This article provides a step-by-step guide to smoking a Traeger brisket. It discusses the challenges and rewards of smoking brisket, and emphasizes the importance of choosing the right cut of meat, trimming excess fat, and applying a rub evenly. The article also provides tips for setting up a Traeger grill for smoking, controlling the temperature, and adding wood pellets for flavor. Finally, it explains how to monitor and finish the brisket, including when to wrap it in foil or butcher paper and how to tell when it's done cooking.