(shields up! and with the disclaimer that I am an avid bbqer, this is for when "guests" show up suddenly and you don't have time to smoke for 10 - 12 hours)
East Coast City Brisket -
Go to the store and buy a "precooked" pot roast.
Take the plastic vacuum bag with the meat (DONT OPEN IT!), lay it on the chopping block and beat the crap out of it with a large wooden implement.
Open the bag, squeeze out the contents into a saucepan and add a cup or two of your favorite BBQ sauce, a tablespoon of liquid smoke and heat to simmer for a few minutes. Serve as "Pulled Brisket"
Most east coasters cannot tell the difference!
Later on after I cut the brisket I will show How I put it in plastic freezer bags to be used for those last minute guest, they will never know that you didn’t just take it off the pit.