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    So, What's The Point....

    ...of grinding brisket point into hamburger when it's so tasteless? Bought a medium sized choice brisket about 3 weeks ago, trimmed and separated the point, dunked the flat into the curing caldron, and ground the point into approx 75/25 burger. Prepared burgers in a tried and true SV/sear method, and other than what was added to them the meat was pretty tasteless. No beef flavor at all. There was plenty of marbling and I was looking forward to some unctuousness. Anyone else have a similar experience?

    Just can't beat a nicely marbled chuck roast for homeground.

    #2
    I agree. There are better uses for brisket than making it into hamburgers.

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    • CaptainMike
      CaptainMike commented
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      I usually smoke it and make chili or BE's.

    #3
    If you can find it, give chuck-eye steak a try. For the past several years it's been my go-to for burgers. It's cut from the same muscle as ribeye ... but sells for chuck prices.

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    • Hulagn1971
      Hulagn1971 commented
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      I will have to try this.

    • Potkettleblack
      Potkettleblack commented
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      It's a much harder working portion of the same muscle. The strip steak is the same muscle as well, just at the sirloin end it gets a bit tougher... nerve end. Chuck eye is nice, though. But needs a bit more care than eye of ribeye or strip.

    #4
    I don't know what kind of brisket they have where you are but I've done it a lot and love brisket burgers. I'm an 80/20 guy and use the brisket fat culled from other briskets during trimming. Now I won't argue that chuck is a fine choice as well, but I wouldn't say it was superior. But hey, each to his own....carry on.

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    • BRic
      BRic commented
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      I have had a mix of 40% chuck - 40% boneless short ribs - 20% brisket made for me

      and they were dam good.

    • Troutman
      Troutman commented
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      Now if you want to talk about shorties into burgers, now you're speaking my language !!

    • JoeSousa
      JoeSousa commented
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      Love the brisket/chuck/short rib combo.

    #5
    Maybe it was the SV’ing thing of the burgers. 😎

    Maybe they needed to be treated like burgers.

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    • CaptainMike
      CaptainMike commented
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      Nah, I do 'em both ways and they turn out great. SV is a good technique for a thick burger. My favorite is to smash 'em on the flattop, though.

    #6
    add a little bacon to the grind

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      #7
      Here is some infor on the perfect burger . I hate a dull burger .
      playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2012/04/quest-for-perfect-burger.html

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        #8
        It seems to me that a high fat cut of meat like that is better suited to an environment where the fat can render and the meat will be scrumptious to 165 internal. I would consider a leaner cut for SV burgers and maybe be a tad aggressive with the seasoning, or add some partly-to-mostly cooked chopped bacon to your mix.

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          #9
          Maybe a bad brisket?

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          • CaptainMike
            CaptainMike commented
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            Looked good, smelled great, nice and floppy, well-marbled point. This cow might have just forgot to show up for flavor day.

          • Potkettleblack
            Potkettleblack commented
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            Weird. If it smells tasty, should be tasty, as nose rules tongue.

          #10
          Wow, I have never had a brisket point that was flavorless, that is usually where a TON of flavor is.

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          • CaptainMike
            CaptainMike commented
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            Yeah, I was pretty disappointed. I think I'll give 'em the 'ol lonnie mac mustard smash tonight and see where that goes.

          #11
          The point is the muscle on top of the flat. But I thought you knew that...

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            #12
            I find brisket point so seldom where I live that I probably would not use it for burger. Never tried but I would have expected a good flavour.

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            • BRic
              BRic commented
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              try tenderloin meats you can buy the whole brisket or have them cut it for point or flat. I have seen one guy take point only . few times I have taken flat only .

            • jgreen
              jgreen commented
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              Thanks BRic. I have not tried there.

            #13
            I stopped using brisket and pork butt in my burger grind. Now I use chuck roll and prime rib (minus the ribeye cap).

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              #14
              So, I did some tonight a la smash burger and they were pretty good. Thanks everyone for the feedback, but I won't be using brisket point for hamburger again because there are a few better options, and, at the end of the day, well, what's the point.

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              • fzxdoc
                fzxdoc commented
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                Badda boom. I take your point.

                K.

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