Any self-respecting Texan knows what you do with a brisket: You hit it with salt and pepper, smoke it on post oak for about 20 hours at 250º, and then devour it alongside cornbread, mac and cheese, cowboy coleslaw, and all the good stuff.

So it's something of a state embarrassment that Texas's own senator didn't get the message:

Everyone — and I mean everyone, even people who have never been to Texas — is looking at that thing like:

It's just stunning. That thing looks like it was slathered in ketchup, baked uncovered at 450º for four hours, and then left out on the counter overnight.

If you're going to go through all the trouble of doing a brisket, you might as well do it properly: Smoke it until it's falling-apart tender with about a quarter-inch of bark on it. Then eat it.

Thankfully, plenty of folks were on hand to give Senator Cornyn a helpful lesson in brisketology:

Perhaps the snappiest response:

Get back to Texas and learn how to do a brisket properly, senator!

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