Sean "Puffy" Coals
is one Smokin' Farker
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2010
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
I decided I was going to cook something before I went back to work on the 26th, I just hadn't decided what. A couple weeks ago I did my first brisket and everyone loved it, so I thought I'd do another one.
My cousin calls me up on the Face Booker and says that all anyone is talking about is how good my last batch of ribs were, and that every time she hears about them it makes her mouth water.
So, I figured I'd do my brisket and throw a rack of ribs on for her too and have her and her husband and new baby over for dinner.
I went Brisket shopping yesterday and almost had a heart attack when some of the places I went to were charging $5, $6, $7 a pound. I thought I might not be able to afford to do this cook afterall.
Then, the last place I went, a little locally owned market, I checked their meat dept. They had really decent prices on everything- pork & beef ribs,, steaks, whole chickens... but I couldn't find any brisket. I turned around to head back to the little butcher counter in the back corner of the store when out of the corner of my eye I spot a big refrigerator case with a sign above it that reads "Whole Beef Brisket $2.38/lb."
I checked them out- looked pretty good to my untrained eye. So I went back to the butcher counter to ask them if they'd seperate the point and cut the flat in half for me (for maneuverability). The guy goes in the back and asks the boss. A few seconds later he comes back out, hands me a piece of paper and says "no problem. write down how you want it and come back in 10 minutes."
Awesome!
I go get the spices I need and am back in 5 minutes, figuring I'd just wait for it; it's already done- cut the way I wanted, wrapped up and waiting for me. I thanked the guy and told him that if I had known they had whole briskets I'd have gotten one there earlier instead of the other place (i think i paid $5/lb or something like that...I was desperate for brisket, dang it!)
Definitely gotta remember that they have these. Hopefully they carry them next season too. Might go back and get 1 or 2 more when I get my big check.
Dinner is tomorrow night. I'll post some pron a.s.a.p. :whoo:
My cousin calls me up on the Face Booker and says that all anyone is talking about is how good my last batch of ribs were, and that every time she hears about them it makes her mouth water.
So, I figured I'd do my brisket and throw a rack of ribs on for her too and have her and her husband and new baby over for dinner.
I went Brisket shopping yesterday and almost had a heart attack when some of the places I went to were charging $5, $6, $7 a pound. I thought I might not be able to afford to do this cook afterall.
Then, the last place I went, a little locally owned market, I checked their meat dept. They had really decent prices on everything- pork & beef ribs,, steaks, whole chickens... but I couldn't find any brisket. I turned around to head back to the little butcher counter in the back corner of the store when out of the corner of my eye I spot a big refrigerator case with a sign above it that reads "Whole Beef Brisket $2.38/lb."
I checked them out- looked pretty good to my untrained eye. So I went back to the butcher counter to ask them if they'd seperate the point and cut the flat in half for me (for maneuverability). The guy goes in the back and asks the boss. A few seconds later he comes back out, hands me a piece of paper and says "no problem. write down how you want it and come back in 10 minutes."
Awesome!
I go get the spices I need and am back in 5 minutes, figuring I'd just wait for it; it's already done- cut the way I wanted, wrapped up and waiting for me. I thanked the guy and told him that if I had known they had whole briskets I'd have gotten one there earlier instead of the other place (i think i paid $5/lb or something like that...I was desperate for brisket, dang it!)
Definitely gotta remember that they have these. Hopefully they carry them next season too. Might go back and get 1 or 2 more when I get my big check.
Dinner is tomorrow night. I'll post some pron a.s.a.p. :whoo: