I wanna hug my butcher

smoke ninja · 03-01-2014, 04:17 PM

Local butcher here still breaks down 4 or so sides of beef a week. I can get any cut my mind can think of. This is how get my 5-7 pound trimmed packers, he cuts them off the carcass. There's only 2 butchers I know of in this area that do this. The majority get all their beef pre cut in boxes.

They didn't have any mini packers today so the only brisket available was in a cryovac and 12 lbs. I didn't want one that large and didn't want to pay for the fat (don't know why the trimmed brisket from the carcass is the same cost per pound). Well they cut the toe side of the flat off for me and sold me the half with the point. They even trimmed some of the fat off the cap because I didn't want to pay for the waste.

Places like this are getting hard to come across.

Here's what I scored, 7 lbs of goodness.

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nucornhusker · 03-01-2014, 04:29 PM

Keep going back there keep him in business. That's a great place to have access to.

cowgirl · 03-01-2014, 04:38 PM

^^^What Husker said. Nice score!

Bludawg · 03-01-2014, 04:41 PM

He would be my best Buddy, I cook for me and I wont touch a brisket less than 12lb after I trim it. I guess it's a Texas thang.

chicagokp · 03-01-2014, 04:47 PM

He's a keeper! Always good to build a relationship like that!

sliding_billy · 03-01-2014, 05:10 PM

That is definitely a good butcher you have. Make sure he gets a nice Christmas card.

Ron_L · 03-01-2014, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bludawg

He would be my best Buddy, I cook for me and I wont touch a brisket less than 12lb after I trim it. I guess it's a Texas thang.

Not just a Texas thing. I prefer briskets that are around 15 lbs before trimming. O feel that they come out better and if I'm going to take the time to fire up the pit and cook I may as well make it worth my while. Leftover brisket has a lot of uses.

Bbq Bubba · 03-01-2014, 05:33 PM

Nice service. What did you pay per lb for the extra knife work?

smoke ninja · 03-01-2014, 05:33 PM

^^^^about what does a 15 lbs brisket way after trimming?

smoke ninja · 03-01-2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Nice service. What did you pay per lb for the extra knife work?

No extra. The cost for brisket is high, but normally trimmed of excess (and small in size, but that works for me). He didn't weight it until after he trimmed the fat cap for me. I don't think that was normal but he wasn't gonna let me walk. I've never had a butcher do that before.

The price is high 3.99/lbs for cab. But that's normally 6 pounds of edible packer for 24 bucks, something I can afford to do and it doesn't take to long. I can hit eastern market but can't get a brisket that small anywhere else.

Stingerhook · 03-01-2014, 05:46 PM

I wish I could find a real butcher around here, all chain stores. Nice hunk of goodness you got.

Ron_L · 03-01-2014, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by smoke ninja

^^^^about what does a 15 lbs brisket way after trimming?

Each brisket is different, but probably around 13 lbs.

Teleking · 03-01-2014, 06:05 PM

Ummm pretty sure that anything that came out of a cryovac came out of a box.

K Renas · 03-01-2014, 06:50 PM

Would you mind sharing the name of this accommodating butcher in the Detroit area?

smoke ninja · 03-01-2014, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Teleking

Ummm pretty sure that anything that came out of a cryovac came out of a box.

He butchers several sides a week. This is not his whole inventory. Cryovac primal cuts are available and are a fair price. In the case are roast and cuts not found at wallys or Meijer or rd.

03-01-2014, 04:17 PM	#1
smoke ninja somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-03-14 Location: Detroit michigan	I wanna hug my butcher Local butcher here still breaks down 4 or so sides of beef a week. I can get any cut my mind can think of. This is how get my 5-7 pound trimmed packers, he cuts them off the carcass. There's only 2 butchers I know of in this area that do this. The majority get all their beef pre cut in boxes. They didn't have any mini packers today so the only brisket available was in a cryovac and 12 lbs. I didn't want one that large and didn't want to pay for the fat (don't know why the trimmed brisket from the carcass is the same cost per pound). Well they cut the toe side of the flat off for me and sold me the half with the point. They even trimmed some of the fat off the cap because I didn't want to pay for the waste. Places like this are getting hard to come across. Here's what I scored, 7 lbs of goodness. [/URL] __________________ Let's all just calm down and smoke a fatty

03-01-2014, 04:29 PM	#2
nucornhusker Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-29-11 Location: Lincoln, NE	Keep going back there keep him in business. That's a great place to have access to. __________________ Yoder Smokers YS1500, Kamado Joe BigJoe & Joe Jr, IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller

03-01-2014, 04:38 PM	#3
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	^^^What Husker said. Nice score! __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

03-01-2014, 04:41 PM	#4
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	He would be my best Buddy, I cook for me and I wont touch a brisket less than 12lb after I trim it. I guess it's a Texas thang. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

03-01-2014, 04:47 PM	#5
chicagokp Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-17-11 Location: Chicago north 'burbs IL	He's a keeper! Always good to build a relationship like that! __________________ Shirley Fabrication 24x60 staightback cabinet + warmer Battle Box Midi UDS Weber Performer 22.5 Weber OTG WGA Charcoal Weber Genesis

03-01-2014, 05:10 PM	#6
sliding_billy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Princeton, TX Name/Nickname : )	That is definitely a good butcher you have. Make sure he gets a nice Christmas card. __________________ Custom Offset/GMG Davy Crockett/Vision Kamado/Blackstone 36"/Weber 22" "redhead"/WSM 14.5" X2/Jumbo Joe/Pit Boss Copperhead/KCBS

03-01-2014, 05:33 PM	#8
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	Nice service. What did you pay per lb for the extra knife work? __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

03-01-2014, 05:46 PM	#11
Stingerhook somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-13-12 Location: SE Florida Name/Nickname : Marty	I wish I could find a real butcher around here, all chain stores. Nice hunk of goodness you got. __________________ Marty UDS now gone, WSM 18", WSM 22" and pellet pooper in the garage for 18 months now.

03-01-2014, 06:05 PM	#13
Teleking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-10-08 Location: Maine	Ummm pretty sure that anything that came out of a cryovac came out of a box.

03-01-2014, 06:50 PM	#14
K Renas Found some matches. Join Date: 01-12-14 Location: Farmington Hills, MI	Would you mind sharing the name of this accommodating butcher in the Detroit area?