My favorite brand of brisket

[sudsandswine]

Is Black Canyon choice grade from Sam’s Club. Yes choice, not prime. I like these better than any brand and grade carried by Sam’s, Costco, or a variety of local grocers. The results are always consistently excellent provided I do my part. I bought a case of them for my buddy’s wedding this fall. Figured it was probably our safest bet to just go ahead and get the meat now. I look forward to cooking these.



(the IBP box on the floor is the pork)

 

[Mikhail]

That's pretty.

 

[smoke ninja]

I tend to prefer superior angus brand from RD. it's upper choice. I really liked Costco prime briskets but there was so much extra fat to trim and honestly the points were hard to render properly.

 

[sudsandswine]

I tend to prefer superior angus brand from RD. it's upper choice. I really liked Costco prime briskets but there was so much extra fat to trim and honestly the points were hard to render properly.

I’ve gotten those before, I liked them a lot too.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

I've noticed that Goldees seems to cook Creekstone Farms choice briskets, and I bet it's because it's easier to render out the fat. I think any upper 2/3rds choice is a good sweetspot for briskets . I used to be able to source the Creekstone Farms primes from my butcher and they always turned out good but they are rich. Occasionally I'll see a CAB brisket at the grocery store and I'll snag it. Sam's doesn't always have the Black Canyon brand. I'll keep an eye out. They have another brand they also carry.

 

[sudsandswine]

Yeah, they had Excel there too, which is what they tried to give me at first (I said I wanted Black Canyon). The Black Canyon briskets came in a National Beef box, so I guess it's one of their lines.

 

[Jmgunn]

I’ve never paid attention to the fact that they have different brands for choice. I’ll have to check that out again. I do know my 2 favorite briskets from Sam’s we’re both choice.

 

[sudsandswine]

I’m not sure they all do, but the two I visit most often do (Independence and Raymore)

 

[16Adams]

From my beginning in smoked meat my lean too for advice always taught me "choice is the sweet spot"

 

[oldgfbbq]

I've always enjoyed asking people if Angus was a brand, breed or grade. You pretty much know all you need to know by their answer. CAB has done a wonderful job marketing their brand.

I remember my meat supplier pitching Black Canyon and being happy with them. Honestly, I don't remember whether it was Black Canyon or some other canyon, but they met our needs, ie consistent size, trimming, etc. As mentioned in another thread, we cooked choice grade with a few prime mixed in. And, it is just as easy to screw up a prime brisket as it is to screw up a choice.

IMHO, good thinking to get the meat now. Not only is the future price uncertain, the supply may be also. To be clear, I mean supply at the time you need them, not in the future generally.

 

[ssv3]

Amen my brother! I know we both mentioned in different cooks and threads about how much we love Black Canyon. I put down a Prime anytime there is a Black Canyon brisket around.

 

[oldgfbbq]

Amen my brother! I know we both mentioned in different cooks and threads about how much we love Black Canyon. I put down a Prime anytime there is a Black Canyon brisket around.

Periodically customers would ask if the brisket was Angus. Often it wasn't and I told them Angus was not the only breed of cow that taste good. :-D

 

[Jmgunn]

I’m not sure they all do, but the two I visit most often do (Independence and Raymore)

Good to know! We typically go to Liberty.

 

[mike243]

Kroger had briskets on sale last week for $1.99 a lb, been $5+ for a very long time, Excel brand, bought 8 to share some with the family, getting ready to grind 1 this weekend for burgers.