Since I work at home on Monday, I thought I would try to do a brisket today. First time EVER. I've never even cooked one in the oven. I'm a total brisket virgin. So, I bought a 5 pound "flat" (all I could find) and seasoned it last night with the cookshack spicy chicken rub and wrapped it in foil. I got the 009 all prepped and ready to go for the next morning. First mistake: I slept past my planned 7:30am start time. Ooops. But it was only 8:00, so I pressed on. I loaded the brisket into the smoker, inserted the temp probe, closed the door with my elbow, and went to get some paper towels to wipe the gook off my hands. (note to self: bring towels outside next time.) After I wiped up the mess I made getting the thing into the smoker and set up the thermometer, I went back to bed for 1 1/2 hours. If you've been paying attention so far, you'll notice I missed a crucial step: latching the door. I bounced out of bed at 9:30 to find the door hanging WIDE OPEN. DOH!!!!
About 6:00pm, the internal temp was still holding at 160. I finally conceded that we're not having brisket for dinner and ordered pizza. I double-wrapped the thing in foil and added some beef broth. It's still out there cooking. Is there any hope for my poor brisket? Maybe dinner tomorrow?-- Bubba
