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Metalbender
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What grade brisket are you using for local comps???? Prime, Choice, Select.....?
Hmmm, and what would that brand be?......joking......:biggrin:Wagyu
What is your budget?
I used to get Wal-Mart Select packers when I first started competing and got a 2nd Place with one.
--This is how I roll, $1.87 per pound, but I don't fo to win.:icon_shy
What is your budget?
If you are in Tacoma, maybe you should look up Kapowsin Meats and see what they have to offer. Didn't you take an Apple Creek Timber Inc. class? I've heard nothing but good things about Kapowsin Meats, but you may have to buy case lots to get a deal.
Cash&Carry sometimes has Choice, but mostly they carry Select. I don't shop at Sam's, but hear they carry Choice. Costco has Choice flats and a lot of people do well with them. Restaurant Depot has CAB Choice also. I used to get Wal-Mart Select packers when I first started competing and got a 2nd Place with one.
Wagyu runs @ $4.99 lb retail but case price can knock them down to @ $2.99 lb
Got deep pockets?
Sams will sometimes get in prime flats and mark them as choice. Look at the packer band and if it is purple, its prime and will also state. Get to know the guys in the meat department and they will give you a heads up. All of the full briskets at Sams are choice or better. That depends on the distribution center for each Sam's. Our Sam's only carries choice flats. All the packers are select.
Restaurant Depot carries CAB choice and there are usually enough out to sort through to find good flat sections. If not, ask if they have more in the back. Took an 8th with one at Great Bend and that was some tough competition.
Everyone says Wagyu from the Pitmasters show. But they are not magic. They don't just win because you spent all that money on them. They also taste different.
But ultimately, if you can't cook a brisket, you should not buy a Wagyu. Concentrate on how to properly cook a brisket. If you can't score with a choice, you won't score with a Wagyu.
As for me, I'll stick with my CAB's and still do all right. And still have more money in my pocket for not wasting it on a Wagyu.
Oh, I also have a good deal on some muffin pans that don't do a damn thing for chicken either. If you don't believe it... Go look at the results.