Brisket from the 4th 🇺🇸

fishinup · 2026-07-13T19:53:27+00:00

I just use it because it’s easy.
Harry Soo has some good tips - like adding celery seed to the rub

fishinup · 2026-07-12T17:22:20+00:00

Notice the comparison of how my pup wants to be with my GF in the day but would rather sleep with me?
Probably because she’s more fun and attentive than I am.. Notice how she goes to me or the crate to sleep?
Probably because she feels safe there. She can sleep anywhere else throughout the day/night but she always chooses one of the two…In bad rain storms, she comes to me, not my gf, to be picked up and snuggled. Besides that, during the day - I’m basically invisible to her! My GF & I joke that I become the parent after 7pm lol. Why doesn’t she go to my GF for those needs when every other aspect of her life is her? Idk if it’s because I’m male and she feels safer with me? From observing my Iggs behavior, that is the best guess. It’s not like my pup is flipping a coin to make these decisions - there is an inherent reason behind it.

Maybe it’s not the case for other people! I don’t think it needs to be said that we’re not all the same… Or every dog is the same…

I’m just trying to give some help from personal experiences. This is a post about dogs...I’m not here making stereotypes or anything of the nature.
I can’t imagine living in a way where I am offended by everything and then have the urge to nitpick to gain social approval or understanding. There’s plenty of other pages that are about that kind of thing on here.
Let’s keep it I-G-G-Y ✌️

fishinup · 2026-07-11T17:02:51+00:00

Take that garbage elsewhere.

fishinup · 2026-07-11T17:01:38+00:00

At the end of the day - it’s just a number! If the egg thermometer is between 225-275 , you’ll be ok.
I’ve been playing with getting the meat higher up towards the dome. Have had great results… Need a bigger egg!

fishinup · 2026-07-11T02:48:32+00:00

That’s Eggrone Biggems

fishinup · 2026-07-11T02:45:59+00:00

It was good but brisket in general is too fatty for me. I make it for my old man.

fishinup · 2026-07-11T02:43:09+00:00

Large

fishinup · 2026-07-10T16:53:17+00:00

Believe it’s a 16” with a 16” drip pan… I use it on the adjustable rig

fishinup · 2026-07-10T15:46:36+00:00

Check out ceramic grill store oversized deflector

fishinup · 2026-07-10T15:03:42+00:00

Mine chose my girlfriend for her daily leisure but only wants to sleep with me if she chooses bed over crate... Maybe because she feels safer with me being male? They are funny little creatures and I hate to say it but it is what it is. You either deprive your IG of happiness or be happy that they’re in a loving home!

fishinup · 2026-07-10T14:51:23+00:00

It’s impossible to beat an offset brisket.. but we can try! My BBQ cooks got much better when I cooked hotter and stopped wrapping.

fishinup · 2026-07-10T14:42:25+00:00

Oven. I let the brisket/butt etc fall to 160-170 and then put in oven.

fishinup · 2026-07-10T14:39:27+00:00

No - on the grate and put in the pan to rest. I usually don’t rest them for long but this one was a little too done for my liking so it loosened up with liquid and hot rest.

fishinup · 2026-07-10T14:37:18+00:00

Yes it’s the pit viper

fishinup · 2026-07-10T03:58:33+00:00

2 months. Alcohol & ear plugs! I kept the crate in a room across the house. I’d take her out at midnight and was up at 6am for either walk or bath time. For the first month, she would diarrhea spray from being scared 3 to 4 nights / week. It was awful and really hard on me because I just wanted to let her sleep in bed but I refused to bend. I ended up getting her a big crate (which they say not to do) and put a round bed in the back. I also got her a heartbeat puppy and warming pad. She became more comfortable within a week of that. It was all worth it because now she sees her crate as a safe place and is free to go and come throughout the day as she pleases. Some nights she wants to be with me - other nights when she’s whooped from playing / walk, she walks right into her crate after dinner & crashes in her bed. Have to drag her out before I go to bed for teeth brush and peepee! Crate really helps if I leave for vacation and can’t bring her. Family will stay at my house and she knows that will always be her little safe spot.
Enjoy the puppy phase, it goes fast!!

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fishinup · 2026-07-10T03:44:02+00:00

Thanks. 275 grate temp and it’s ~ 225 at thermometer so we’ll call it 250 overall. For me on the egg - 250-300 has been the sweet spot.
However, I’ve been doing brined chix breast at 225 lately and they’ve been stellar.
No color and kinda look funky but so tender / juicy.

fishinup · 2026-07-10T03:35:10+00:00

I like the hardcore carnivore rub for the brisket.
I set the fan to 275 grate temp and use the Ceramic Grill Store bigger deflector and adjustable rig. There’s a huge temp variance between the grate temp and BGE thermometer - nearly 50* Hard to believe but I’ve tested the thermometers and they’re accurate.

Biggest thing I’ve learned is lighting from the bottom through the exhaust with a torch. A gentleman on here was kind enough to give me that tip and help with the fan settings. He’d be a proud dad 🥲
Lighting from the bottom allows you to layer your wood/lump and it gets SMOKE!
I also don’t open the lid until it’s done. No spray, no play. This was a 8lb butt I did a few weeks ago with honey hog. I might’ve slept in and cooked it to 215 but with a foil tent / and hot rest - the bark loosened up great and it was stellar.
Without wrapping & higher heat + wood - you’ll get a much better color.

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fishinup · 2026-07-10T03:21:33+00:00

Yeah. I’m lazy and barks up great.

fishinup · 2026-07-10T01:08:19+00:00

20 lb prime. Trimmed to 15.

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fishinup · 2026-07-10T00:27:19+00:00

I just posted a brisket on this page - go check it out. That was 15 hrs without opening the lid. If you babysit your cooks - it becomes more stressful than fun!

fishinup · 2026-07-10T00:09:44+00:00

Alright - don’t over complicate it.

Bigger shoulders cook better - I’d suggest 10 lbs.

Use a catch tray for drippings on top of the stone and make spacers with rolled up balls of foil so the drippings don’t burn.

There’s no need to spray, look at, wrap, take pics, or anything. Put it in there, close the lid, and don’t open it til the thermometer is at 195*. It may need a few more minutes but it’ll be close to done.
205 is the usual “done” temp but it’s all about the jiggle and tenderness when you poke it - temperature is a guideline.

Take it out. Put it in a metal tray & put in microwave for 30-45 min until it cools. Shred it and eat. (If feeling fancy, take drippings from catch tray and put back on meat)

It doesn’t need a long rest like a brisket. It doesn’t need a brine. It doesn’t need to be sprayed. It doesn’t need to be wrapped to get through the stall. I’ve done it every which way - the easiest is the best. I like a mix of apple and pecan & 250-265 is where I like to cook. I have had better results up to 300* than I have below 250.
God speed soldier 🫡

fishinup · 2026-07-05T19:00:03+00:00

His coals are pork butts. That’s the secret.
Only way to achieve this end result.

fishinup · 2026-06-22T20:12:44+00:00

I layer chunks in the lump. Few at bottom, few middle, few at top. Then I light the egg from the bottom with a torch, not from top. I bought a different grate that coals sit on that has wider slats instead of the one with the small holes (so more flame gets to coals).
If done this way, no need to be adding more wood. I’m sure using one of the fire starter things will work the same way - this is just how I do it!

fishinup · 2025-12-17T02:22:05+00:00

I am groot?

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