New Years Eve Brisket

For New Years Eve I cooked up some of the famous "My Mother's Brisket."  That's the name of the Epicurious recipe, not my mother's actual recipe.  (Although me and my mom do both make it this way!)  I made about 5 pounds of brisket and it was pretty much all gone the next day.  I pretty much follow the recipe but after I brown the meat and do the onions I then cook it in the slow cooker instead of the oven.  Since my oven was broken at the time that was handy.