BRISKET

Brisket may be the most difficult cut of meat to cook.  However, with a little practice your brisket will turn out juicy and tender.  The real difficulty with brisket is that it is very difficult to predetermine the correct amount of time it needs to smoke.  As a general rule, brisket is supposed to cook for about 1 hour and 15 minutes per pound.  However, due to what is known as the "stall," brisket generally ends up taking much longer.  Waygu brisket is very lean and will take 45 minutes to 1 hour to cook per pound.  This is because the meat is very lean and because there is less fat, the stall takes less time to cook.  For prime or choice brisket you can expect about 1 1/2 hour per pound, plus a few hours or more stall time depending on fat content.  If you plan in at least 4 extra hours to account for longer smoke times you will not disappoint your guests by making them wait hours for the brisket to finish.