Ask the brethren: Rate my butchers brisket

Butt_Pirate · 06-22-2011, 10:38 AM

Howdie smokers!
I do not have a ton of experiance picking out Briskets but I picked one up yesterday from a butchers close to my house. I get a kick outa the butcher so I do hope that he does good work.
This is some pics of the brisket. Its about 12lbs and I had got home put it in the freezer then rushed out the door for 2hrs to a buckle-up-baby clinic before I came back and took these pics. So if it looks a little white on the top it is just the frost setting in...

Okay brethrean so here is my brisket. You can give a score from 0-9 and I have braud shoulders so you wont hurt my feelings so if my butcher isn't up to par by your standards then please let-er-rip but if you feel its bad then please indicate why?
Thanks all!

Groundhog66 · 06-22-2011, 10:53 AM

Looks like a brisket to me.

The_Kapn · 06-22-2011, 10:58 AM

Looks like a pretty brisket to me.
Seems to be white fat, etc.
Was it flexible?

But, hard (or impossible) to speculate on quality from a picture, especially in the Cyro.

You'll know more when you cut into it and see the marbeling and such.

Good Luck.

TIM

expatpig · 06-22-2011, 11:01 AM

Looks like a standard cryo packed brisket to me too.

Butt_Pirate · 06-22-2011, 11:14 AM

It did have some good flex to the brisket and when I picked it up in the middle each end diped a good amount.

I should also say this is for personal use for a backyard bbq not for compatition.

I will also post pics when its outa the cryo bag close to Canada day weekend for a closeer inspection by the brethren!

cholloway · 06-22-2011, 11:15 AM

More than likely your butcher recieved the brisket already packaged this way from the processing plant. Maybe.

I'm just sayin'...

It looks good tho. Enjoy it.

Butt_Pirate · 06-22-2011, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cholloway

More than likely your butcher recieved the brisket already packaged this way from the processing plant. Maybe.

I'm just sayin'...

It looks good tho. Enjoy it.

It could be likely to happen a lot but since I have been in the walk in with the entire cows hangging on hooks I don't think he does get them in that way. Unless that was just there to pull the wool over my eyes.

Warthog · 06-22-2011, 11:43 AM

Looks like a nice brisket to me. Cannot really tell to much sitting in the cryovac.

chad · 06-22-2011, 11:46 AM

Your butcher is probably a good one and indeed has beef halves hanging in his locker, but that particular brisket looks like it's packed in IBP cryovac!! Nothing wrong with that at all. Most butchers bring in various "primal" cuts from the big producers just like that. If you like and trust the guy, well that's what counts - not where the farkin' brisket "came from". Most independent butchers don't custom cut brisket and then cryovac it. They'd give it to ya in butcher paper!!!

Butt_Pirate · 06-22-2011, 12:17 PM

Honestly he never said he does it himself but first time I came in and asked for a briskett he brought me too the back to make sure I knew what I was asking for. He just had the beef halfs there to show me on so its not like he said this was where my brisket would come from.
If he gets them to him like that then I cant complain since they have worked well for me so far.

chad · 06-22-2011, 12:19 PM

It's great to have a "relationship" with a real butcher. He'll be able to help with special orders, too. Congratulations!!

Butt_Pirate · 06-22-2011, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chad

It's great to have a "relationship" with a real butcher. He'll be able to help with special orders, too. Congratulations!!

Agreed that I have the confadence in having a butcher that can take care of my requests is great to have. I must say to earn a "relationship" with him I had to go though a uneasy experiance to get there. When he was showing mw the walk in I couldn't help but feel odd i was alone in a small cold darken room with a little man with a knife that could slice though my midsection, he also clearly had the skills to turn me into a kufta kabob if he wanted to!

jestridge · 06-22-2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundhog66

Looks like a brisket to me.

DAmn we finally agree on something, looks like a brisket too me also.

chad · 06-22-2011, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butt_Pirate

Agreed that I have the confadence in having a butcher that can take care of my requests is great to have. I must say to earn a "relationship" with him I had to go though a uneasy experiance to get there. When he was showing mw the walk in I couldn't help but feel odd i was alone in a small cold darken room with a little man with a knife that could slice though my midsection, he also clearly had the skills to turn me into a kufta kabob if he wanted to!

Yeah, you have to learn to ignore the arterial blood spray pattern on his coat, the mesh glove, and the holstered scimitar and steel.

coach52 · 06-22-2011, 01:19 PM

Sorry I am a newbie how should it feel when you pick it up?

