Brisket point questions

[twatsonr1]

Hey all, got some questions on the point. Like most of you I cook the whole packers. Now I've gotten decent at burnt ends, but I'd like to just slice the point. Big question is, how do you do that? Do you seperate the point from the flat? Do you still slice against the grain? I've seen some pictures of you guys holding a big ole hunk of brisket that appears to be the point and flat together with the fat channel in between. Please help teach this padawon lol.

 

[Cliff H.]

[ame]http://youtu.be/sMIlyzRFUjU[/ame]

 

[twatsonr1]

Awesome thanks cliff!!

 

[Bludawg]

Take the back of your knife and work it through the fat vein between the point and the flat to unbook the brisket. Now you have a full point and a full flat. Slice it against the grain, I cut it down the center line nose to tail then slice from the middle out. Give the flat to an uneducated person sliced point is my favorite part of a cow.

 

[PekingPorker]

Yep, what Bludawg said. Nothing better than sliced point! Fatty Brisket!

 

[twatsonr1]

Do I pull it all off when the flat is done? I'm assuming I do

 

[Untraceable]

Making burnt ends is sacrilege after experiencing the joy of sliced point.

When Im serving brisket, I start at the point

 

[Bludawg]

Do I pull it all off when the flat is done? I'm assuming I do

If the thickest part of the flat is probe tender (butter knife in a Mayo jar feel) the point will be perfect.

 

[twatsonr1]

This is why I hang out here... You guys are awesome and full of knowledge

 

[BossDawgDH]

Making burnt ends is sacrilege after experiencing the joy of sliced point.

When Im serving brisket, I start at the point

To each his own:wink:

 

[Bludawg]

Never sacrifice a brisket point however Pork burnt ends are the cats pajamas

 

[BossDawgDH]

Like I said to each his own, everyone has an opinion. I know what I like and don't, I just hate it when people are so definitive about a subject. Many ways to enjoy brisket - and in my opinion if you've never had Arthur Bryant's or Gates & Son's burnt ends you're missing out!!!

 

[Bludawg]

Gates is my favorite joint in KC, I wouldn't eat if AB's if you where payin my tab tried it once ack!

 

[Wampus]

http://youtu.be/smilyzrfuju

^^^^this^^^^

 

[Smoking Gun]

I LOVE burnt ends! I Love my sliced flat too!

 

[BossDawgDH]

gonna take the hide road- slice it, dice it, cook and eat it however YOU like it...and as far as AB's goes will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart - i knew that old man personally, fed us as kids even when we didn't have a dime to pay for his grub so again I say to each HIS/HER own:wink: