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What is first cut and second cut

E elMember
I was looking at brisket in my fancy new York super market. They had two different cuts.

Both $4.99 a pound.
Both have no fat on it. Not an ounce!

One is called first cut and the other second cut.


What are they? Can I smoke it? Or should I run away because of the price and difficulty?

Brisket 101 talks about a section called the flat. The other section is called point or deckle (same part).

To me it seems like I should not mess with 1st or 2nd cut and instead spend my time and money looking for a whole brisket. Am I right?

Thanks

El
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FM Former Member
ever since my son dragged me up to new york i cant find a decent brisket anywhere but one place and that is at restaurant depot .

if you belong to the kcbs you can get a one day pass anytime you want and there you can find packer cut briskets upwards of 20 pound .

watch for the grades though you want choice or better . i think i have that right .
andyjandyjMember
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Originally posted by El:
What are they? Can I smoke it? Or should I run away because of the price and difficulty?

Never heard of those terms. I'd run away because of the price and the fact that there is no fat.

Like JC said, try Restaurant Depot, that's where I've been getting mine from. Also if you have a Sam's or a Super Wally World check there. By me, Sams only has flats but WW has full Packers.
FM Former Member
Look at them, is one of them more fatty than the other, it might be point vs flat.

They're selling flats to make corned beef/pastrami, that's why it's trimmed like that.

Contact them and ask them if you can buy a FULL, untrimmed brisket still in the cryovac.

If they ask what a cryovac is, then find another store.
D dlsMember
quote:
Originally posted by El:One is called first cut and the other second cut.


First cut is the flat. Second cut is the point.

I do what Smokin' recommends when I buy brisket from my neighborhood butcher. I don't recall the exact specifics, but a whole untrimmed brisket in the cryovac is $2 or $3 per pound less than a fully trimmed flat.

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