@brad: What you can’t see is the meat extends almost all the way to both ends of the pan. It was a 5 pound brisket! [:D]
Much better![8D]

What kind of beer did you use for the pork chops?  When I brine with beer I tend to gravitate toward hoppier beers for a little bit of a bite.

Before reading the text I thought for a moment you had a bowl of raw beef chunks…