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Brisket Smoke Calculator

Tell it your brisket's trimmed weight and when you want to eat. It works backwards and hands you the full cook plan, fire-up to slicing.

Weight after trimming. Weigh your trimmings and subtract: a 20 lb packer minus 7 lbs of trim is a 13 lb brisket.
Changes your temps and how you position the brisket.
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Sliced smoked brisket with dark bark and a pink smoke ring on butcher paper The Full Recipe Pellet Grill Smoked Brisket (Texas-Style) Read it before you fire up. This timeline follows it step by step →
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    Cook times are estimates at 1 to 1.5 hours per pound. Every brisket is different, so cook to temperature, never to the clock. Full method: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket and How to Trim a Brisket.