| 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.
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| 5 LB SLAB OF BEEF BRISKET FROM COSTCO |
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| DRY RUB - ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, BROWN SUGAR, CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES, CAYENNE PEPPER, MUSTARD POWDER, SALT AND PEPPER |
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| APPLIED DRY RUB TO BOTH SIDES OF THE BRISKET |
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| WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND REFRIGERATED OVERNIGHT |
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| BRISKET WITH RUB AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR |
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| SET THE MASTER BUILT ELECTRIC SMOKER TO 125 DEGREES |
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| PLACED BRISKET IN SMOKER FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE 8 HOURS |
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| CHECKED BRISKET AFTER 7 HOURS OF SMOKING AND IT WAS REALLY DRY |
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| SALVAGED MY DRY BRISKET BY CUTTING IT UP AND SIMMERING WITH BBQ SAUCE |
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| ACTUALLY MADE SOME PRETTY GOOD BEEF BRISKET SANDWICHES |
2ND ATTEMPT AT SMOKED BEEF BRISKET
CAME OUT MUCH BETTER
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| 2ND ATTEMPT SMOKING FOR ONLY FOUR HOURS CAME OUT MUCH BETTER |
