Brisket Time Estimator is based on the research of Smoke Trails BBQ.
Many times people that cook brisket, myself incuded, use cook temerature, rest time, hold time and a poke test to know if a brisket is cooked to the tenderness that we like. This works great if you are experienced with cooking brisket. What if you could still cook a brisket in the style you like, but take some of the guesswork out? Smoke Trails BBQ has the answer: use the temperature of the brisket versus time to calculate how long it takes to render the collagen to get the brisket to the tenderness you like.
This app doesn't care about the cook temperature, size of the brisket, or cooking method. Use a oven, smoker, or BBQ, it doesn't matter. It relies on the internal temperature of the brisket to calculate when the brisket is finished cooking. Start by using a temperature probe that you can insert and leave in the brisket. If the thermometer has two probes, put one in the flat and one in the point and use the average temperature of the two, or put the probe in the center of the brisket where the point meets the flat. The single probe method is my preferred way, it's easier and works.
Once the brisket reaches 140F, start tracking its temperature rise. Eventually the brisket will reach the stall, when it stalls annotate that in the Brisket Time Estimator, that will be your first ramp input. Ramp means the temperature is going up or down. When you reach the stall temperature, somewhere between 160-165F (it can be as low as 150ish). Set the stall temperature and amount of time in the program. After the stall the brisket temperature will rise slowly again until it reaches the temp where you decided to pull it (180-205). I pull around 190-195. Annotated the rise from the stall to the pull temp using ramp in the program. You can use multiple ramps so you can document the progress as you go. For example, 160-175F took two hours, 175-195F took 1.75 hours etc. After you pull the brisket and let it rest, use the ramp for rest time as it cools down to your target hold temp.
Download: BrisketTimeEstimator.exe
