I am a novice at smoking but I've made a few good briskets, always using the Prime 1 packet style I trimmed brisket and trimming it myself. I really wanted to try some of the other cuts but I wasn't really sure if they're good for smoking or what the difference is, does anyone have experience with them?

I see the "Beef Brisket - Deckle Fat removed" and "Super Trimmed Beef Brisket" options but never understood if either would still be good for smoking.

I'm just the average backyard pellet smoker feeding some friends here and sometimes I would pay a little extra and get the meat pre-trimmed if it was still good so looking for some input.

Unless you have a little Awrish or Romanian in you......corned beef and pastrami are both made from cured briskets

Reel Aggies said:

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I like being able to buy just the points, still too expensive, but cheaper than buying the whole packer. All I want to eat is the point anyway. HEB has been marketing them like that more lately. Price goes up, but I get the cut I want. Just 2 of us so less leftover

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I smoke the whole thing, cut the flat off and vac seal to use later in chili. Best damn chili, even better if you use leftover smoked pork butt.

I smoke several things fairly often, but never do brisket due to either time or shear size of it. This point thing seems interesting.

Can someone walk me through how you would smoke a point? I'm essentially a novice at brisket. Time, temp, seasoning, wrap, spritz, etc?

Same way you do a whole brisket. It doesn't take as long.

RooAg said:

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I smoke several things fairly often, but never do brisket due to either time or shear size of it. This point thing seems interesting.

Can someone walk me through how you would smoke a point? I'm essentially a novice at brisket. Time, temp, seasoning, wrap, spritz, etc?

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For just a point I Smoke it at 250 degrees until internal temp hits 200 let it rest 45 mins to a hour. Mine are typically done in 4 hrs or so. i wrap after about 2 1/2 hrs
I mop /spritz every hour

I season with Kosher salt , coarse black pepper and garlic powder the nite before

Thanks!

Houston Kroger will have brisket on sale $1.99 Wednesday.