Food and Drink Smoking brisket - Page 4

In58men · 02-11-2018, 01:04 AM

Fat side up or fat side down?

cooper barrett · 02-11-2018, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

What in the actual ****?

He is in Old Town Chicago IIRC. $7 is probably reasonable there.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 02-11-2018, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

Packer USDA Choice? I have seen Costco having some great prices(<$3) in the past but I'm not near one. I learned my lesson on Sam's Brisket. Their supplier seems to get a one up on grading. They say it's angus but not Certified Angus.

I've learned that the side is graded at the ribeye and the processor separates the prime grades and Sam's is more like top choice.

Packer prime. I have a pic somewhere here of one.

cooper barrett · 02-11-2018, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I can get a whole Prime brisket at Costco for $40. No ****ing way I'm spending that coin on brisket.

A whole 15lb brisket for $40? that's 2.66 for USDA Prime? they would grind it into burgers first.

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Maybe $50. I didn’t even realize it was prime till I got it home.

You are dead on, They call it commodity prime.

Finally I told it I was a wholesale customer and got this for results. I do not know if store prices are the same.

I will agree that for 3X the price I can trim it and age it myself but S(l)am's doesn't keep prime here on a regular basis and frankly, it prime in marbling only.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 02-11-2018, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

A whole 15lb brisket for $40? that's 2.66 for USDA Prime? they would grind it into burgers first.

Maybe $50. I didn’t even realize it was prime till I got it home.

cooper barrett · 02-11-2018, 05:34 PM

I do pay out the ass a little but all the beef from my local is aged, trimmed, and from local farmers.

My father in law raised cattle in SE MO, grass fed with his own heirloom corn finish and what I get here is as good as what he raised. They were aged and butchered in Republic IIRC. He raised Duroc pigs too. If he would have done the Wagyu, I'd probably still be married to his daughter.

I edited above post, if that price is correct, thats a deal. You cooking website has a great article about why high grade Choice can be better than prime. it was TLDR but it had to do with all the factors that make premium choice better meat vs the marbling that makes it low grade prime.

KCUnited · 02-11-2018, 06:03 PM

I gave up my Costco membership because I don’t have the storage space to buy bulk. So I pay a bit more for beef. Still $7/lb for brisket isn’t unusual here. Even when I was in KC a few years ago I thought brisket was too expensive. It’s a poverty cut, the definition of overrated at these prices, though certainly delicious when the few do them right.

threebag · 02-11-2018, 06:23 PM

I picked up 8 briskets last year from Walmart for $1 a pound. I bought every one they had on hand

cooper barrett · 02-11-2018, 06:33 PM

At that price you think they would have donated it to a soup kitchen...Another reason I only go there if I have too.

That was a steal and was that Tyson Choice or Select.

Over Yonder · 02-11-2018, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I do pay out the ass a little but all the beef from my local is aged, trimmed, and from local farmers.

My father in law raised cattle in SE MO, grass fed with his own heirloom corn finish and what I get here is as good as what he raised. They were aged and butchered in Republic IIRC. He raised Duroc pigs too. If he would have done the Wagyu, I'd probably still be married to his daughter.

I edited above post, if that price is correct, thats a deal. You cooking website has a great article about why high grade Choice can be better than prime. it was TLDR but it had to do with all the factors that make premium choice better meat vs the marbling that makes it low grade prime.

Duroc is the best tasting hog on hoof!! Gramps did Landrace, Hamp, and Duroc and there was no comparison. Since gramps died and the farm is basically no more, when we butcher we have to go with a local farmer. He has a goofey Landrace crossbreed. Its better than store bought, but it ain't no dirt lot Duroc

threebag · 02-11-2018, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

At that price you think they would have donated it to a soup kitchen...Another reason I only go there if I have too.

That was a steal and was that Tyson Choice or Select.

