Barbecued Whole Beef Brisket For a Charcoal Grill

Name: Barbecued Whole Beef Brisket For a Charcoal Grill
Yield: Serves 18 to 24
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, paprika; 2 tablespoons, chili powder; 2 tablespoons, ground cumin; 2 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, table salt; 1 tablespoon, ground oregano; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon, ground white pepper; 2 teaspoons, cayenne pepper; 1 , whole beef brisket (point and flat cut together), 9 to 11 pounds, fat trimmed to 1/4-inch thickness; 3 cups, barbecue sauce (store-bought if preferred); 2 , wood chunks (3-inch)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1998, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES18 to 24

TIME6 to 6½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling, 1 hour standing and 1 hour soaking

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When developing our barbecued beef brisket recipe, we wanted to figure out a way to make cooking this potentially delicious cut of meat less daunting and less time-consuming. We weren't able to get the total cooking time below six hours in ...

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