Brisket- how much smoke ring is too much?

[Playa]

Or is there such a thing?





and yes, I know it actually has very little to do with smoke and is a chemical reaction between a protein and released gases due to combustion

[68rustbucket]

Did you dry brine before smoking?

[dustoffer]

that looks great to me!!!

[zztex]

Perfect

[Playa]

Did you dry brine before smoking?

No. Seasoned it with Holy Cow about an hour before throwing in in the smoke. Smoked it for 19+ hours at about 225 for the full cook

[Cantcatch5]

In my worthless opinion you can’t have too much smoke ring but you can dry out a brisket flat. If it’s moist I wouldn’t worry about the color.

[Treeshark]

Looks excellent! Did it stink to start with? Lol

[Playa]

In my worthless opinion you can’t have too much smoke ring but you can dry out a brisket flat. If it’s moist I wouldn’t worry about the color.

The title was totally in jest. I completely agree texture and moisture are the KPI’s of brisket.

this is a relatively new smoker and I’m still learning the best way to manage it. For whatever reason this brisket had a lot of “smoke ring” like half of entire pieces of the flat were nearly solid pink. My hypothesis is I used nearly 50% post oak bark and post oak wood.

[Drycreek3189]

I don’t understand the importance of smoke ring, but I’m not a big fan of brisket. If it tastes good, is tender, and it ain’t too dry, then it’s all good !

[HogHunter34]

Dang that looks great to me! Let me come sample a platter just in case to validate it for sure

[Smart]

Anything over 1/4” is showing off

[Death from Above]

What time is lunch…that looks perfect to me.

[coker737]

Perfect I Say

[Greenheadless]

In my worthless opinion you can’t have too much smoke ring but you can dry out a brisket flat. If it’s moist I wouldn’t worry about the color.

My sentiment as well.

[tpack]

Smoke ring doesn`t always lead to flavor. My pellet smoker will give a brisket a more pronounced smoke ring than my offset, but the stick burner is my preference by far. Your` looks awesome.