How To Smoke A Brisket-Texas Style

Quick video on how I have smoked briskets for over 20 years. I only use hickory wood. I will add another video on how I slice and chop these briskets at a later time. Enjoy and feel free to comment.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Brisket
• Texas
• Smoke
• Cook
• BBQ
• Grill
• Pit
• Propane
• Hickory
• Food

[hotrod853]

why do you put the meat in the smoker before it is even hot or at the minimum smoking?

[BayshoreFineRider]

@hotrod853 The temperature comes up really quick and the wood starts smoking pretty quick as well. There's really no need to preheat because by the time I got all the racks loaded the heat would be mostly lost anyways with the door open. It also keeps me from getting a face full of smoke as I'm trying to load the racks. Leave the door open too long and the air will ignite the wood. It's really just a habit and this smoker is so efficient on heat buildup and wood usage its crazy.

[klioxus]

What kind of setup do you have there? Is it something you built yourself?

[BayshoreFineRider]

@klioxus Yep. My dad and I built this back in the 80's. He actually built one in the 70's but sold it with his restaraunt in the early 90's. You can learn more about it by watching Part 5 of my brisket smoking video's.

[cap10joe2000]

good job, I believe folks see all the competetion cookers on TV and try to mimick what they see. I do very little if any trimming as well. I prefer just salt, pepper garlic and onion powder. Once you know the basics a little patience and knowing what taste you like is all u need to know. Some folks make it too hard, great vid!!

[BayshoreFineRider]

@cap10joe2000 Great comment! Thanks. You are absolutely correct! If people would not look at it as some kind of competetive sport and understand that there are no "rules" as to what heat source you use or what type of wood and all that other nonsense, they would be better off. It might take some folks a few briskets before they get the hang of it, but as you said, once you know the basics, its really not that hard to cook a great brisket every time. Methods may differ, but thats OK.

[AsianBoyz3]

I love video's like this.. no one argues online about a good brisket!

[jordansantos777]

Great now my mouth is watering....

[julialharris]

Cap thanks for the video, this looks great...do you make your own rub or use a specific brand.

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[scubadilla4545]

awesome video. Doing my first brisket today and I hope it turns out as good as yours!

[abcalitoro90]

do you ever flip the brisket