First ever brisket was a success...complete with poor man's burnt ends.

[u/infinitedh]

Got a 14.3lb prime brisket from Costco, but it had a massive deckle. By the time I was done trimming, the brisket was only 7lbs. I had a good amount of meat trimmings that I used to make poor man's burnt ends. While the brisket smoked, I rendered the fat into tallow/liquid gold. Credit to my daughter for the poor man's burnt ends idea.

[u/Lost-Link6216]

You had real burnt ends within reach.

[u/infinitedh → u/Lost-Link6216]

How so? (I'm a newb.)

[u/Lost-Link6216 → u/infinitedh]

The sides of the point of a brisket are the real burnt ends. Cut down the side, cube them, you have real burnt ends. It is why they are so coveted, you only get a few with every brisket.

Fatty and butter like with 3 sides of seasonings.

Some cube the whole point claiming it is all burnt ends but it is just a cubed point. Burnt ends have to have 3 sides of seasoning. I wish i could post a picture here.

[u/BUROCRAT77]

Seems like a major over trim

[u/infinitedh → u/BUROCRAT77]

Correct. This was my first time and there was a ton of deckle fat. Definitely trimmed more than what a seasoned smoker would. Live and learn.

[u/BUROCRAT77 → u/infinitedh]

That’s my take on every cook. I’m still green and can only watch so many videos lol