Brisket or Not!

[jrsully77]

I went to the store and bought what I thought was a beef brisket but when I got home and read the label it said it was a “Pork Spare Rib Cut Brisketâ€. My question is what type of rub should I use (Brisket or Rib) and do I cook it differently than a beef brisket? It weighs 9lbs but I wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t sure if pork cooked faster than beef. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bbq bubba]

A what??? theres a strip of meat on the backs of spare ribs called the brisket but it is usually a small strip, cant imagine 9 lbs

someone will have an answer shortly... is there any fat or marbeling on or in it??

 

[jrsully77]

Yes, there is marbeling throughout the piece of meat but there is not a thick piece of fat on the bottom.

 

[jts70]

Very odd, could you post a pic I would like to see the cut of meat, maybe help to identify it. Personnally I would use your favorite pork rub.Let's know what you do!

 

[smokin for life]

A 9 lbs spare rib brisket, how big were the ribs!!! I never heard of anything that big. Are you sure it wasn't just the wrong lable on the meat?

 

[hawgheaven]

Nothing like that around these parts... a picture would be helpful if you can get one...

 

[bbq bubba]

The more i think about it, i wonder if it was mis-marked and u got a pork shoulder

Is there a bone in it? pics would help! Rub it down and smoke it low n slow, what ever it is it will be yummy

 

[domn8_ion]

It must be mislabeled. A 9# slab of ribs would be huge. I'm pretty sure they are normally about 3.5#'s.

 

[chris_harper]

at my local grocery chain, they have what they call a pork brisket, bone in. it looks like a beef brisket, kinda. has no fat cap, but is marbled real good. i haven't tried one, but they are cheap.

 

[jrsully77]

It might be a pork brisket b/c on the package it says "Bone Cut Out". I'll try to take a picture of it tonight so everyone can see.

 

[deejaydebi]

Interesting .... Mystery meat

 

[hawgheaven]

Ahhhh, mystery meat... I forgot about that cut. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[squeezy]

Now this is mystery meat ....

 

[deejaydebi]

The mystery meat that won the second world war!

 

[jrsully77]

Here is a pic. Let me know if this helps.

 

[chris_harper]

it looks, to me, like a few slabs of spareribs. have you opened the package?

 

[bbq bubba]

DOOOOH!!, you got 9 lbs of ribs with the brisket removed, open the package!!!

 

[jrsully77]

Right you are! There are three slaps of ribs with the bone removed. Well, at least I know what I have and how to smoke it now. Thanks for your help everyone.

 

[deejaydebi]

That's what my ribs usually look like.