Flat Flats

Bigmista · 06-07-2007, 07:33 PM

I went to Restaurant Depot this morning to pick up some briskets for my comp this weekend. They sucked! Icouldn't find a single brisket with a flat over 1/2 and inch high.

How am I supposed to get decent slices out of those?

Gonna try Smart & Final on the way home.

Mooner · 06-07-2007, 07:35 PM

You could always cut them on a bias....

All joking aside though Mista, if you don't find any thicker ones angle your knife some when you slice and your pieces will appear thicker.

Bigmista · 06-07-2007, 07:38 PM

I really hope it doesn't come down to that.

bbqjoe · 06-07-2007, 08:13 PM

Nothing pizzes me off more than lame brisket.
I feel your pain.

Jeff_in_KC · 06-07-2007, 10:17 PM

I just picked up a couple of Black Canyon Angus briskets for the comp a week from tomorrow that were awesome! Sorry you're having trouble finding thicker flats... definitely been down that road.

Bentley · 06-07-2007, 10:39 PM

Don't give me no stinking excuses!

Dale P · 06-08-2007, 04:00 AM

I cant find any good briskets around my town. Butchers around here do not have a clue about BBQ. All they really care about is making the sell. When I ask to look at their product, I get this rolling of the eyes, and the "all of our meats are good" Bullcrap.

I feel your pain Mista.

SP · 06-08-2007, 06:31 AM

A few weekd ago they had some real bad packers at Sams. A week later they had some great ones. Some of the best they've had. It goes in cycles.

ique · 06-08-2007, 06:40 AM

I was at the Rest Depot in Needham MA yesterday and found the same thing. All the loose briskets had very thin flats and not competition worthy. I ended up buying a case of CAB packers and found about 1/2 of them were decent.

06-07-2007, 07:33 PM	#1
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Flat Flats I went to Restaurant Depot this morning to pick up some briskets for my comp this weekend. They sucked! Icouldn't find a single brisket with a flat over 1/2 and inch high. How am I supposed to get decent slices out of those? Gonna try Smart & Final on the way home. __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

06-07-2007, 07:35 PM	#2
Mooner is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-18-06 Location: Southeast Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You could always cut them on a bias.... All joking aside though Mista, if you don't find any thicker ones angle your knife some when you slice and your pieces will appear thicker. __________________ *Jordan* *MOFO Chapter* Blue Moon Porkers FEC100 / GMG Jim Bowie (Dealer)/ Sams Club Gasser / King Cooker Hot Tub

06-07-2007, 07:38 PM	#3
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I really hope it doesn't come down to that. __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

06-07-2007, 10:17 PM	#5
Jeff_in_KC somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-04-05 Location: Pleasant Hill, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just picked up a couple of Black Canyon Angus briskets for the comp a week from tomorrow that were awesome! Sorry you're having trouble finding thicker flats... definitely been down that road. __________________ Big Creek BBQ Competition Team KCBS Member and CBJ #14287 Contest Organizer - Smokin' on Big Creek Co-Founder and Executive Director Operation BBQ Relief, Inc. Visit us at Operation BBQ Relief dot org

06-07-2007, 10:39 PM	#6
Bentley Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-14-07 Location: Eden After the Fall Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't give me no stinking excuses! __________________ Certified Master Judge #5382 What is best in life? "To crush your BBQ opponents, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

06-07-2007, 08:13 PM	#4
bbqjoe Banned Join Date: 01-16-06 Location: Wikieup Arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nothing pizzes me off more than lame brisket. I feel your pain.

06-08-2007, 04:00 AM	#7
Dale P is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-28-06 Location: Porkbutt Ky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I cant find any good briskets around my town. Butchers around here do not have a clue about BBQ. All they really care about is making the sell. When I ask to look at their product, I get this rolling of the eyes, and the "all of our meats are good" Bullcrap. I feel your pain Mista. __________________ Spicewine Turbo 2007 model Perry Brothers & Sons Bar-B-Q

06-08-2007, 06:31 AM	#8
SP is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-20-06 Location: Kansas City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A few weekd ago they had some real bad packers at Sams. A week later they had some great ones. Some of the best they've had. It goes in cycles. __________________ [COLOR=blue]Clay[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]The Original Sauced Pigs BBQ Team[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]2 Homemade Smokers (1 for Sale) [URL]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f265/123sauced/Smoker.jpg[/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Weber Kettle[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Brinkmann Smoke n Pitt[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Charbroil Gasser[/COLOR]

06-08-2007, 06:40 AM	#9
ique is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-14-05 Location: New England Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was at the Rest Depot in Needham MA yesterday and found the same thing. All the loose briskets had very thin flats and not competition worthy. I ended up buying a case of CAB packers and found about 1/2 of them were decent. Last edited by ique; 06-08-2007 at 12:06 PM..

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