ND ATTEMPT AT SMOKED BEEF BRISKET

CAME OUT MUCH BETTER 

2ND ATTEMPT SMOKING FOR ONLY FOUR HOURS CAME OUT MUCH BETTER