Get your brisket

[mm54943]

First time I’ve seen Brisket under $2/lb in a long time. $1.87/lb at Kroger until July 4th. Too bad there’s a limit of 2.

 

[glenbo]

That sounds good, but when you get them home and realize that over half of it is fat, the price per pound of edible meat just doubled.

 

[sparkyv]

I hope HEB will follow suit.

There's good use for that fat!

 

[oldag]

That sounds good, but when you get them home and realize that over half of it is fat, the price per pound of edible meat just doubled.

Yes, there is some loss. Typically about 1/4 to 1/3 on the briskets the way they are packaged around here (weighed it one time, just out of curiosity) - at least the ones I pick out.. Yes, it increases the cost. Haven't seen as good a sale as $1.87, but have seen $2.50. A third trimmed off puts that at ~$3.75/lb. That is still a good price, less than ground beef normally is priced.

Even it it is half, with what the OP paid it is pretty dang good.

 

[baboon]

That sounds good, but when you get them home and realize that over half of it is fat, the price per pound of edible meat just doubled.

I dealt with more briskets than most people could comprehend. The days of pallets of briskets for the Fourth of July @.99 cents was just the way it was.

The packing house are no fools when it comes to what they were doing, so they shipped them out like you’re talking about. It’s easier for the market to pull out the nice ones to trim. I had been in stores where flats out sold the trimmed.

I have seen brisket that were so pretty that most people would cray over. Straight grind producing 80% without trimming. Most meat cutters would buy as much ground as they did whole packers. Meat cutters tend to be fat beer drinking brisket smoking dudes. Never trust a skinny meat cutter.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

That sounds good, but when you get them home and realize that over half of it is fat, the price per pound of edible meat just doubled.

The fat is what makes it what it is.

 

[baboon]

The fat is what makes it what it is.

And adds to the smoke time to penetrate the fat.

 

[mm54943]

I hope HEB will follow suit.

There's good use for that fat!

Looks like HEB still has them $3.46/lb…

Yes, there is some loss. Typically about 1/4 to 1/3 on the briskets the way they are packaged around here (weighed it one time, just out of curiosity) - at least the ones I pick out.. Yes, it increases the cost. Haven't seen as good a sale as $1.87, but have seen $2.50. A third trimmed off puts that at ~$3.75/lb. That is still a good price, less than ground beef normally is priced.

Even it it is half, with what the OP paid it is pretty dang good.

Glad you’re a glass half full type of person. As far back as I can remember, briskets sold during holidays were always untrimmed.

I guess it had been since pre Rona that I’d seen them for less than $2/lb, just wanted to pass the info along to other folks here who might enjoy smoking.

 

[baboon]

Looks like HEB still has them $3.46/lb…


Glad you’re a glass half full type of person. As far back as I can remember, briskets sold during holidays were always untrimmed.

36 years as a meat cutter and we always had a big selection of packers, trimmed and flats.

 

[dsgrey]

I haven't tried one on my new smoker so I'll pick one up in the morning then start smoking early Sunday morning or late Saturday night. I can't pass up that price though I'm sure they'll need plenty of trimming.

 

[oldag]

Fixed a brisket this week. Good eating.

 

[billtool]

Fixed a brisket this week. Good eating.

Pics?

 

[mm54943]

I haven't tried one on my new smoker so I'll pick one up in the morning then start smoking early Sunday morning or late Saturday night. I can't pass up that price though I'm sure they'll need plenty of trimming.

We want pics of the finished product!

 

[dsgrey]

Picked up two this morning which is the limit. I go when they open for better selection. They don't look bad at all though you always need to trim some of the fat off. They had a few with really thick points and very skinny flats that I skipped. Anywhere from 8.5lbs to 15lbs at my local store. I'm hungry already.

 

[Lead Belly]

I took a look at the Kroger briskets- there were 6 to chose from, and they all were rejected. They were 50% fat and had grey freezer burn. The fat was all speckled and unappetizing. Excel was the packer on the cryovac.

 

[Army 1911]

Thom thumb has a similar deal at 1.87

 

[baboon]

I took a look at the Kroger briskets- there were 6 to chose from, and they all were rejected. They were 50% fat and had grey freezer burn. The fat was all speckled and unappetizing. Excel was the packer on the cryovac.

They shouldn't have freezer burn. I think what you saw was along the one side of the flat is from boning it out.

 

[leVieux]

My B-i-L, a real beef brisket expert, says there in no good reliable way to judge uncut, uncooked brisket.

 

[baboon]

My B-i-L, a real beef brisket expert, says there in no good reliable way to judge uncut, uncooked brisket.

I'm sure he would agree that leaner is better overly fatty, just on the yield of eatable meat

 

[mm54943]

Thom thumb has a similar death at 1.87

Looks like Randall’s (same company as Tom Thumb) has the same deal. Limit 1. The closest Randalls is a bit of a drive though.