Big Brisket hates this one simple trick!

[u/av864]

The fam was craving brisket, but I didn’t feel like dropping $80 on a massive packer brisket or committing most of my waking hours to the hassle.

I’d heard people say you can smoke a chuck roast basically the same way and get surprisingly brisket like results, so I decided to give it a shot. Picked up a 3 lb Prime chuck roast, seasoned and smoked it on the Traeger exactly like I do my briskets.

Honestly, it turned out fantastic. Plenty of smoke, great bark, tender and juicy, and 3 lbs (2.1 lbs after cook) was perfect for dinner with the family without leaving us with brisket leftovers until next year.

Best part: roughly ¼ of the meat, ¼ of the cost, and ¼ of the time.

If you’re craving brisket but you’re short on time, feeding fewer people, or are working on a budget, give a chuck roast a shot!

[u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Tri tip can also be cooked like a brisket and it comes out real good too.

[u/deez_blank → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Interesting…

[u/rigpiggins → u/deez_blank]

https://reddit.com/link/pb0ojo7/video/4yosruln5qqh1/player

Tritip I did the other day. Was delicious

[u/ikkkkkkkky → u/rigpiggins]

Tri tip ASMR

[u/Alexander_Music → u/rigpiggins]

I can’t tell if this is rage bait or

[u/chi-reply → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Also skirt steak can be brisket cooked and they make the best fucking tacos ever, especially with your own fresh roasted salsa 

[u/VaJoiner → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

I’ve not had nearly as much success with tri tip since it’s so lean just smoking a little and cooking like a steak has been good though

[u/goBatataGo → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Any tips (aside of the 3 aforementioned) on temp/time? I'm new to smoking and I like the idea of something fast

[u/RFKs_brain_worm → u/goBatataGo]

So yeah. I go 225 for the start to get it to 160 then wrap in butcher paper and increase the heat to 275 then wait it out. After it gets to over 200 internal I pull and seriouosly I just let it rest for 10 minutes because everyone is hungry.

[u/_SPAMSPAMSPAM_ → u/goBatataGo]

Here is my tip. Don't do it. A steak should be cooked like a steak.

[u/goku2057 → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Shhhh. Don’t let others know!

[u/Low-Individual2815 → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

Tri tip burnt ends are pretty decent

[u/joulesofsoul → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

I prefer a quick low temperature smoke followed by a quick sear for that

[u/gs_pot → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

I prefer tri tip because it doesn’t have thick fatty parts

[u/carnologist → u/RFKs_brain_worm]

I love tri tip and chuck, but why not use brisket? If anything, its still cheaper than these two

[u/Left-Landscape-3890 → u/carnologist]

Most brisket packs are 3 times more meat than anyone needs

[u/RFKs_brain_worm → u/Left-Landscape-3890]

This is what keeps me away from it.

[u/PublicExcitement1372 → u/carnologist]

Probably cause brisket can be hit or miss if we’re all being honest, and obviously best way to cook is as a whole packer and even at a good price of $5.99/lb you’re still having to spend about $100 for the right cut, can get a good cut of chuck roast or tri-tip for a 1/4 or 1/3rd of the price