The Biggest Brisket Mistake You Didn't Know You Were Making #wagyu #brisket #fail

Hey everyone, with BBQ season now getting into full swing I wanted to talk about the biggest brisket mistake you probably didn’t even know you were making today. With the idea of Texas style briskets being all the rage over the past several years, everyone focuses on how brisket is cooked, sliced, and served in the big cafeteria style restaurants like Aaron Franklins. Typically you’ll see the server slice back to about the middle of a whole brisket, then rotate the brisket 90 degrees, and continue slicing. They are doing that because at about that half way point, the majority of the brisket switches from being the flat, to the point, and of course these two muscles run perpendicularly to one another. This means that up to the point of the rotation the server was slicing against the grain of the flat and with the grain of the point, after the rotation they are now slicing against the grain of the point, and with the grain of the flat. The key thing to remember here is that brisket ALWAYS needs to be sliced against the grain to produce the best bite, slicing with the grain will produce the chewiest, worst bite possible. Unfortunately because of this a lot of people have been misled to think that they should handle their briskets like this at home, not realizing that the reason the restaurants are doing this is because they don't have the time to separate the two muscles. When we BBQ at home we absolutely have the time and opportunity to separate these muscles and get the best bite possible out of every inch of this brisket. Today I’m going to show you how I trim up a wagyu brisket with almost zero waste and make sure every bite has its best chance to be amazing! #wagyu #brisket #fail

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[SmokeTrailsBBQ]

So true! Great video. With a packer you also get all that seam fat and hard fat that nobody wants to eat. I agree this is a better way to do it!

[CoolJay]

You make perfect sense. The point and flat are different muscles and they finish cooking at different times. Meathead is the only other person I have heard
who advocates separating the two before cooking. Most others don't want to break with tradition. Even the best of pitmasters on YouTube, often overcook one
of the muscles, while waiting for the other part to reach the proper tenderness. They don't want to break away from tradition.

[PostalBarbecue]

Great video and tips man. Now let’s makes some tasty brisket! 🔥

[jasonshipman]

I seperate after cooking. Fat is nice and soft and seperates easy.

[GorillaJoesBBQ]

I've always been nervous to try and separate the brisket, might have to give it a try sometime! Great tutorial on it!

[phillyscorpio]

This is great for people that’s not big on the fat…me personally…I love the fat lol! Which is why I love the Ribeye over a filet…the fat is what makes a brisket & steak amazing. Little bit of fat isn’t delicious in my eyes…you trim away all the flavor 😄

[billyclark]

I've been doing this for years, mainly because it's just the wife and I and we don't need a full brisket. What you cut up for stew meat I like to get some smoke in it them make chili with it. The smoke adds so much the the chili.

[shawn]

And just like that, you have a 180 brisket (perfect score for you non KCBS types).

Great video again brother!! Also congratulations on your GC!!! West Virginia sweep!!!

[jonathanpennington]

Insert section for us running a MMS48 that separate after the cook :-). We need to keep the brisket intact with the heat I'm running. Congrats on the 180 bud.

[HobiesGarageBBQ]

Thanks for the video. I never thought of it that way. Good points, pun intended.

[crashcopter]

I've been working on brisket forever. The last two I've cooked were amazing. Everyone I shared it with said it was the best they've ever eaten... Now you're gonna do this to me? Bro... why do you hate me? I'm buying a new microwave and some tofu...

[jasonmiller]

Hey bro. You need to cook a comp brisket on the 980. !?!

[ephefromf]

This is some of the dumbest instructions I’ve ever seen or heard lol. You literally hacked that wagyu brisket to pieces. 🤦‍♂️