I have a new toy

I have not been doing much cooking lately. I had to leave work early because of a death in the family, then we had the visit from hurricane Fiona. But, now I am getting ready to do a wedding meal for 120 people.

I ordered a Pitboss smoker online. It arrived just before the hurricane hit. I picked it up at 4 pm Friday, it stayed in the back of my car Thursday.

The first thing I did was a brisket. I used my base BBQ rub with added brown sugar and salt. This is a pellet smoker. I used a mix of apple wood and hickory pellets. It turned out beautifully

Brisket

1 whole beef brisket

mix

1+ 1/2 cup BBQ rub

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup salt

Trim the brisket of excess fat. Do not be too aggressive when trimming. You want some of the fat left to self baste the brisket to keep it from drying out

Rub the brisket with the rub, sugar and salt. Leave for 6 to 8 hours, (or overnight)

Smoke for about 10 hours at 200F until it reaches 160F

Occasionally, lightly spray the brisket. I used a mixture of water, cider vinegar brown sugar, and bbq sauce

Remove from the smoker, wrap the brisket in butchers paper, or parchment then cover in foil.

Raise the temperature to 350 for 1 to 2 hours until the internal temperature reaches 200F

Remove from the heat and let rest for 45 minutes.