Crispy bark, juicy slices and a smoke ring! This Traeger brisket recipe is the best way to cook your brisket on a Traeger and get the no-fail results you want!
Need to cook your first brisket on a Traeger and don’t want to screw it up? Here is a method and a few BBQ hacks that will give you perfect results the first time you smoke a brisket.
Get the tools you need to do the job:
Traeger Pro 575: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100151489-13628759?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbqguys.com%2Ftraeger%2Fpro-575-wood-pellet-grill-black-tfb57gle&cjsku=3054399
Heat Resistant Gloves: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100151489-13628759?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbqguys.com%2Fsaber%2Fhigh-temperature-grill-gloves-a00aa6118&cjsku=3015288
My BBQ Essentials Buying Guide:
Meater+ Wireless Leave-in temperature probe (Essential for long cooks, temp alerts and temp graphs for nerding out and recording how your cooks went. It’s a game changer for BBQ):
Meater website: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100151489-13907073
Get the MEATER on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3e7Dz7E
Cheap Instant-Read Temp Probe (If you have no budget and can buy nothing else. It’s a good starter and will work for a year or two just fine. Not a replacement for a leave-in probe): https://amzn.to/37ROmSi
Marinade Injector (needed to inject brisket, pork, turkey etc. to retain moisture and add flavor): https://amzn.to/3jFfSVq
Tongs (click click! I like the silicon ones because they don’t mess up the bark as much): https://amzn.to/2HR80Tq
Set of Good BBQ Knives: https://amzn.to/34HQoTk
Bread Knife (Your workhorse for slicing brisket): https://amzn.to/3kHSkke
Cutting board (get a big one with juice channels, trust me): https://amzn.to/2JesAhj
Cotton and black nitrile gloves (use them both for heat + liquid protection): https://amzn.to/31Vly7Y https://amzn.to/31WPIaO
Heavy duty rubber gloves (When you get sick of throwing out all your disposable gloves): https://amzn.to/37RXEOa
Reynolds Wrap Pitmasters Choice Aluminum Foil (for wrapping): https://amzn.to/2HMsYDe
Butcher paper (also for wrapping): https://amzn.to/2HQUgbl
Wood chunks (for the Oklahoma Joe’s, Weber Kettle, WSM etc.): https://amzn.to/35Kc00x
Wood chips (for electric smokers): https://amzn.to/2TBG2xL
Pellets (for pellet grills): https://amzn.to/3mAnk6i
Rub Recipe:
– 1/2 cup paprika
– 1/2 cup kosher salt
– 1/2 cup white sugar
– 1/2 cup black pepper
– 2 tbsp garlic powder
– 2 tbsp onion powder
Finishing Bark Rub Recipe
– 1 tbsp coconut shell activated charcoal powder (food safe on label)
– 1 tbsp paprika
– 2 tbsp brown sugar
Cook Notes:
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