I have never watched a single YouTube tutorial on making a brisket. This is only my second one but for the first I just used a basic recipe and played it by ear, and for this one I crowd-sourced some additional tips from Nostr.
The best way to learn is by doing. Just get yourself a big heapin’ hunk ‘o meat and give it a shot.
No man is ready for the plunge until he is submerged.