Brisket from London (in winter)

[Paul299]

Looks good to me, great smoke ring too.

The thing with sourcing brisket in the UK is that the cattle are raised differently over here. They're nearly all grass fed most of the year maybe only being grain fed for a few weeks before being sent to salughter, plus we use breeds that have been bred to produce very lean meat. Best advice I can give is find a good butcher, it might take a while, and ask them if they can source you a whole brisket (you might have to show them an example of how American's cut brisket) from a Dexter of Angus cow since they're more likely to have a greater amount of marbling that's ideal for low n slow.

[Jeff_Carley]

Anonymouslemming

if you ever make your way out to Suffolk there is a great butcher outside of Mildenhall.
10 High Street, Bury St Edmunds IP28 7EQ

This is where we got all our big beef products. family has been supplying the region for generations. It may have changed a bit since I was last there, 2008- 2011, but when I was there this was the only place for me.

-Cheers

[Danjohnston949]

I once Visited Mindenhal to see a cousin and her husband who were stationed at the USAF Base! I bought A Toy Mamod Steam Tractor for My Son, Shawn at a Shop in the Town Square! He was born in 1976, I was there in 1978! It Sits Unran on the Fireplace?
From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND USA, Dan

[Jeff_Carley]

small world

[Anonymouslemming]

We have a Ginger Pig nearby now so I'm going to try there. We very seldom make it out into he country

[bbqoaf]

Awesome smoke ring, that's one pretty brisket!

[Willy]

RSA! Have you had monkey gland steak?

[Danjohnston949]

@Anonymousiemming, You and Your Brisket are a Credit to Weber Kettle Users World Wide! Leaving the Vents Open is just a minor error! I and
MyOldTimers leave the Lid Partially Open? Fortunately The Cook was just getting Started and My FireBoard alerted Me!
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND USA, Dan

[Anonymouslemming]

*drool*

That looks epic !

[HawkerXP]

Nice looking brisket!

[Anonymouslemming]

RSA! Have you had monkey gland steak?

I have; many many times. That and peppercorn sauce!

[DaveJH]

Turner&George in St John Street ,shop or internet next day delivery to Greater London. Good website.

[Dale Case]

Anonymouslemming Great looking Brisket !! Love that smoke ring..

[Baker Dan]

I have never seen such a profoundly developed smoke ring. It's kinda pretty!

[dtassinari]

I used to live next door to one of London's best butchers: HG Walter (meat purveyor for many multiple-Michelin-starred restaurants in the city). They provide incredible customer service and even their "basic" meat is fantastic, but as you can imagine they're not cheap.

How not cheap, you ask? Well, the listed price on their website for smaller cuts of brisket (1-2 kg) is £12.90 per kg, which currently runs at just above $7/lb. No idea how well marbled it is, but I doubt it'd be graded much above a Select in the States...

(I can hear Jerod Broussard screaming from over here in Italy...)

You may be able to negotiate down the price for a whole packer, though. And anyway it's worth a trip just to window-shop. It's literally less than fifty steps from Barons Ct tube, so fairly central.

[Jerod Broussard]

We got some gooooooooood Choice at Wal-Mart for $1.96/lb and just a few days ago they were $1.76/lb.

[dtassinari]

Now you're just rubbing it in...

One of these days I'll write a post on the trials and tribulations I'm going through to find decent beef short ribs here in Italy, never mind brisket!