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Our Smoked Beef Brisket recipe is melt-in-your-mouth juicy and delicious. Using a simple but flavorful rub, smoking a beef brisket has never been so easy and so rewarding! Your whole neighborhood will be jealous of the smell!

sliced smoked brisket on a cutting board

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How to Smoke a Brisket
What is tallow?
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Best Smoked Brisket Recipe

Smoking brisket can be intimidating but our easy recipe is so easy to follow! It guarantees amazing results. Here is what one of our readers had to say. Don't listen if someone tells you it's too hard to try.

It was my first time smoking brisket and was told not to try. I used your recipe and it came out magnificently!!! Thank you!!
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Smoking a Brisket

I cannot overstate how much I love BBQ beef brisket. There is nothing like the smell and taste you get from smoking brisket - it is incomparable! My family gets so excited when I come home with brisket and fire up the smoker.

You might think smoking a beef brisket is a challenge to get right, but I'm here to tell you it's much more simple than it seems. I'll show you how to cook a brisket so it's fall-apart tender, delicious, and most importantly, juicy! No dry brisket here!

My other favorite smoked beef recipe is smoked short ribs. If you want to get fancy, you need to try my beef tenderloin. They are both out of this world amazing!

Brisket Rub Recipe Ingredients

wagyu tallow* (or olive oil or mustard)
black pepper
coarse salt
paprika
garlic powder
apple cider vinegar

I love using beef tallow or wagyu tallow because of its flavor when smoking a beef brisket. It's delicious and keeps the beef nice and moist! However, you don't have to use wagyu or beef tallow. In its place, you can use olive oil or mustard. These are simply binders for the rub!

Check out our Step-by-Step on how to make this amazing brisket rub.

Ingredients for smoking a beef brisket with labels

How to Smoke a Brisket

If needed, trim excess fat off the brisket. Some briskets come with more fat than others, so you may or may not need to do this, depending on your brisket cut.
Sprinkle the entire brisket with the salt and place it on a cooling rack.
Place the meat in the fridge, uncovered, overnight (8-12 hours).
Once chilled overnight, before you begin coating the brisket, begin preheating your pellet smoker to 225°F.
Then, spread the tallow around the entire brisket and rub it in well.
Combine the pepper, remaining salt, paprika, and garlic powder, in a large bowl and whisk well. Pour the rub over the entire brisket and rub it on until every outer portion of the brisket is covered.
Place some apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and have it near the smoker throughout the cooking process.
Place the brisket in the smoker and smoke for 4-6 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, spritzing the entire brisket with the apple cider vinegar every hour.
Once it reaches 165 degrees, remove the brisket and tightly wrap it in tin foil.
Place it back in the smoker for another 4-6 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 205 degrees.
Allow the brisket to rest for at least 10 minutes and no more than 2 hours. Slice against the grain, serve, and enjoy!

What is tallow?

Wagyu tallow is beef tallow, or lard, and can be found at the grocery store. We have tried this recipe with tallow and with olive oil, and can tell you both ingredients work perfectly!

Brisket Smoking Temperature

We smoke brisket at 225°F. Cooking it low and slow gives you the juiciest, most delicious BBQ brisket you will ever eat.

Internal Temp for Beef Brisket

Smoke unwrapped until your brisket temperature reaches 165°F. Then, wrap it in foil. Once your smoked brisket internal temp reaches 205°F, it's ready. Use a meat thermometer for best results! Follow my Brisket Temp Chart.

Aluminum foil
Meat thermometer
Spray bottle
Cooling rack/baking sheet

How to Reheat Smoked Brisket

Preheat your oven to 325°F.
Let your leftover beef brisket reach room temperature on a baking sheet, about 30 minutes.
Pour leftover juices from smoking or beef broth over the smoked beef brisket so it will absorb the moisture when reheating and stay juicy.
Cover the entire pan of brisket with two layers of foil and tightly seal it around the edges. For cut brisket, reheat about 20 minutes. For a whole brisket, reheat for about 1 hour.

Smoked Brisket Recipes FAQs

How long to smoke a brisket?

It takes about 10 hours to smoke an 11-pound cut like the one we use in our smoked beef brisket recipe.

Can smoked brisket be frozen?

Yes. Wrap your brisket tightly in foil and add to an airtight container. Label with the freezing date and store for up to 6 to 12 months. Allow to thaw, then reheat following our reheating instructions.

How long will smoked brisket last in the fridge?

Our smoked beef brisket recipe will keep for 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator kept in an airtight container.

