The Brisket King is dead. Long Live the Brisket King.
As you might surmise, the “brisket king” was trounced in the State of Michigan BBQ Competition. Yes….I was in the bottom ten instead of the top ten. The only good news on the brisket front was that the beating was self-inflicted.
Poor choice of meat and lack of attention to the cook. To make a long story short, I bought an untrimmed brisket and did not anticipate the amount of fat that cooked off, starting an early morning grease fire. From that point, I attempted to recover, but the brisket ended up being very dry….something I thought I had worked through with my foil wrap technique.
However, my mistake in technique was not fully wrapping (crimping the foil tight around the brisket) the meat and instead I just let it simmer in a foil pan, leaving the top 30% of the brisket exposed to the dry winds of a Weber kettle.
Not all was lost however. Team Grilladelic took 12th overall (out of 39 teams) and had a 5th in chicken and 7th in ribs. If only the brisket had cooperated…I could of been a contender!
As I wrote earlier, I was gunning for a top 15 finish and two walks. I accomplished that and now will focus my efforts on the Silver Lake Barbecue Competition!
Pictures of the fun weekend to follow!
