I trimmed the brisket....Too much, Too little? Just about right? With pics.

[G man]

Here are a couple before and after pics.  I think I may have trimmed to much of the fat between the point and the flat....Other than that, I hope it's ok...First time.  And wow, it smelled great raw! 

Thanks for the advice....

 

[smokeasaurus]

Looks Good. Smokin-Its give off steady moist heat. In a stick burner you might need to leave more fat for protection, but I trim like you (maybe a tad bit more)...want more rub and smoke coverage......contrary to belief fat does not render and go back into the meat.....a cap will protect the meat below from heat and keep it from drying out..just depends on the marbling.......

 

[G man]

Comin' from the Saurus I feel pretty good!!  8) Thanks for lookin!

 

[DivotMaker]

I might have gone with picture one, but you'll be OK. 

 

[G man]

Picture one was straight out  of the bag...

 

[DivotMaker]

Sometimes, the packers do a good job, and they're trimmed right out of the bag!

 

[G man]

Check out the later pics.  You can see a big bowl of fat...Probably at least three pounds.

 

[G man]

Excellent.  Now I will not need to get up at 2:30am!

 

[SuperDave]

Is pic 4849 the finished trim on the top of the brisket?

 

[G man]

4849 is the bottom.....

The first pic is top, straight from bag.

Second pic is top, after trimming.

Third pic (4849) fat cap bottom

Fourth pic... I've no idea what that is!! 

 

[SconnieQ]

Looks like more trimming than I do. I think I leave more fat than others here. For a 14 pound whole packer brisket, I trim about 2 pounds at the most. I don't trim any area unless it is more than 1/4 inch. And generally leave 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the thicker areas. I focus mostly on sculpting down those really huge globs of fat. Where I leave the fat thicker, I do a criss-cross score through the fat, to help the rub/brine get to the meat, and help the fat soften as it cooks. I figure my guests can always remove any excess fat that they don't want to eat (it seems to all get eaten!).