Battle Red Blog · Aug 28, 2015
Battle Red Bag 2015, Episode 1: A Man Has Got To Have A Code
We're getting the bag back together, and we're doing it with BBQ, Back to the Future, and assorted other things of questionable merit.
The bag is back. Next week, I'll actually (maybe) write some kind of lead-in. This week? Let's just get right to it.
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Capt. Ron:
Do you trim and smoke a brisket whole, or do you prefer to separate the "flat" and the "point" to smoke them separately?
If I am cooking a whole brisket, I keep it whole. More often than not, I will cook a flat only, since my wife and kids are heathens who don't appreciate the delicious fattiness of the point. But that's neither here nor there, I guess.
My reasons for cooking the whole brisket as a single piece of meat are:
