gaspipe1
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Well, I went to two different BBQ joints back to back weeks. So I was thinking about posting a review about each one incase someone is in NY and wants to try it.
The 1st was Blue Smoke. Without going into too much detail, it was good. Its was very good, prob. the best BBQ place I've been to. And the best brisket I ever had. For about a week, then came Fette Sau.
Fette Sau was amazing. Both spare and boneless beef ribs were very good. I've made better (sometimes) but needless to say they are great ribs and will not disappoint.
The pulled pork was awesome. Much better than mine, it was so moist. I fallow Chris Lilly's recipe and mine never came out that moist. And I always thought I made a great pulled pork. But this was better hands down. I think they smoke in pans.... it's the only way I can see having this much juice. I mean looking in the pan where they serve the pork there was a puddle of juice.
The pork belly!! Very good.. it was excellent but I wouldn't expect anything less from a nice thick slab of bacon. And the same goes for their links. Very very good. But to be honest it wasn't the pork dishes that blew me away. It was their brisket.
The brisket, first I want to say that I never thought brisket could taste this good. It was insane. I would always see on bbq shows where judges would say there is nothing worse than bad brisket and nothing better than amazing brisket. And I always try brisket wherever I go. And for the most part I think I have made and ordered good brisket.
Theirs was so moist. I mean crazy moist. It seems a lil undercooked I think, it had some pink. And I tried to pull it using my fingers, by no means did it crumble. But it had more "elasticity" then I would think it should. Also it had some fat (not too much since I hate fat chunks in beef) and it wasn't the fat cap that seperates the point from the flat. There was no point/burnt ends (they use that for the beans) the flat had some fat vein in it.But like I said not too much. Also the bark wasn't as dry and crunchy as I would expect and like. Another reason I think they use pots.
Even with the lack of crunchy bark, and failing the pull test this may not win 1st place in a competition but it is the absolute best. To the point I don't know if it's possible to make it better. If not getting 1st place means make'n brisket like this then I don't want to win. (BTW I'm a backyard smoker.. I do not compete.) I just find it amazing how good this was.
Some points that I noticed when I was there:
They use a Southern Pride smoker
Black Angus Beef
I think the pork is berkshire hogs not 100%
So after all that rant... how do I make brisket like that? I think I am ruined now for life. Any chance one of Fette Sau's pit masters here? Matt Lang... hello?
Hope this post makes sense, got to excited again.
The 1st was Blue Smoke. Without going into too much detail, it was good. Its was very good, prob. the best BBQ place I've been to. And the best brisket I ever had. For about a week, then came Fette Sau.
Fette Sau was amazing. Both spare and boneless beef ribs were very good. I've made better (sometimes) but needless to say they are great ribs and will not disappoint.
The pulled pork was awesome. Much better than mine, it was so moist. I fallow Chris Lilly's recipe and mine never came out that moist. And I always thought I made a great pulled pork. But this was better hands down. I think they smoke in pans.... it's the only way I can see having this much juice. I mean looking in the pan where they serve the pork there was a puddle of juice.
The pork belly!! Very good.. it was excellent but I wouldn't expect anything less from a nice thick slab of bacon. And the same goes for their links. Very very good. But to be honest it wasn't the pork dishes that blew me away. It was their brisket.
The brisket, first I want to say that I never thought brisket could taste this good. It was insane. I would always see on bbq shows where judges would say there is nothing worse than bad brisket and nothing better than amazing brisket. And I always try brisket wherever I go. And for the most part I think I have made and ordered good brisket.
Theirs was so moist. I mean crazy moist. It seems a lil undercooked I think, it had some pink. And I tried to pull it using my fingers, by no means did it crumble. But it had more "elasticity" then I would think it should. Also it had some fat (not too much since I hate fat chunks in beef) and it wasn't the fat cap that seperates the point from the flat. There was no point/burnt ends (they use that for the beans) the flat had some fat vein in it.But like I said not too much. Also the bark wasn't as dry and crunchy as I would expect and like. Another reason I think they use pots.
Even with the lack of crunchy bark, and failing the pull test this may not win 1st place in a competition but it is the absolute best. To the point I don't know if it's possible to make it better. If not getting 1st place means make'n brisket like this then I don't want to win. (BTW I'm a backyard smoker.. I do not compete.) I just find it amazing how good this was.
Some points that I noticed when I was there:
They use a Southern Pride smoker
Black Angus Beef
I think the pork is berkshire hogs not 100%
So after all that rant... how do I make brisket like that? I think I am ruined now for life. Any chance one of Fette Sau's pit masters here? Matt Lang... hello?
Hope this post makes sense, got to excited again.
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