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Grade of brisket?
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:09 pm
Would I be ok buying a select brisket? Or should I go ahead and buy choice? I only buy choice or better steaks but I also don’t smoke them for hours on end.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:46 pm to CrawfishElvis
Will you be ok? Sure, it won't be terrible, but choice is better. My thoughts on it is if I'm spending the money and more importantly, the time, I want choice or prime.
A prime brisket is excellent, FYI.
A prime brisket is excellent, FYI.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:54 pm to CrawfishElvis
The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all, plenty anecdotal evidence on the net suggests it doesn’t.
Having said that it all comes down to price, at Sam’s the nominal difference in grade is reflected in the price so I usually go with prime if they have it since it is only a few dollars more.
I would be more concerned about the cut itself based on the looks. A nice uniform cut is hard to come across so if I see one I’m getting that regardless of grade.
Having said that it all comes down to price, at Sam’s the nominal difference in grade is reflected in the price so I usually go with prime if they have it since it is only a few dollars more.
I would be more concerned about the cut itself based on the looks. A nice uniform cut is hard to come across so if I see one I’m getting that regardless of grade.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 2:32 pm to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all, plenty anecdotal evidence on the net suggests it doesn’t.
I would love to see this anecdotal evidence
Posted on 12/1/22 at 2:35 pm to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all
There are outliers but I completely disagree with this statement.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 2:51 pm to Saskwatch
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There are outliers but I completely disagree with this statement.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 3:38 pm to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all, plenty anecdotal evidence on the net suggests it doesn’t.
Prime makes all the difference in the world when it comes to smoking a brisket. Prime is a lot easier to cook/more forgiving, the flavor is better, and it's much juicier and tender.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 3:42 pm to CrawfishElvis
The more fat/marbling in a cut the better it will be in a higher grade. A choice fillet vs prime fillet won't make much difference. Something fatty like a brisket or ribeye will make a ton of difference.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 4:03 pm to CrawfishElvis
Choice or better Angus, if it isn't angus get prime. Prime brisket is usually a cheap upgrade anyhow.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 4:06 pm to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all,
I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 4:24 pm to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all, plenty anecdotal evidence on the net suggests it doesn’t.
Yeh…. I don’t think this is correct.
Buy prime at worst…. Call the Meatatory in Pville to see if he has some wagyu in stock. If so, get that instead.
The wagyu will shrink up more than a prime, but it’s so damn good. I’ve done several wagyu and many prime briskets. It only took one time to try a prime over the other cuts to realize that it was worth the few extra dollars.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 4:48 pm to CrawfishElvis
We did a prime for Thanksgiving, I'm sure that it mattered. It was excellent. From Costco.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:18 pm to CrawfishElvis
Albertsons has $1.99/lb choice brisket on sale this week if you use the app.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:02 pm to OceanMan
Show us your best smoked select brisket
Posted on 12/2/22 at 5:23 am to Hou_Lawyer
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wagyu
If you are rich!
Posted on 12/2/22 at 5:49 am to OceanMan
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The grade isn’t the hugest deal for a slow cooked brisket. May not even matter at all, plenty anecdotal evidence on the net suggests it doesn’t.
There's actual evidence on the issue gathered each year at Texas A&M Camp Brisket. They cook briskets as identically as possible and have blind tasting by serious BBQ folks who attend. In 2022:
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Each grade/type of brisket was sliced so that each participant received a lean portion to rate on a ballot. When completed, the ballots were tabulated by the students to determine whether the participants could tell the difference in the grades or types of brisket. The winners? Chairman’s Reserve, Prime, and The Snake River Farms’ American Wagyu were at the top. Each year, this taste comparison usually results in Prime and Wagyu near the top and Select being near the bottom in ratings. There are perceivable differences in eating quality among different grades and types of briskets, and those interested in producing the best cooked briskets possible need to be aware of this.
TAMU Camp Brisket 2022 report
Daniel Vaughan attended in 2014 and had this to say about his year.
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Select and low Choice were pretty easy to spot. The grain of the meat was tighter and the slices were drier. One would expect the Wagyu, which runs for double the price of even Prime grade per pound, to outshine all of the competition. When it came to the blind tasting it was hard to distinguish. CAB, Prime, and Wagyu were all very similar. I actually selected the Prime as being the pricey Wagyu. While there was slight variation between the three (they were three different animals, after all), they were all good eating briskets. The point is that it’s tough to advocate paying the high price for Wagyu for a cut like brisket that’s already so well marbled. The gap in flavor and moisture between Prime and CAB was also minuscule, something to consider when you’re looking at that price difference of about 25 cents per pound.
Texas Monthly: What I Learned at Brisket Camp
They also do blind comparisons for different types of smoke wood. Not much difference in 2022, though oak or hickory usually wins.
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...briskets prepared using the four different smokes — oak, hickory, mesquite, and pecan. Each participant received a small slice of brisket from each smoke and were asked to rate it on 9-point scales. Students tabulated the results, and there were no differences among the four woods for sensory panel ratings. In 2019, participants found no differences in preference for the four different smokes used. Most other years, either oak or hickory wins this competition, but we are amazed that there are really few differences in how the participants rate these briskets cooked with different woods/smokes.
This lady is an expert on meat and probably drives up ticket prices.
Posted on 12/2/22 at 10:33 am to Twenty 49
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This lady is an expert on meat
She can grade mine anytime.
Prime plus a mix of oak & mesquite woods. Have tried bison too. It’s really good but needs to be pulled earlier.
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