06-22-2011, 10:38 AM	#1
Butt_Pirate On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-07-11 Location: Ontario Canada	Ask the brethren: Rate my butchers brisket Howdie smokers! I do not have a ton of experiance picking out Briskets but I picked one up yesterday from a butchers close to my house. I get a kick outa the butcher so I do hope that he does good work. This is some pics of the brisket. Its about 12lbs and I had got home put it in the freezer then rushed out the door for 2hrs to a buckle-up-baby clinic before I came back and took these pics. So if it looks a little white on the top it is just the frost setting in... Okay brethrean so here is my brisket. You can give a score from 0-9 and I have braud shoulders so you wont hurt my feelings so if my butcher isn't up to par by your standards then please let-er-rip but if you feel its bad then please indicate why? Thanks all! __________________ Large BGE:Hatched Jan 2011Weber OTS:salvaged Jun 2011Gasser*Komado Aficionado

06-22-2011, 10:53 AM	#2
Groundhog66 Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-20-10 Location: Livermore, CA Name/Nickname : Tim	Looks like a brisket to me. __________________ Backwoods Party G2 MAK 1 Star XL BGE SM BGE Weber 26" & JJ Blackstone 36" & 22" Brick Santa Maria Pit

06-22-2011, 10:58 AM	#3
The_Kapn Moderator Emeritus Join Date: 04-08-04 Location: Marianna, FL Name/Nickname : Tim	Looks like a pretty brisket to me. Seems to be white fat, etc. Was it flexible? But, hard (or impossible) to speculate on quality from a picture, especially in the Cyro. You'll know more when you cut into it and see the marbeling and such. Good Luck. TIM __________________ "Flirtin' with Disaster" BBQ Team (RETIRED) New Ninja Woodfired Grill for Christmas 2023

06-22-2011, 11:01 AM	#4
expatpig is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-20-10 Location: Cochrane, On.	Looks like a standard cryo packed brisket to me too. __________________ "When I was in Canada, I had a lot of time to think."- Doug Sahm [B][COLOR=red]UDS x 5[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=red][B]Weber Performer[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=red]Napoleon Apollo[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]GOSM[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][B][I]CSBBQA, KCBS, NOBS(Northern Ontario Barbecue Society)Professional Barbecue Team. USAJFKCENMA.[/I][/B][/COLOR]

06-22-2011, 11:14 AM	#5
Butt_Pirate On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-07-11 Location: Ontario Canada	It did have some good flex to the brisket and when I picked it up in the middle each end diped a good amount. I should also say this is for personal use for a backyard bbq not for compatition. I will also post pics when its outa the cryo bag close to Canada day weekend for a closeer inspection by the brethren! __________________ Large BGE:Hatched Jan 2011Weber OTS:salvaged Jun 2011Gasser*Komado Aficionado

06-22-2011, 11:15 AM	#6
cholloway Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-10-11 Location: East of Atlanta, GA. Name/Nickname : Colin	More than likely your butcher recieved the brisket already packaged this way from the processing plant. Maybe. I'm just sayin'... It looks good tho. Enjoy it. __________________ Colin - "Drinking alcohol can cause memory loss... or worse, memory loss" New Braunfels Hondo Offset New Braunfels Bandera (Refurbished & Improved) Char-Broil 450 (Purchased new in 1981) 1996 Blue Weber SS Performer Weber charcoal Go-Anywhere 2 Weber SJSs & modified stock pot Mini-WSM Weber rotisserie, Rib-O-Lator & Smokenator system Blackstone Tailgater Combo & STOK Island gasser

06-22-2011, 11:43 AM	#8
Warthog is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-20-09 Location: York, PA Name/Nickname : Ed	Looks like a nice brisket to me. Cannot really tell to much sitting in the cryovac. __________________ "Two Hungry Hogs" bbq team Pit Boss Brunswick, Weber Genesis Gold

06-22-2011, 11:46 AM	#9
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	Your butcher is probably a good one and indeed has beef halves hanging in his locker, but that particular brisket looks like it's packed in IBP cryovac!! Nothing wrong with that at all. Most butchers bring in various "primal" cuts from the big producers just like that. If you like and trust the guy, well that's what counts - not where the farkin' brisket "came from". Most independent butchers don't custom cut brisket and then cryovac it. They'd give it to ya in butcher paper!!! __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.

06-22-2011, 12:17 PM	#10
Butt_Pirate On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-07-11 Location: Ontario Canada	Honestly he never said he does it himself but first time I came in and asked for a briskett he brought me too the back to make sure I knew what I was asking for. He just had the beef halfs there to show me on so its not like he said this was where my brisket would come from. If he gets them to him like that then I cant complain since they have worked well for me so far. __________________ Large BGE:Hatched Jan 2011Weber OTS:salvaged Jun 2011Gasser*Komado Aficionado

06-22-2011, 12:19 PM	#11
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	It's great to have a "relationship" with a real butcher. He'll be able to help with special orders, too. Congratulations!! __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.

06-22-2011, 01:19 PM	#15
coach52 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-09-11 Location: whittier	Sorry I am a newbie how should it feel when you pick it up?

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