How to Cook Brisket on the Grill: The Complete Guide
If you are looking to make a Brisket on your grill or smoker, this recipe will give you the steps to successfully smoke a whole packer brisket with delicious results!
NOTE: For this recipe, I used a 15-pound brisket and cooked it for 17 hours.Servings: 1 full packer brisket: enough to feed a small army
Ingredients
- Rub
- Sunshine State of Mind seasoning
- OR
- ¼ c kosher salt
- ¼ c cracked pepper
- OR
- 2 tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 tbsp. paprika
- 1 tbsp. ancho powder
- 1 tbsp. cumin
- 1 tbsp. chipotle powder
- 1 tbsp. onion granules
- ½ tbsp. garlic granules
- ½ tbsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Fill the hopper with high quality pellets, place a drip pan down to save yourself clean up, and heat the smoker to 225 F.
- Trim off any hard fat and cut the fat cap down to only about ¼-inch in thickness.
- Cover the brisket thoroughly in your rub of choice, place the probe in the thickest part of the meat (avoiding large sections of fat) and set your alarm between 165-175 F.
- When the alarm goes off, wrap the brisket tightly in butcher paper and place it back on until it probes soft, between 195-203 F. Then rest it in a cooler.
- Once rested for a minimum of 1 hour and max of 4, cut it up and serve!
Notes
If you do not have a good thermomter on your smoker, I HIGHLY recommend using a Thermapen for all BBQ and Grilling, and for long cooks like this one I recommend the Chef Alarm to notify you when you have hit the internal temp you are looking for.
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