Beef Brisket.

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Has any ever cooked this cut of beef before?

I'd love to try it, but I heard that it must be cooked & smoked low & slow. about 14 hours or so. :wink:
 
That would depend on what part of the brisket you're dealing with. Most of the time grocery stores here will offer part of the flat. A whole packer brisket includes the whole flat and deckle (point) and can weigh 18 + pounds. I don't smoke brisket anymore because Karen doesn't like it. There are two schools in competition "Q" about brisket low and slow (225 to 275F) and hot and fast (350 to 375F), I have seen both methods place high in competition. Brisket is also a favorite cut of Jewish folks for holidays, where it is done in the oven.

https://heygrillhey.com/texas-style-smoked-beef-brisket/

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/04/jewish-braised-brisket-recipe.html

A favorite cut for California "Q", Santa Rosa style, is tri-tip.
 
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Alternately, you might grind it up, and make burgers, i.e.

Tyler Florence's Ultimate Beef Brisket Burgers, with caramelized onions, herbed horseradish mayo, sautéed mushrooms, Swiss Cheese, bacon & tomatoes.

http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/the-burger-bar-tyler-florence-173585

My Grandmother cooked it in the oven with carrots, onions and potatoes. The rest was used in sandwiches, etc.
 
Here's a vid from the undisputed world-renowned master of bbq, Chef Kevin Bludso, showing you how to do it.
He says that this cut of beef is very tough, so you have to baby it & cook it that way in order to help break down those tough fibers & connective tissues, & tame the meat so that there is far less chewing to do & more enjoyable eating pleasure!! :wink::hungry:
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo6ai4OgJRY
 
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Here's a pic of him. He's a big man who has been doing Texas-style bbq ever since he was a little boy, living & working in Texas with his tough-as-nails grandmother in Texas. She would get him up at 5 in the morning to help her. He didn't like it but he had to stay with her so that he would not associate with the wrong crowd & get into trouble. His mom would have him go there on occasion.

He did not want to become a bbq chef back then, but it made him, what he is today. A well-respected person who began his own business & loves every minute of it! He also appears on occasion in eps of Paramont TV's Bar Rescue, working with John Taffer. :wink:
 
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Want one of THESE, but a brisket takes much longer to cook!

The cut comes from the animal's chest area, which gets a lot of action when he walks or runs! :wink:
 

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If you've ever boiled a corned beef for St Patty's day in America,, you've made a brisket.

The past few years, when corned beef goes on sale around St Pat's, I like to buy an extra one, soak it to remove some of the salt, then rub it in pepper and smoke it then steam it again to make pastrami.
 
Karen W said:
Alternately, you might grind it up, and make burgers
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Michael Symon's restaurant (B Spot) serves a burger that's 60% Chuck, 30% Sirloin, and 10% brisket. It's my favorite restaurant burger. So, I decided to make my own blend that was 40% chuck, 40% sirloin, and 20% brisket, and it was incredible. There's such a BEEF flavor that comes through from the brisket.

I've also cooked brisket in the pressure cooker, and it turned out really well. I wish I had the time to do a low and slow cook!
 
buckytom said:
If you've ever boiled a corned beef for St Patty's day in America,, you've made a brisket.

The past few years, when corned beef goes on sale around St Pat's, I like to buy an extra one, soak it to remove some of the salt, then rub it in pepper and smoke it then steam it again to make pastrami.
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There's a huge variation in quality when it comes to brisket, particularly around St. Patrick's day. Kroger has them for $3/pound, which should be enough to tell you that it's not great (I had to learn that the hard way). The brisket I bought from the butcher was just south of $10/pound, and it was worth every penny, even though a big chunk of it was fat.
 
buckytom said:
If you've ever boiled a corned beef for St Patty's day in America,, you've made a brisket.

The past few years, when corned beef goes on sale around St Pat's, I like to buy an extra one, soak it to remove some of the salt, then rub it in pepper and smoke it then steam it again to make pastrami.
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Yeah, but I want to try it as being dry cooked & tasting the way that it is roasted or smoked to get that real down-home Texas-style flavor. The kind that everyone raves about when they want bbq. :wink:
 
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