Burgers from brisket trim . Civil smoker inspired .

[chopsaw]

After seeing @civilsmoker 's burger thread . https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/srf-wagyu-mushroom-bacon-burger.290534/#post-1995240

I remembered I had some trim from the brisket I just did . So I thought , why not grind it up and see how it is for burgers .
Here it is ,
about a pound and a half of trim . Not alot of fat .


Made 4 burgers .

Seasoned up with steak seasoning and in the fridge for a couple hours .

I was feeling the cast iron for this one .

Just cooked one as a test . If it's good I'll do the other 3 for a meal .
Kids were gone tonight . ( my kids are 25 and 27 )

Add some cheese , some water and a lid .

Opened the last of my dill chips from Al's recipe . Made last year this time , crunchy and great flavor .

Had to break out the burger baskets for this one .



OK ,,, now I guess I have to grind all my burgers from brisket . The smell while this was cooking was something I can't put words to . If you have done this you know .
This is crazy good . The fat was low , no splatter on the stove top , or left in the pan , but did not notice it in the burger , It was perfect . VERY good . I'm hooked on brisket for sure .

THE END .

 

[oddegan]

Hmmm. I just happen to have about 3 pounds of brisket trim in the freezer right now. Guess I know what I need to make this weekend.

 

[chilerelleno]

[Homer Simpson voice]
Mmmmmm, burgers!

 

[pc farmer]

Great lookin meal. I better save my brisket trim now.

 

[motocrash]

OK ,,, now I guess I have to grind all my burgers from brisket .

Yessir.

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/custom-burger-grind-2.276777/#post-1844625

 

[civilsmoker]

Chop.....Just awesome!!!! See I told you burgers are the true "food plate"

Love the double cast iron going as well!

And thanks for the props

 

[eddiememphis]

What would you say the grind ended up meat to fat ratio?

 

[forktender]

Damn your burgers look awesome in those diner trays.
I buy briskets and grind the whole thing we like it so much. We do the same with tri tips that I buy by the bag which has 4 to 6 peeled but not trimmed T.T. in them. The ultimate burger for us is 50/50 brisket & T.T.

 

[browneyesvictim]

Oh yeah!!! Welcome to the Brisket Burger addiction!!! Those look perfect Chop!
Huge LIKE!

 

[clifish]

Looks great...I was thinking of using brisket for the beef and some pork belly for the fat in a 80/20 mix....of course I need to scrounge up a meat grinder first.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Hell yeah! I ground up a whole brisket a couple months ago when they were on sale for $1.99lb. So good! Still got a few pounds in the freezer think it might be burger time this weekend! Or maybe wings haven't decided haha

 

[zwiller]

LIKE I like especially like the checkered liner.

This has me pretty much convinced to try this. Wife is paying $4-5/lb for ground chuck. GFS brisket is $3.49 and often on sale for $3.00. If you have his book, Franklin trims the heck out of his brisket so he has tons of trim. He doesn't say it but I bet serious money it is used for his sausage so there's another use for it.

 

[xray]

Damn that looks hella good!!! I love the basket and beer. I kinda feel like going out now for a burger and brew!

Like!

 

[chopsaw]

I better save my brisket trim now.

Yeah I threw away to much myself .

 

[civilsmoker]

Oh crap....I never even thought about doing self grind from a brisket......Now just need to talk the wife into why we need to...

 

[chopsaw]

Thanks for looking guys . Those baskets are cool , and better than paper plates in this case . I bought those at home depot , 4 for 5 bucks .
I'll be grinding up a whole brisket in the near future . Cheaper and better .