Brisket and Butt

[Allie]

Looking good!

[TX Sandman]

It's 13:00 in North Texas. I know where my butt is.

12 hrs in, darn thing's still at 172° by 2 different therms. Brisket shows 181°. Both pieces of meat are tougher'n leather, so I can't dispute the temp readings.


Meanwhile, the pineapple decided to deal with the whole situation by going to pieces and diving into the spiced rum. darn shame, that.

[SteerCrazy]

that pork and brisket do look good! might have to pick me up a pineapple and accidentally marinate them in some sort of rum looks great!

[JamesB]

Both pieces of meat are tougher'n leather

The problem is most likely that outter crusty shell on the meat.

If you peel it off and set it aside, I'll swing by and dispose of it for you... now your address was??

Seriously looks great! Love that bark!

James.

[TX Sandman]

Well, both are done and resting. More details later, but here's a couple pics:

Meat off the grill. Pulled both off at 2:30, temps 195°. My fear is the brisket flat may be overdone, but I can't help that now.


Official tasters.


Beans on the grill.

[TX Sandman]

that pork and brisket do look good! might have to pick me up a pineapple and accidentally marinate them in some sort of rum looks great!

I tell you, do this and the grill them with a coating of cinnamon sugar and coconut milk, you will be amazed.

[Rich777]

Looks good to me Sandman!

[Puff]

Food looks great. I'll have to try the pinapple thing.
Tasters are cuties

[OSD]

Mmmmmmmmmmm looks like good eats.

[perryranch]

Look mighty tasty there.

I want to do a couple of butts and some country style ribs for Easter but I think I need to do a trial run before hand. I just might have to get one while in town Wed and do this on Thrus.

[copkid]

Looks great Rob! I hope the tasters approved!

[TX Sandman]

Tasters approved very much! Thanks for the great comments, y'all!

Sorry for the late update, but both the camera battery and I ran outta juice. Dinner was over about 7pm, clean-up about 8. I tried to DL the pics, but the camera died. Then, while the batttery charged, I fell out on the couch for 12 hrs of sleep. I knew I hadn't slept well for a week or so, but I didn't expect to be hit like that. Thanks to Karen for letting me rest a bit after dinner while she cleaned up a bit.

To continue:

After a quick shower, I got to work making a sauce. I used the brisket and pork drippings, along with ketchup, vinegar, chili powder, and lemon juice. To separate the drippings from the fat, I skimmed the fat off the pan, then poured the rest into a glass to cool and separate some more. After a couple hours in the fridge, the fat solidified and was easily removed. This left pure drippings for the meat, sauce, and beans. BTW, I got a full 28 oz of fat before I poured it into the glass. You can still see the separate layers of drippings and fat.


Time to serve! Brisket was *very* tender and easy to carve. Not mushy at all, but slightly overdone. The flat was easy to carve, and the point was perfect for pulled beef. The pork, OTOH, was slightly underdone. It was a little tough to pull, and the fat pockets were a little stubborn, but it still worked out. Sides were Dutch's beans and homemade mac & cheese, along with slaw and potato salad from the store. Great meal! I added about 3/4 cup of drippings to the beans, and it added a delicious smoky-meaty flavor. The sauce was also good, but the vinegar bite worked better with the pork. It was still delicious, though, much better than a bottle sauce.


Once the meal was done, time for dessert! Pineapple spears were coated with cinnamon-sugar and grilled until soft and golden. I was a little concerned the sugar would burn a bit, but it didn't. The cinnamon-sugar helped cut any edge from the rum and added some flavor to the pineapple. I tried a couple without the cinnamon-sugar, but everyone prefered the CS coating. The other dessert was homemade snicker-doodles, thanks to Karen.

[Allie]

I have got to try some of that pineapple.

All of your dinner looks and sounds great!

[SteerCrazy]

you done good Sandman, looks like everything turned out great

[DATsBBQ]

What SC said