Searing a brisket

[Fargus]

Do any of you brisket guys sear them on a hot fire before heading for the smoker?

I cooked my first brisket a couple weeks back and attempted to sear it. It came out more scorched due to a significant flare up from the drippings. How do y'all avoid/reduce the excessive flare up?

[salth2o]

I never have and dont think its necessary for brisket. The cook time is long enough to create a good bark.

Are you cooking it on indirect heat? I use an offset smoker sand put the meat as far from the heat source as possible, so flare-up isnt an issue.

[BlackHogDown]

You can avoid the flare up by not doing it. Even when cooking a brisket hot/fast, I wouldn't sear. But to each their own.

[Smart]

Why would you sear a brisket? If you smoke it right, you should have a layer of dark bark on it that would be much better than any sear?

[sotx]

You can avoid the flare up by not doing it. Even when cooking a brisket hot/fast, I wouldn't sear. But to each their own.

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[Big C]

Agree with what has been said previously. No need to sear a brisket.

[RobinHood]

It’s a brisket, not a steak


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[TxBowHntr]

Searing a brisket first would prevent the smoke from penetrating. As stated above, don't do it

[AntlerCollector]

I’ve never heard of it and can’t imagine why it would be necessary. Let us know if somehow it makes one better.

Properly smoking it and getting a good bark, and smoke ring is hard to beat

[Graysonhogs]

No, no, and no. I use an offset smoker, so if there were a flare up, that would be a major malfunction.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Only reason to sear a brisket is if you cook it "sous-vide"... There are some YouTube videos of cooking a brisked sous-vide, then searing it for looks more than anything. Thought about trying it, but haven't gotten around to doing it yet... too many other meats better for cooking sous-vide...

[Fargus]

Since it was my first brisket I did some looking around online and had read where a few so called pit masters were recommending a sear over a hot fire so I decided to give it a shot. It turned out pretty decent. Not as much smoke as I would like but still had some. And yes, I use an offset smoker as well. I used my open pit to sear then transferred to the smoker. Sounds like I broke some sort of brisket code. Won't happen again fellas, scouts honor!

[AntlerCollector]

Since it was my first brisket I did some looking around online and had read where a few so called pit masters were recommending a sear over a hot fire so I decided to give it a shot. It turned out pretty decent. Not as much smoke as I would like but still had some. And yes, I use an offset smoker as well. I used my open pit to sear then transferred to the smoker. Sounds like I broke some sort of brisket code. Won't happen again fellas, scouts honor!

Lol. All good Chris

I was hoping you discovered a new and improved way.

[deerwatcher51]

I never have and don’t think it is necessary.

[BlackHogDown]

Since it was my first brisket I did some looking around online...!

As a serial over-thinker, I can relate