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  1. chinesebookie

    Beef Short Plate

    I am in the Philippines, and good beef is not produced here, except for the Wagyu from Mindanao. And that's mondo expensive. So, I now have two suppliers for US beef. One is offering Beef Short Plate as an alternative to brisket (packets cut brisket costs about $8-10/kg here). At $6-8 per KG...
  2. chinesebookie

    Smoked a brisket yesterday and...

    it took a long time to get to 88 C or 190+ F. This was a Swift Choice 6 KG or 13+ lb packers cut. I've been watching the Aaron Franklin Youtube videos, so I trimmed the excess fat down to 1/4 to 1/2 inch, any silverskin I saw, the deckle, and any parts that looked like they would burn. Then I...
  3. chinesebookie

    Hello from Manila

    I've lived in the Philippines for 8 years, previously lived in Chicago. I first discovered brisket working as a consultant in San Antonio and coming up to Austin for the weekend. If you avoided the interstates, the state and county roads and roadhouses were fascinating. Stopping at antique and...
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