My dad told me to 'just use less salt' on my brisket, and it took 3 tries to figure out he was right

Last month I kept getting salty bark on my overnight smokes. My dad, who cooks like maybe once a year, told me to cut my rub salt by half. I ignored him for two briskets cause he never smokes anything. Finally tried his way on a 12 pounder this Sunday and it came out perfect, not bland at all. Anyone else have family members who give weirdly good advice about something they don't even do?

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robert_hayes2d ago

My buddy slapped ham with half the sugar once and it won a contest.

hill.troy2d ago

Well now, I have to respectfully disagree here. Salt management is about technique and timing, not just cutting the amount in half - you might be missing out on important moisture retention by going too light.