Know Your Brisket

tomMember

I know brisket isn't high on the list of new things to smoke for many newer cooks.It can be costly,they feel their family can't consume it,they can't find a decent one,what if they don't have the room,they really haven't investigated the technique much,what if they mess it up,etc.

But,after they have smoked everything in the neighborhood-including road kill-what is left.

Now ,they have eaten at one of the top places and are amazed.
Many say that cooking the brisket " separates the cooks from the wannabees ".

Most of us have been there.

Here is a little info about where a brisket comes from,what the "big boys" cook ,and where do you get one.

Courtesy of Texas Monthly.

Know Your Brisket

9/10/139:11 AM

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pagsMember

Thanks Tom. That was helpful.

I went to the Fresh Market yesterday and was surprised to see they carried a whole packer brisket. It was graded Prime Choice. Figure that one out. Maybe high end Choice.

It only weighed around 10 lbs as they trimmed most of the fat cap and some of the flat away...the thin end area. The result was a smaller packer very evenly proportioned, looked like it would cook well due to the symmetry. It had excellent marbling. Price $5.00/lb. Think I'll give it a try for my next barbecue.

9/10/1311:13 AM

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tomMember

Ribdog uses the fresh markets? in the Tampa Bay area.They have "upper choice" and on the steaks he gets they are pretty good.Could be he cooks great steaks

He will check in and he knows much more about those markets.

They may be Hereford? which is great.We had a sponsor from out in the Midwest and they sent us Herefords .They are smaller collectives and work smaller groups of farms that raise and harvest to specific size and cut more for restaurants.We've eaten sample briskets at Fresh markets and whole foods and they were good.

Let us know and see if they will work case prices for you.

9/10/1311:24 AM

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michaelmacdonaldMember

You guys in the States are "living the dream". Up here in Alberta Canada prices are double minimum to what is talked about in these postings.

6/26/146:50 AM

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maxqMember

quote:
Originally posted by Pags:
It was graded Prime Choice. Figure that one out. Maybe high end Choice.

That's a new one

USDA can grade Prime or Choice, not both. Perhaps it the stores way of adding $1 @ lb for Choice beef

6/26/149:29 AM

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bigwheelMember

I believe the marketing parameters for CAB (Certified Angus Beef) is that it come from the upper 2/3's of the choice grade. Least that is what the kin in the wholesale grocery business said. It also has to meet certain marbling requirements. Perhaps that is where some of the creative advertisements comes into play.

6/27/1411:10 AM

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