How Much Smoked Brisket per Person

The average person will eat about ½ pounds of brisket, so our 11-pound recipe serves 10-12! Perfect for a backyard party or for plenty of tasty, tasty leftovers!

Is brisket pork or beef?

It is 100% beef!

How to Cook a Beef Brisket in the Oven

To cook beef brisket in the oven, you will want to use a smaller cut of beef, as brisket needs plenty of time to cook. I recommend using a 4 to 5-pound cut instead of the 11 pounds used in this recipe.

Follow the recipe steps as instructed to chill the brisket overnight and to season it for cooking. Let it come to room temperature once ready to cook.
Preheat your oven to 300°F. Cover a rack, resting in a roasting pan, with two sheets of foil long enough to wrap around the brisket. Place the brisket, fat side up, in the foil and loosely wrap. You want a little space between the foil and the brisket.
Roast brisket for about 1 hour and 15 minutes per pound. That's approximately 4 hours and 36 minutes for a 4 pound brisket. Once it reaches an internal temperature of 185°F, uncover it from the foil and roast for another hour.

My favorite way to serve this recipe is with Elote! It is truly a match made in heaven!

My other favorite way to cook a brisket is in the instant pot! This recipe for Instant Pot Beef Brisket can also be prepared in the slow cooker. It's super easy and so delicious!

Brisket Leftovers

What to do when you have leftover brisket? The possibilities are endless but here are some of my favorites.

I love using leftover brisket to make Birria Tacos or use it in my Carne Picada recipe!
Brisket Sandwich - use brisket instead of roast beef in our cheesesteak sliders
Brisket Quesadilla
Brisket Mac and Cheese
Substitute brisket in this prime rib pasta... it is amazing!

slices of smoked brisket on a cutting board

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Reader Reviews

Fantastic and super moist!
Becky on Pinterest

Yum!!! It was delicious!
@tishstump

I made this tonight and it was truly amazing so tender and juicy. Will definitely be making it again.
@bz4u22003

Fantastic and Super Moist!
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Juicy Smoked Beef Brisket

Our Smoked Beef Brisket recipe is melt-in-your-mouth juicy and delicious. Using a simple but flavorful rub, smoking a beef brisket has never been so easy and so rewarding!

Prep Time 1 hr 30 mins

Cook Time 10 hrs

Chill Time 8 hrs

Total Time 19 hrs 30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how to smoke a brisket, smoked beef brisket recipe, smoked brisket, smoked brisket recipe

Servings: 12

Calories: 718 kcal

Aluminum foil
Spray bottle
Cooling rack/baking sheet

11 pound beef brisket
¼ cup Wagyu Tallow or 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil or mustard, for binding
½ cup coarse black pepper
¼ cup coarse salt plus 3 tablespoons
¼ cup paprika
2 tablespoons garlic powder
apple cider vinegar

If needed, trim excess fat off the brisket. Some briskets come with more fat than others, so you may or may not need to do this, depending on your brisket cut.

Sprinkle the entire brisket with the 3 Tablespoons of salt and place it on a cooling rack. Place the meat in the fridge, uncovered, overnight (8-12 hours). Once chilled overnight, before you begin coating the brisket, begin preheating your pellet smoker to 225°F.

Then, spread the tallow around the entire brisket and rub it in well.
Combine the pepper, remaining salt, paprika, and garlic powder, in a large bowl and whisk well. Pour the rub over the entire brisket and rub it on until every outer portion of the brisket is covered.
Place some apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and have it near the smoker throughout the cooking process. Place the brisket in the smoker and smoke for 4-6 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, spritzing the entire brisket with the apple cider vinegar every hour.
Once it reaches 165 degrees, remove the brisket and tightly wrap it in tin foil. Place it back in the smoker for another 4-6 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 205 degrees.

Allow the brisket to rest for at least 10 minutes and no more than 2 hours. Slice against the grain, serve, and enjoy!

Tips:

You don't have to use wagyu tallow. You can replace it with 3-4 Tablespoons of olive oil or mustard. These are simply binders for the rub.
Some cuts of briskets will have a lot of fat on the outside, which you'll want to cut away since there's plenty of fat on the inside. This creates a much better setup for cooking the brisket.
The brisket has to sit so it can reabsorb the juices. If not, you could end up with a slightly dry brisket or a juicy mess.
If desired, once you wrap the brisket, you can preheat your oven to 225 degrees and let it finish the cooking process that way. The final steps are still the same.

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