Took some tips from this thread including some of @JoeNizzle and others but made some slight changes.
- 6-7 lbs pork butt
- salt & Rub 1 hr before cooking, tie up with butcher string
- on the bull at 225 with BBQ Delight Apple Wood pellets
- no spritzing until hitting the stall at ~160, then...
@Steele - I might leave a little more fat on the meat and will look into Waterboy's suggestion of checking for tenderness. Working with a pellet grill is different than the BGE I am familiar with but look forward to the next cook on the Bull. I am considering the High Temp Brisket approach that...
I smoked my brisket Flat on the Bull and it was a complete failure!
Trimmed the flat down to 1/4" fat layer
Started at 12am 225 degrees (Montreal Seasoning & Garlic Salt) and added a smoke tube with Apple Wood Chips
At 6am started spritzing hourly
It stalled at 155 and i wrapped with foil...
I used to have to cut the Briskets because my BGE couldnt fit the entire piece and therefore have only a flat I am cooking with this weekend. Sometimes i would put a drip pan with 1/2" water under the grate and that would keep the cook moist. Never heard of spritzing until I got the pellet...
@Bif Hunkly - Appreciate you sharing your recent Brisket cook. I'm really impressed with your willingness to stay up at night to spritz the meat! Looking forward to smoking a brisket this weekend on the Rec Tec and hope it matches or surpasses the brisket I've made on the BGE. Will share results...
Hi Everyone!
Just started cooking on my new RT-700 and enjoying the ease of use, clean up and output. Smoke seems a little light compared to my BGE but this is something that's easy to use with pretty good results. Looking forward to smoking brisket low and slow overnight. If you have any...