What to put in the smoker this weekend?

[Great-Kazoo]

Well I just smoked my first brisket in the smoker my wife got me for my birthday on Friday. Not too bad for a first timer, it turned out well. I think I have a lot to learn though. I will be following this thread now.

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What jer or i don't know , maybe google can help.

Rumor has it DFBrews is a grill master extraordinaire.

[Jer]

Operators are standing by

What jer or i don't know , maybe google can help.

Rumor has it DFBrews is a grill master extraordinaire.

I have yet to master the beef brisket man. Not only was it expensive the last few years (still is even though you can find sales more recently it seems) but my previous smoker was taller than wide making it less-than-ideal for smoking a packer. I'd sometimes hack like 4" off of one end so that it would fit sideways but it seemed wasteful & I wasn't happy with the performance when I did that.
I appreciate the vote of confidence but I'm far from a master. I do enjoy practicing though.

[Great-Kazoo]

I have yet to master the beef brisket man. Not only was it expensive the last few years (still is even though you can find sales more recently it seems) but my previous smoker was taller than wide making it less-than-ideal for smoking a packer. I'd sometimes hack like 4" off of one end so that it would fit sideways but it seemed wasteful & I wasn't happy with the performance when I did that.
I appreciate the vote of confidence but I'm far from a master. I do enjoy practicing though.

I found smaller cuts off the flat. Like 5lb pcs makes a good (Nay) excellent finished product. One also needs to trim the end cap.

[Jer]

I found smaller cuts off the flat. Like 5lb pcs makes a good (Nay) excellent finished product. One also needs to trim the end cap.

I'm more of a traditionalist I guess since I'd rather do a packer in it's entirety and then separate/trim after the fact. My new smoker (GMG Daniel Boone) is gigantic compared to my last one so I'm good now & none of this is an issue for me.