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Ditto on several months keeping them fresh frozen. However, we prefer to cook 4-5 racks, eat what we want and freeze the rest. They hold up well for weeks and are always ready to be thawed and heated.
Walmart stocks them around here - $2.67/lb. I called two different stores that are known for their meat markets; both said they don't stock beef brisket because it doesn't sell. The best supermarket, Publix, stocks only the flats at a premium price.
Retired and enjoying it! My wife retired last year, so we're both enjoying life now, for sure!
During my work career, I started off after trade school as a television transmitter engineer. After seven years in that job, I took the plunge and got my first position in cable television in 1970...
Time was, if I hit .500, I felt kinda lucky. Then, I started getting more serious about grilling and smoking rather than assuming I knew everything! Reading about techniques and watching TV cooking programs embedded some good data, but it was still up to me to execute. As to different types...
Laugh all you want. Walnut WOOD is listed as an irritant, sensitizer, and potential (albeit rare) cause of NPC (Nasopharyngeal carcinoma). Look it up. Methinks what's in the wood goes up with the smoke.
I love building with walnut - use it routinely. If I'm doing very much milling, I have...
A lot of folks like ribs to be 'fall off the bone' and that's fine. Sounds like that's what your friend likes. Personally, I prefer the meat super tender but still attached so you see the outline of your teeth in what's left on the bone. I've been using 3-2-1 @ 220-225° and it works for us.
If I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest, I plan to smoke beef brisket, beef ribs, and pork spare ribs this summer!
In fact, I have 'em waiting in the fridge now, so put it on me!!!