BBQ'd Brisket In Texas

[Steppy]

My wife, two daughters and their families traveled to my son's place in New Braunfels the middle of August for a family reunion and to celebrate my son coming home from S. Korea where he was stationed for 2 yrs flying F-16s. I had bought him a Cookshack Amerique as a housewarming gift and he and I were anxious to turnout some good Q. We went to the local H-E-B and were able to buy PRIME beef brisket!!!! We dry brined it with kosher salt over night then used Meathead's BBBR on it, quadrupling the recipe. We smoked it for 4 hrs using hickory, then crutched it until internal temp was 203 F. One of my daughter-in-law's Texan uncles said it was the best brisket he'd ever had in his life . We did another one later on in the week and it was just as good. So when I got back to southern Maryland, I began looking for a source of prime brisket down here. Costco doesn't carry whole packer briskets period. I struck out a few more times and even checked with a restaurant owner I know and he couldn't find any prime brisket, only C.A.B. Finally, I found a place but I had to purchase a full case, which upon delivery was 59 lbs. At $3.68/lb, it was cheaper than the H-E-B brisket which was around $3.99 if I recall correctly. I smoked one of those briskets the same way I did in Texas and it was absolutely scrumptious! I'm so pleased I found a source for prime brisket!! I'm looking forward to corning some and to make pastrami next!

[HouseHomey]

Where are the pictures? I was so looking forward to them after reading your post. Show us the 60lbs too. Congratulations on your brisket success. That's good to hear.

[Huskee]

Nice! Congrats. Never fear about trying a CAB though, they're pretty stinkin' good too.

[Steppy]

I've done lots of CABs and they are indeed good

[HorseDoctor]

Nothing wrong with buying a case of something you really like either, as long as you have freezer space. It's the easiest (and cheapest) way for me to get beef chuck ribs. It was also the only way I could get pork belly before Sam's & Costco started to carry them. A little 7 cubic foot freezer is less than $200 and holds a lotta meat!

[RonB]

Congrats on sourcing da meat.

[hoovarmin]

Sometimes I think I prefer the CAB to Prime.

[EdF]

Apparently you're not the only one: http://www.seriouseats.com/2017/05/b...ice-steak.html

[hoovarmin]

Publix carries Angus Beef under their "Greenwise" label. But it is inferior to the CAB from my butcher by a long-shot.

[Steppy]

I didn't have any more fat cap to trim on the primes as I have on C.A.B. s in the past

[DeusDingo]

persistence is key!

[LA Pork Butt]

Be careful sharing with the neighbors. They will be over as soon as they smell smoke!

[HawkerXP]

Congratulations on the reunion and the find of good meat. Not exactly sure where you are in southern Maryland but if you should go through Leesburg Va that Costco has been getting the Prime full packers since earlier this year. oops, never mind. You are waaaay southeast of us.

[bardsleyque]

59 lbs. whats that 4 packers? Don't you just cook them all at once?!

[Steppy]

There were 5, the smallest was 8.9 lbs

[Spinaker]

Congrats on the reunion. That must have been a truly special cook.

[Steppy]

With my son in the military, my family doesn't get a chance to get together that often, so it was truly special in all respects.

[Spinaker]

I bet. That is a sacrifice the whole family makes when one serves. It is great that you were able to all get together and enjoy some BBQ. Steppy