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LuckySo-n-So 
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| Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:12 am)
What say the FDB?
(red wine, creole butter injection liquid, and brisket drippings)
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TigerHam85 
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:13 am to LuckySo-n-So)
I would eat it.
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OldHickory
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:24 am to LuckySo-n-So)
Hmm... never would've thought about it. Experiment for us and report back.
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Martini
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:29 am to LuckySo-n-So)
It'll work. Add a pat of butter if need be as well and swirl all in over medium heat. Probably pretty nice addition to the brisket drippings. Just remove the fat from them, maybe a bit of water for balance.
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LuckySo-n-So
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:41 am to OldHickory)
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Experiment for us and report back.
1.) Use good, brand name (read: Philadelphia) cream cheese. Wal-mart brand does not seem to work too well.
2.) Probably would have been wise to soften/melt the cream cheese before putting it (cold, straight from the fridge) in the already reducing sauce.  
3.) I could use an immersion blender--lots of little bitty white clumps of cream cheese now. Hopefully they will melt.
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OldHickory
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:47 am to LuckySo-n-So)
Blend that shite. Important stuff: how do it taste?
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LuckySo-n-So
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:51 am to OldHickory)
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Blend that shite.
Just did. (need a new regular blender too! )
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Important stuff: how do it taste?
Off tha chain. Perfectly thick. Took away some of the saltiness.
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OldHickory
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 9:57 am to LuckySo-n-So)
Awesome 
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LSU alum wannabe
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| re: Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy: (Posted on 11/22/12 at 12:58 pm to LuckySo-n-So)
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Cream Cheese as a thickening agent for a gravy:
Sounds deliciious, but as healthy as fried cheese!!
As already mentioned, report your findings.
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