This came out really well considering it was my first time cooking on a BGE. I’ve done a ton of briskets on my Traeger and they never have come out so smokey and juicy like this one. Pre trim it was 12 pounds so on the smaller side. I left a lot more fat on then I would typically and ran it fat side up based off a random video I ended up watching on YouTube of some guys doing two identical briskets one on an egg and the other on a Traeger. I ran XL kamodo joe lump with a few chunks of BGE mesquite, the egg temp around 240 pre wrap and about 275 after wrap. But this thing was done fast! after 6 hours and a 2 hour rest in the oven at 160 I was eating. Not much bark development but I went light on seasoning because I wanted to taste the smoke. Next one I’ll try and try to bark up a bit more and I think I need to dial in keeping a low temp while still allowing some more air flow through the egg. All in all I’m stoked my first cook went so well and I cannot wait for my next cook!!

by Terpfarmer420

2 Comments

  1. mattband

    Not bad, I’d definitely like a bite. But I’d want a better bark, which could be caused by the done in 6 hours, which sounds suspect. That’s awfully quick. Are you using the dome thermometer? Might check that for accuracy.

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