How much to charge for smoked brisket

jpouchman · 12-11-2009, 05:51 PM

I have 3 different people that want each want a brisket next Sunday. No sides, just brisket! I haven't figured out if I am doing them on the Fatboy or my FEC 100. But I will smoke it & slice it. I plan on using a whole packer's for all of them. I figure I will put them in large tin foil trays after slicing. What should I charge? I thought $60 to $70 per brisket??

Smokin J · 12-11-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jpouchman

I have 3 different people that want each want a brisket next Sunday. No sides, just brisket! I haven't figured out if I am doing them on the Fatboy or my FEC 100. But I will smoke it & slice it. I plan on using a whole packer's for all of them. I figure I will put them in large tin foil trays after slicing. What should I charge? I thought $60 to $70 per brisket??

That depends on the weight. I think you are selling yourself short though, unless they are small briskets.

Bbq Bubba · 12-11-2009, 07:01 PM

$12.00 per lb.

C Rocke · 12-11-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

$12.00 per lb.

Word

txschutte · 12-11-2009, 07:33 PM

Diva Q · 12-11-2009, 07:45 PM

$12.00 here too.

MilitantSquatter · 12-11-2009, 08:02 PM

At the opposite end... Hill Country in NYC gets $22/lb for moist and $20/lb for lean...

Skip · 12-11-2009, 08:20 PM

Yeah the brisket is going to cost you 30-40 and thats just the pieces of meat.

kurtsara · 12-11-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip

Yeah the brisket is going to cost you 30-40 and thats just the pieces of meat.

How much you pay for brisket?

BBQchef33 · 12-11-2009, 11:35 PM

brisket packers at RD here is $1.89 for IBP and $2.09 for Sterling(CAB)

28 -32 bucks for the brisket. Cooked figure you will yield 6 lbs on a 15lb brisket.

12$/lb, thats 72 bucks.

I charged 16$/lb for brisket(and 12$ for butt) around here during the summer for a few drop offs and no one flinched.

jpouchman · 12-12-2009, 01:49 PM

Thanks for the responses! Jeff

Skip · 12-12-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kurtsara

How much you pay for brisket?

I pay approximately $2 a pound and look for 15 lbs. Thats $30 and I shop at an RD. I know the store charge 2.99 to 5.99 a pound.

BigJimsBBQ · 12-12-2009, 05:45 PM

If you are slicing be careful as the Brisket will start drying out quick. I Vacuum seal as soon as sliced and give them a disposable pan & lid to keep warm. I tell them to keep in the oven at about 150' until time to searve and then slice and dump bag prior to serveing. If your Brisket is truely good, don't sell less that $16/lb (Finish Weight, not green weight), as your yield will be 50%.

bam · 12-13-2009, 03:57 PM

Your in Chi town 15-17 dollars a pound sounds about right. That should cover your cost and put a few bucks in your pocket for the effort.

chopshop · 12-15-2009, 03:15 PM

who cares you make 60 to 80 bucks to stand around doesnt seem like a bad idea. its not like your slaving over the smoker all day.

12-11-2009, 05:51 PM	#1
jpouchman Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-20-08 Location: Chicago, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How much to charge for smoked brisket I have 3 different people that want each want a brisket next Sunday. No sides, just brisket! I haven't figured out if I am doing them on the Fatboy or my FEC 100. But I will smoke it & slice it. I plan on using a whole packer's for all of them. I figure I will put them in large tin foil trays after slicing. What should I charge? I thought $60 to $70 per brisket?? __________________ LRG BGE, XL BGE, WEBER KETTLE, RED WEBER, DACOR GAS, BACKWOODS FAT BOY, 3 BBQ GURU & AN FEC 100

12-11-2009, 07:33 PM	#5
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, NE USA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup. __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. I'm such a ZERO. Team Whosoever Q If a man looks lustfully at eggs and bacon, he has already committed breakfast in his heart.

12-11-2009, 07:45 PM	#6
Diva Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-20-07 Location: Barrie,ON,Canada eh! Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	$12.00 here too. __________________ Diva Q Website Follow me on Twitter and like us on Facebook. Check out my new show BBQ Crawl ! Life is too short for bad BBQ®

12-11-2009, 08:02 PM	#7
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: soon to be in Mooresville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	At the opposite end... Hill Country in NYC gets $22/lb for moist and $20/lb for lean... __________________ Vinny 22" WSM & Kettle Former owner: Jambo, Klose BYC, Med. Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL & (2) Med. BGE's, (2) 18" WSM's

12-11-2009, 08:20 PM	#8
Skip is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-24-07 Location: Wantagh, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah the brisket is going to cost you 30-40 and thats just the pieces of meat. __________________ WannaBeBBQueen's Prince Consort Swamp Pit BBQ's freeloader To part or not to part: that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to part and suffer the slings and arrows of ostentatious brothers or to not part when faced with a sea of dissent, and by compromise end it? To part: to succeed. Forever more: and by succeed to say we win. Yeah it looks good...but how does it smell? Member of The Big Guns BBQ Team Semper Fumantem

12-11-2009, 07:01 PM	#3
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	$12.00 per lb.

12-11-2009, 11:35 PM	#10
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Downloads: 10 Uploads: 4	brisket packers at RD here is $1.89 for IBP and $2.09 for Sterling(CAB) 28 -32 bucks for the brisket. Cooked figure you will yield 6 lbs on a 15lb brisket. 12$/lb, thats 72 bucks. I charged 16$/lb for brisket(and 12$ for butt) around here during the summer for a few drop offs and no one flinched. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Klose built MoAB (Mother of All Banderas) passed on to Big Dog, 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 1 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 1 Pit Barrel Cooker, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

12-12-2009, 01:49 PM	#11
jpouchman Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-20-08 Location: Chicago, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the responses! Jeff __________________ LRG BGE, XL BGE, WEBER KETTLE, RED WEBER, DACOR GAS, BACKWOODS FAT BOY, 3 BBQ GURU & AN FEC 100

12-12-2009, 05:45 PM	#13
BigJimsBBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-10-09 Location: Newnan, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you are slicing be careful as the Brisket will start drying out quick. I Vacuum seal as soon as sliced and give them a disposable pan & lid to keep warm. I tell them to keep in the oven at about 150' until time to searve and then slice and dump bag prior to serveing. If your Brisket is truely good, don't sell less that $16/lb (Finish Weight, not green weight), as your yield will be 50%. __________________ Big Jim - Newnan, GA Customized Lang Model 84 Longneck

12-13-2009, 03:57 PM	#14
bam is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-22-08 Location: Philly, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Your in Chi town 15-17 dollars a pound sounds about right. That should cover your cost and put a few bucks in your pocket for the effort. __________________ AKA "Huck" BBQ Resource: [URL="http://www.huckshut.com"]www.huckshut.com[/URL] Streaming BBQ Podcast: [URL]http://www.inthehut.com[/URL]

12-15-2009, 03:15 PM	#15
chopshop On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-10-06 Location: Seaside Heights NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	who cares you make 60 to 80 bucks to stand around doesnt seem like a bad idea. its not like your slaving over the smoker all day. __________________ www.chopshopbarbecue.com

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