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Brisket
Brisket is cut from the underside of the cow, which is tough and filled with fat and collagen. Collagen is a fibrous protein that connects tissues together and is very strong. As collagen cooks, it breaks down, turns into gelatin, and dissolves into the meat. This is one of the things that makes smoked brisket so good. Brisket is also used to make corned beef and pastrami.
A properly cooked brisket comes off of the grill looking as if it has been burnt to a crisp, but don't be fooled—beneath that outer crust is juicy, tender, deliciously smoky meat. A brisket that hasn't been cooked right will have an unpleasant texture: dry, chewy, and leathery.
Smoking is the ideal method for cooking brisket; to keep this meat from drying out and becoming tough, you need to cook at a low temperature.