Brisket Selection Brisket Prep The Cook Final Thoughts The latest Christmas tradition in the Rames household is a Christmas Eve brisket. To make things extra merry this year, my Costco has started to stock prime briskets! Brisket Selection When picking out a brisket I always shoot for something around 12 lb with a consistent thickness. »
After my first successful brisket, my wife casually mentioned to me that I should really write down what I did. –And of course I did. Unfortunately when I reached for my notes during my next cook I found them lacking and so was my brisket. Despite the lack of success, I wrote down what I did and what I wanted to change for next time. I have continuted this practice and overtime I have found my results to be more consistent. »