At last he cried, "Cleave him to thebrisket!" but without conviction.

Selecting your beef Large cuts, such asbrisket, roasts and ribs, are prime candidates for smoking, but even a beef burger can benefit from a hint of smoke.

Among all the dishes he has made at home I recall vividly a beefbrisket casserole with sweet potato and papaya that Bon brought.

SMOKY BEEFBRISKET BUNS WITH PICKLES AND BBQ SAUCE CHEF Terry Edwards, known for his best-selling book Feeding Friends, has created his Smoky Irish BeefBrisket Buns that are sure to go down well with guests.

His latest offering, TheBrisket Chronicles (Workman, PS14.99), is out on May 30 and includes more than 60 of the world's bestbrisket recipes as well as tips on how to barbecue, grill, smoke, braise, boil and cure the cut of beef.

> Bord SMOKY BEEFBRISKET BUNS WITH PICKLES AND HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE Serves 6-10 Pre-heat Serves 6-10 Ingredients 5kg of beefbrisket BBQ sauce 1 tsp of garlic puree 500ml ketchup 100ml Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 1tbsp malt vinegar 400ml of orange juice reduced by 2/3 2 tbsp English mustard 1 tsp Tabasco Pickled cucumber and chili One cucumber (roughly chopped) A handful of chillies 300ml water 200ml white wine vinegar 100g of sugar For the dry rub 2 tbsp chilli powder 2 tbsp mustard powder 3 tbsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp ground cumin 3 tbsp black pepper 2 tbsp garlic powder 2 tbsp course sea salt For the BBQ sauce: Add all ingredients into a pan, mix well and slowly bring to the boil.

We speak with New York Times food writer (and Instant Pot enthusiast) Melissa Clark about her Passover menu, which includes a newbrisket recipe (which can be made in the oven, but which she will be making in the Instant Pot), and, later on in the week, matzo lasagna.

Cookbook author Paula Shoyer likes to use a second cutbrisket (also known as "point"), because she says the first cut (also known as "flat") does not get soft enough while cooking.

For instance, The Smoking Joint (TSJ), a place known for lip-smacking pork spareribs, beefbrisket, as well as smoked bacon, liempo, corned beef, and the like, has added the following items only a few weeks ago: cauliflower with cheese; bacon Caesar salad; buffalo wings; Cajun gambas; grilled pompano; tres leches doughnuts with dip.

The BBQBrisket Chili was made with a blend of smokedbrisket and sausage, beans and spices.

This was a super hearty, thick and smokybrisket. The chili was spicy and had layers of flavour including a layer of melted cheese on top.

All you need to do to get that perfectly smoked, melt-off-the-bonebrisket or rib is to cook it on an indirect heat on a wood fire, low and slow.