The Split Brisket: Who Knew?


 
Chris Allingham

Chris Allingham

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How come in all the years I've been barbecuing, I've never heard anyone mention a "split brisket"?

I'm in Austin, TX for SXSW and I take a walk through a HEB supermarket scoping out the meat department. Briskets everywhere. Whole packers. Flats. Pre-seasoned ready-to-cook. Cooked, sliced, ready-to-eat. I'm feeling jealous.

And then this thing I've never seen or heard of before: "Beef Brisket Split". It's a packer brisket cut in half along its length. You get both point and flat, but in a more reasonable size when a whole brisket is too much.

The things they have in Texas!

Regards,
Chris
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I'm in Austin, TX for SXSW and I take a walk through a HEB supermarket scoping out the meat department. Briskets everywhere. Whole packers. Flats. Pre-seasoned ready-to-cook. Cooked, sliced, ready-to-eat. I'm feeling jealous. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I find that funny too. In NJ, I've never seen anything resembling a packer in supermarkets, just tiny parts of over-trimmed flats. I have to get my briskets from RD.
 
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