I want to say it was National Beef. I don't recall the grade. But for a buck a pound I wasn't too worried. They had Prime Rib Roast for $2.24 a pound about two weeks after New Years. I generally don't Walmart but for those prices I can't let it slip by.

cooper barrett · 02-11-2018, 07:22 PM

I live in a high rent neighborhood. Walmart's are located on the other 2 points of a triangle.I pay the price, trying to be frugal, and move on vs going to Walmart...

You could give it to the truck drivers...

**srvy** · 02-11-2018, 07:46 PM

We are arguing the grade of beef on what was once considered the worst cut of beef. Slave owners considered it inedible and gave it to slaves. They in turn discovered if cooked slow and low it became edible and delicious.

Brisket is a cut I look for cheapest price because I know if I do it right I will turn it into something out of this world.

Over Yonder · 02-11-2018, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by srvy

We are arguing the grade of beef on what was once considered the worst cut of beef. Slave owners considered it inedible and gave it to slaves. They in turn discovered if cooked slow and low it became edible and delicious.

Brisket is a cut I look for cheapest price because I know if I do it right I will turn it into something out of this world.

Huh. I have never heard that slave owner story. It does make sense though because like you insinuated, if it isn't done right, it ain't worth a nickle. But good brisket is the bomb

Same with ribs. Cooked incorrectly, they ain't fit for a dog.

threebag · 02-11-2018, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I live in a high rent neighborhood. Walmart's are located on the other 2 points of a triangle.I pay the price, trying to be frugal, and move on vs going to Walmart...

You could give it to the truck drivers...

I live out in the sticks. It's a drive no matter where I shop. Typically I bypass the Walmart all together, but I don't mind finding a deal if I stop.

Nickhead · 02-11-2018, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by threebag02

I live out in the sticks. It's a drive no matter where I shop. Typically I bypass the Walmart all together, but I don't mind finding a deal if I stop.

in the parking lot?

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02-11-2018, 05:34 PM	#50
cooper barrett MVP Join Date: Aug 2017 Casino cash: $10000400	I do pay out the ass a little but all the beef from my local is aged, trimmed, and from local farmers. My father in law raised cattle in SE MO, grass fed with his own heirloom corn finish and what I get here is as good as what he raised. They were aged and butchered in Republic IIRC. He raised Duroc pigs too. If he would have done the Wagyu, I'd probably still be married to his daughter. I edited above post, if that price is correct, thats a deal. You cooking website has a great article about why high grade Choice can be better than prime. it was TLDR but it had to do with all the factors that make premium choice better meat vs the marbling that makes it low grade prime. __________________ Last edited by cooper barrett; 02-11-2018 at 06:23 PM..
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02-11-2018, 06:03 PM	#51
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $1738244	I gave up my Costco membership because I don’t have the storage space to buy bulk. So I pay a bit more for beef. Still $7/lb for brisket isn’t unusual here. Even when I was in KC a few years ago I thought brisket was too expensive. It’s a poverty cut, the definition of overrated at these prices, though certainly delicious when the few do them right.
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02-11-2018, 06:33 PM	#53
cooper barrett MVP Join Date: Aug 2017 Casino cash: $10000400	At that price you think they would have donated it to a soup kitchen...Another reason I only go there if I have too. That was a steal and was that Tyson Choice or Select. __________________
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02-11-2018, 07:22 PM	#56
cooper barrett MVP Join Date: Aug 2017 Casino cash: $10000400	I live in a high rent neighborhood. Walmart's are located on the other 2 points of a triangle.I pay the price, trying to be frugal, and move on vs going to Walmart... You could give it to the truck drivers... __________________
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02-11-2018, 07:46 PM	#57
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1121250	We are arguing the grade of beef on what was once considered the worst cut of beef. Slave owners considered it inedible and gave it to slaves. They in turn discovered if cooked slow and low it became edible and delicious. Brisket is a cut I look for cheapest price because I know if I do it right I will turn it into something out of this world. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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