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re: What is so special about Franklin's BBQ and why isn't it replicated?
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:22 am to cave canem
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:22 am to cave canem
Lmao. You aren’t making better brisket on your pellet
To address OP: He’s buying brisket quality the average home cook isn’t paying for. He has much better insulated smokers than the average home cook. His place has also cooked a trillion briskets, so they can better adapt to inconsistencies in weather and wood.
To address OP: He’s buying brisket quality the average home cook isn’t paying for. He has much better insulated smokers than the average home cook. His place has also cooked a trillion briskets, so they can better adapt to inconsistencies in weather and wood.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:31 am to Louie T
We can all agree that Houston and Austin gets to laugh at Dallas when it comes to quality barbecue
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:48 am to Rouge
Zappas Stache may take offense to that.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:08 pm to LSUZombie
Louie Mueller's BBQ is about 25 minutes north in Taylor and is just as good. Can sleep in, wait in a 10 minute line if any, eat lunch there, and make it back to Jester King all while the Franklin fan bois are still waiting in line.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:35 pm to Louie T
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Lmao. You aren’t making better brisket on your pellet
Good to know TD has some master smokers
Maybe now there won’t be a picture thread every week about some slapdick’s smoked butt
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:38 pm to GRTiger
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Louie Mueller's BBQ is about 25 minutes north in Taylor and is just as good.
No, it’s not. It is good, top tier even, but not on the same level.
The drop off between Franklin and a place like LM, la bbq, Truth isn’t that significant so I agree people may be better served going elsewhere to get damn good bbq. I’ve had brisket pretty damn close to Franklin at a place like Miller’s Smokehouse in Belton. But I think for overall quality and consistency, everyone should go to franklin at least once.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:39 pm to Louie T
quote:They aren't insulated, at all.
He has much better insulated smokers than the average home cook.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:43 pm to GRTiger
Louie Mueller's brisket is generally good but inconsistent. I have been there for lunch about 25 times since 2007 and occasionally it is top notch, falling apart tender and tasty. Most of the time not quite so good. I suspect inconsistent meat quality is the reason.
Also, only once have I seen no line. Most of the time, wait is at least 15 min. or longer. There seems to be regular people turnover at the order/service counter which doesn't help.
Also, only once have I seen no line. Most of the time, wait is at least 15 min. or longer. There seems to be regular people turnover at the order/service counter which doesn't help.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 1:09 pm to SUB
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Zappas Stache may take offense to that.
Well, Dallas has a lot of new barbecue places since Rouge had to leave town a few years ago, but I can't claim to be an expert. I did taste some Franklin's a couple of years ago....I chewed and then spit it out.....it was damn good.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 1:17 pm to TXT
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Most of the time not quite so good.
Crazy talk
I've gone to LM 2-3 times a year since 2011, and I can only remember two average/disappointing experiences, and one was when I took it to go and ate 20 minutes later. And probably only a handful of times at most the line was longer than 10-15 minutes during lunch (always during the week). Probably a dozen or more times there was 0 or 1 person/group at the counter when I walked in.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 3:13 pm to REG861
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But I think for overall quality and consistency, everyone should go to franklin at least once.
This is definitely fair. It is truly excellent. But speaking as a guy who might make it to Austin 2 weekends a year I probably wouldn’t do it again.
Obviously if I lived in Austin it would be a different story.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 3:48 pm to Sun God
All the asshat Johnny come latelys on here. If Louie's is good enough for Don Henley it damn sure is good enough for these keyboard cowboys. I have spoken.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 3:53 pm to AlxTgr
What smokers are you looking at? It’s some of the thickest rolled steel of any smokers I’ve seen, they’re incredibly well seamed + don’t leak smoke, and their fireboxes are rock solid.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 7/21/20 at 3:55 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 7/21/20 at 4:15 pm to LSUZombie
It’s smoked brisket folks. Never knew there is/was in the realm of wine, coffee/beans, bourbon, beer/ales/stoutes, charcoal, crawfish boiling techniques. Learn something everyday
Posted on 7/21/20 at 5:17 pm to GRTiger
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Louie Mueller's BBQ is about 25 minutes north in Taylor and is just as good. Can sleep in, wait in a 10 minute line if any, eat lunch there, and make it back to Jester King all while the Franklin fan bois are still waiting in line.
That's closer to 40 minutes north then an hour drive down to Jester King from there. Weird choice of places to flex about wasting time.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 5:35 pm to TH03
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That's closer to 40 minutes north then an hour drive down to Jester King from there. Weird choice of places to flex about wasting time.
Saving hours of time despite the distance between the locations I chose was literally the point.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 5:40 pm to Tiger Ryno
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All the asshat Johnny come latelys on here. If Louie's is good enough for Don Henley it damn sure is good enough for these keyboard cowboys. I have spoken.
Alvin Franklin himself was just some nerdy hipster with no life goals until he put that magical meat candy from Louie's to his lips and it changed his life. Look it up.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 5:47 pm to GRTiger
"why waste 3-4 hours in line when you can waste 3-4 hours driving all over CTX?"
Like I said, it's a weird flex.
Besides, not eating the pizza at JK should be a capital offense.
Like I said, it's a weird flex.
Besides, not eating the pizza at JK should be a capital offense.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 7/21/20 at 6:00 pm to LSUZombie
Absolutely average at best. I know a longtime employee get to eat there whenever I’m in town. Nothing out of the ordinary for me. Nothing
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