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First attempt at smoking a brisket

I heard somewhere that a man in his 30s will either become obsessed with fixing shit in his house or smoking meats. Smoking meats sounded like it aligned with my interests :marseycoomer2:

As luck would have it I found a reasonably sized brisket for a decent price. Gave it the ol' rub n' tug with spices and then got the grill ready. I have a nice Weber kettle grill and decided to use mesquite wood chips which I soaked and spread over the hot coals. Slapped my meat on the grill and spent the next 5 hours or so letting it do its thing at 250 degrees, wrapping it the last hour.

I think it turned out really good for my first go. Brisket was mayyyyybe a touch dry, but not too bad and really tasty. With winter coming around I think I found myself a good reason to stay outside and drink on those nice warmer days.

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Looks deadly mate. I'm jealous of this whole smoking hobby you US guys have.

I break out the BBQ quite often but need to get me a smoker.

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I didn't even use a smoker tbh. I used a charcoal grill which may not produce exactly the same results, but gets pretty close if I were to guess. If you don't have a charcoal grill already might be worth just getting a dedicated smoker

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