Start with a whole packer brisket. Don’t buy a brisket flat if you intend to smoke an entire brisket. Your average grocery store butcher counter like Kroger, or Safeway, likely only carries a brisket ...

There are two muscles on a full packer brisket called the point (deckle) and the flat. The point and flat are connected by a layer of fat. That fat line will be thick. The point is well marbled and ...

Smoking brisket will take longer than braising it on the stovetop since you’re cooking it at a lower temperature. If you’re braising a flat-cut brisket, as we are in this recipe, plan on ...