How to buy a good brisket


 
J Hasselberger said:
The Whole Trimmed is a full packer trimmed for smoking. They trim them at the store, re-vacupak them and up the price by a dollar or two a pound.
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Wow. I like that. And I stand corrected. No such thing here in CA. Leave it to the Brisket Capital of the Universe to offer briskets like that. :D
 
J Hasselberger said:
Our local H-E-B sells them "Whole Trimmed" in addition to plain ol' untrimmed packers. The Whole Trimmed is a full packer trimmed for smoking. They trim them at the store, re-vacupak them and up the price by a dollar or two a pound. They take off about 1-2 pounds of the heavy fat and leave a decent fat cap. I was at the store today and saw a trimmed Kobe brisket for $6.99 (not Wagyu or Kobe-style, but "Kobe"). The butcher said they had full Kobe packers for about $5. Couldn't do it today, but I will return next week!

Jeff
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I checked it out yesterday, that's exactly what is being sold here. Makes the price far more palatable.
 
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