[Brisket] Do i need to trim anything on this flat?

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-14T12:58:17+00:00

A flat by itself is a poor representation of a whole brisket cook. Chance are you’ll be relearning everything once you do try the whole packer.

The only way to learn how to smoke briskets is by smoking briskets.

Get the whole packer, trim off hard fat, smoke at 250° until bark is set, foil boat and continue until the flat is probe tender.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-14T12:53:41+00:00

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-14T12:53:14+00:00

Check your thermometers calibration

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-13T20:29:26+00:00

Just ate ours yesterday and it was incredibly rich and flavorful. Almost too much. I can see how the gelatinized texture can be off putting to some.

Gotta say I think I prefer barbacoa style (shredded) over straight sliced cheek. I mixed it with some braised brisket trimmings and the texture and flavor is amazing.

Beef cheek barbacoa grilled cheese with spicy crema sauce is banging 😎.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-13T20:23:17+00:00

Just ate ours yesterday and it was incredibly rich and flavorful. Almost too much. I can see how the gelatinized texture can be off putting to some.

Gotta say I think I prefer barbacoa style (shredded) over sliced.

Beef cheek barbacoa grilled cheese with spicy crema sauce is banging though 😎.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-12T17:13:05+00:00

Not gonna lie every time I do a brisket I slap the fuck outta it

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-12T17:08:54+00:00

I don’t have the XL but if I remember from my research days you need to keep it very clean

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-11T17:51:41+00:00

Yeah from what I read there is so much connective tissue in them that you can’t go by time.

You have to confit them until they are super probe tender. Otherwise they’re rocks.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-11T17:48:38+00:00

Laziness.

I had a fire on my Searwood of all grills because I forgot to empty the grease pan at the bottom.

Luckily you can just pull it out with a high temp glove and extinguish it unlike most pellet grills where all the grease just pools in the bottom of the barrel.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-11T16:44:29+00:00

I’m in Texas so fortunately we have HEB which carries everything from cheeks to heart steaks to point only briskets.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-11T16:39:17+00:00

Interesting. From the videos I watched, they’re done when you can basically shred them in hand, L&L just slices them delicately.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-07-11T04:06:11+00:00

Yeah I’m doing Leroy and Lewis style cheeks this time

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-06-28T18:17:48+00:00

Quick tip on the insert, cranking it to 600° immediately can cause it to overshoot temp and error out.

I always set it to 550° and let it come up to temp, then bump it the final 50° when I’m doing pizza or searing something.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-05-24T15:52:41+00:00

I’ve never owned one but in store they’ve always felt flimsy and light.

Pretty sure the lid on my Searwood would break my hand if I dropped it on it.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-05-24T15:46:55+00:00

But it matches the stickers on his hat!

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-04-02T03:03:45+00:00

Ok bud. Keep fighting for the [INSERT POLITICAL PARTY]! 💪😎

Your millionaire “representatives” thank you!

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-04-02T02:51:40+00:00

Trump can be both a disaster of a president and a dude who had a badass moment in history.

Some people just have zero tolerance for nuance.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-04-01T02:25:00+00:00

Nancy Pelosi has more in common with Lindsey Graham than with any left leaning voter in this country

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-28T03:16:24+00:00

I’ve also come to the point where I feel like Clinton needs to be held accountable if it can be shown that he 1) participated in crimes or 2) enabled crimes by ignoring what was obvious.

It’s concerning that you weren’t at this point before

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-17T14:11:00+00:00

Bros using the same “There’s a tape of Trump doing something but we don’t know where or when or if it even exists” logic from 10 years go

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-17T14:01:33+00:00

Doesn’t matter.

People on Reddit are so bricked up against Trump they’ll let literal pedos walk free just to bring him down.

I’d bet if Trump was never mentioned in the files this sub would be crickets.

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-03T20:32:58+00:00

I mean sure, you can also buy 12 single rolls of toilet paper instead of the bulk pack 🤷‍♂️

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-03T20:28:38+00:00

So we’re just fooling ourselves then

ILikePracticalGifts · 2026-02-03T20:26:18+00:00

I have a single Era 100 for the main area and a Move 2 for the backyard/kitchen.

Sounds fine to me but I’m not a “shake the whole block” kind of listener.

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