{"id":7129,"date":"2022-09-23T13:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meatsmokinghq.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2022-09-23T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T05:12:23","slug":"overcooked-brisket-heres-how-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meatsmokinghq.com\/overcooked-brisket-heres-how-to-avoid-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcooked Brisket? Here’s How To Avoid It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When cooking brisket, timing is everything. An undercooked brisket will be chewy, and an overcooked brisket will be dry. The secret to the perfect brisket is knowing when the meat reaches ideal tenderness. In this post, I\u2019ll show you how barbecue experts cook brisket to perfection. I\u2019ll walk you through the brisket tenderness tests and show you the best tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, brisket reaches ideal tenderness between 195\u00b0F and 205\u00b0F. You will overcook brisket if the internal meat temperature goes beyond 210\u00b0F. <\/strong>Overcooking will cause the brisket to dry out. For best results, cook brisket at 225\u00b0F until it reaches 203\u00b0 F. Otherwise, you can also perform a series of tenderness tests without using thermometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meat Thermometers – The Secret To Perfect Brisket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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So to avoid overcooking your brisket, you need a good meat thermometer. Without a decent meat thermometer, you’re cooking blind. And I’m not talking about one of those cheap $5 probes that you stick in the meat. I’m talking about a proper thermometer that you can leave in the meat while the brisket is cooking. This is important because we need to keep track of the internal meat temperature for the entire cook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With low-and-slow barbecue, we cook to temperature, not time. And the only way to cook to internal meat temperature is by using thermometers. If you take your barbecue seriously, a meat thermometer is your most important tool. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on a good thermometer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still use a thermometer I bought on Amazon for around $50. The meat smoking community recommended the TP20<\/a>. This thermometer is one of the most popular thermometers on Amazon because it\u2019s accurate, durable and user friendly. You can check it out here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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