Brisket injection recommendations

I don't inject. Trim the fat down a bit, course salt & pepper - Pour on mesquite smoke, get in yer hammock.

I figured there would be tons of answers by this morning. So here goes, before 2009 I only injected with an Au Jus style of beefy broth a tick heavy on the salt with injecting raw brisket, and less salty when late injecting when wrapping.

In 2010 or 2011 I took a competition cooking class and had tested out Fab-B and Fab-B Lite. Since the class I've tested Butchers, Kosmo's Reserve, and Big Poppa Cattle Prod with a variety of base liquids. My favorite is a mixture of Kosmo's and Cattle Prod mixed with water + a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a 1/4 cup of Minor's AuJus (to taste).

PS - I also use Kosmo's + Cattle Prod as a steak marinade.

I've only competed once so my opinion probably doesn't matter that much on how it'd related to scoring, but I also did the CBJ deal, and cook a lot of brisket. My most commonly used injection for eating barbecue is the Myron Mixon 1:1 Minor's Beef Base and Au Jus concentrated pastes + water. Of the more competition oriented powdered injections I've tried, which are Butchers, then Kosmos Original Beef and Kosmos Reserve Blend, I liked the results from the Reserve Blend the best, but they were all pretty good for that style of injection....I dont have a fancy palette. I see Cattle Prod recommended quite a bit so I'll probably try that one at some point.

Joedy, I use Butcher BBQ's Prime Injection. Injection may or may not be for you, but its definitely worth trying. Good luck.

BPS Cattle Prod.

trust your butcher

We use butchers but kosmos and cattle prod are good products too.

main thing is to inject with something with salt and phosphates if you are going to stand a chance

Smoky Okie's 180 brisket injection