First time smoking. EVER. USDA prime whole packer brisket and pork butt

[cfrazier77]

Welcome and amazing first smoke!

 

[Bigbears BBQ]

Nicely done, now all your friends will be beating your door down :-D

 

[Daniel13]

Great cook! Thank you for the details and the pics!

I wanted to really capture my first smoking experience and be able to share it with you all

 

[Daniel13]

There it comes out. I knew that was too good for just a rookie :eusa_clap
Looks like a great meal, we old timers had better step up our game with you around:razz:

Welcome to the forum

Honestly though, I really did feel like a rookie. The only advantage of being a chef, was knowing how to slice. Haha. And maybe my attention to detail. Everything felt very very new to me. I definitely have to try making another brisket to see if that first time was beginners luck or if I actually got something going there. We'll see

 

[Daniel13]

Cooked like a Pro, oh, you are a Pro....:laugh: Plus, your photography is excellent!

Lol. Thank you. But like I said above, I felt like it was my first day cooking anything. Totally different world but I loved it and can't wait to do another smoke

 

[cowgirl]

Nice job! Welcome to the forum.

 

[hurricanedavid]

Lol. Thank you. But like I said above, I felt like it was my first day cooking anything. Totally different world but I loved it and can't wait to do another smoke

Your disclosure has set the bar pretty high for your future cooks.....:thumb:

 

[cueball21]

Very nicely done Chef Daniel!

Welcome to the Brethren. You are going to make a great contributor, I can tell!

 

[Steve S]

Nice work. I smoke primarily on WSM's and the only suggestion I would make is to keep the lower vents open more to keep from choking out the fire. Cooking at 275 to 300 will have that brisket done in 6 to 7 hours, instead of 12.

 

[Smokiemon]

Nicely done, great looking post and food!

 

[Leftwngr]

Very nice. Look forward to seeing your future cooks. Nice to see more Southern California folks around this site too!

 

[Daniel13]

Very nice. Look forward to seeing your future cooks. Nice to see more Southern California folks around this site too!

Yeah. I noticed not to many of us around here. By the way. Amazing avatar pic! GKG!!! A little disappointed with yesterdays game but what can ya do.

 

[BillN]

Wow, wow and wow! Beautiful job.

 

[Ocastro86]

Good looking brisket makes me hungry

 

[THoey1963]

Very nice. Won't be long and you'll be swapping that 18" for the 22", cause everyone will be asking you to cook for them...

 

[Daniel13]

Very nice. Won't be long and you'll be swapping that 18" for the 22", cause everyone will be asking you to cook for them...

I have 90 days to return it, even if it's used, to Home Depot if I wanna get the 22 lol. People already said I should open up shop here haha. I told them to hold their horses and to let me get a few smokes under my belt and to make sure my first time wasn't just beginners luck. Lol

 

[Smokedawg86]

That is a great first cook. Congrats on the success. Trust, you will only get better (not that you need to)! I wish my first cook went that well.

 

[bbqwizard]

Spot. On. Congratulations on a successful cook. Welcome to the addiction!

 

[Daniel13]

Just got home from Costco guys. Got a 13.62 lb prime whole packer brisket. Wish me luck tomorrow morning. Will be doing everything the same just to see if the method I used last time will work again. Brisket # 2 will be done in about 24 hours from now. Can't wait

 

[Leftwngr]

Good luck, but if it's anywhere near your first, you won't need it.

That game was awful btw. Hope they show better vs MN