I Tried Making Texas Brisket Without a Smoker



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  1. All that studying in chemistry class paid off for you! I was wondering: what if you cut the brisket into two muscles, brined it with the sodium nitrite and liquid smoke added to the brine and then oven cooked it? Would that result in more smoke flavor?

  2. It's so disappointing in 2025 to hear anyone, especially a professional, talk about a smoke ring being anything in regards to quality BBQ and faking someone out. Even saying it's an aesthetic is a stretch. It's barely even that these days, it means and proves absolutely nothing and no one even talks about them anymore.

  3. Such a cool video! ❤ For my picky Swedish family that’s always complaining about that smoke tastes like a literal fire, this might be good way to go about it. Also keeps me from getting out in the snow and cook 😅

  4. Would there be a way to inject the liquid smoke?

    Obviously you wouldn’t want to mix the liquid smoke with the sodium nitrate and inject, as that would change the look of the faux smoke ring. But doing just liquid smoke into it, then spraying your same mixture on the outside might yield better results.

  5. "The most special thing about it is that it's almost as expensive as Wagyu brisketss that I bought in 2019.."

    I feel this – And honestly, its kind of why ive stopped buying beef almost entirely now. I refuse to pay 120~ bucks for a brisket. I refuse to pay 50-60~ bucks for a couple of steaks. I refuse to buy ground fkn beef for like 8-10~ bucks a pound.

    Id like to get mad at the companies for greed – But as long as people are willing to pay those prices, I dont blame them for selling things at those prices. Brisket was great because it was a "cheap" cut, but now that beef in general is expensive, and cooking brisket is "popular", they can and do get more.

  6. I watched this with much trepidation. I was very afraid you were going to say it was as good as an offset smoked brisket. I know you have scientific cooking skills more than us mere mortals and I was afraid you might be able to pull it off. But watching you when you took your first bite of that brisket I knew it was a fail. I was relieved…

  7. I finish my brisket in the oven. I used an offset with hickory and apple splits until it stalled just before 90 degrees. I then wrapped it in paper with tallow and uncured butter put in the oven and finish it off. The key to not loosing bark in the oven is the brisket should be off the pan. Using an oven grate at an angle allows drainage. I really don't think it's necessary to babysit your offset for twelve + hours. Once the smoke no longer penetrates the meat the oven can take over. But there's no way I'd try using an oven only unless it's to make a video for YouTube.

  8. So.. (cold) smoke tubes in a kettle for 2 or 3 hours then this process? I smoke my steaks and ribs in a Weber kettle with smoke tubes and love the outcome, the 24" kettle keeps the smoke very concentrated. Highly recommend for anyone with limited space and/or budget. I finish on a charcoal wood blend

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