Disappointed....

[inkjunkie]

I am clueless when it comes to the different meat certifications.
Went into Cash & Carry yesterday, time for our monthly brisket. Tim, the manager seen me standing there looking at the empty bin. The particular brisket I buy had an empty bin. Tim said he had someone come in and buy 7 cases of them. Said I would have to take an "Angus" if I wanted or come back the next day. It is a 72 mile round trip so I went to look at the Angus briskets....holy fat cap. On one side the fat cap averaged close to 2 inches, the other was about half that. Jokingly asked Tim if he would discount it 50% because of the fat....he told me last Angus brisket he did he lost about 40% of the weight after trimming it...is this "normal" for an "Angus" brisket? What exactly is an "Angus" brisket?

 

[humdinger]

Ink, what price per pound did you pay?

 

[drewed]

Is it plain Angus or Certified Angus?  

Plain Angus is just meat from a Angus breed of cattle.  

USDA graders inspect black-hided cattle (typical of the Angus breed) and give it a grade. All beef considered for the brand must be the best Choice, or Prime, beef – truly the top of the scale. This top-quality Angus beef is then evaluated again, using the brand's set of 10 science-based specifications  for marbling, size and uniformity. If it's good enough to make the cut, then it earns the distinctive Certified Angus Beef  [emoji]174[/emoji]  brand label.

Basically a bunch of marketing hooha when it comes to long cooking meats.

 

[inkjunkie]

Ink, what price per pound did you pay?

I didn't, way to much of a fat cap for me. But it was $3.05@pound. We were looking for tomorrows dinner. The Boss requested pulled pork in its place, all of our butts are frozen so we picked up one. Think she paid $1.57@pound for it....

Is it plain Angus or Certified Angus?  

Plain Angus is just meat from a Angus breed of cattle.  

USDA graders inspect black-hided cattle (typical of the Angus breed) and give it a grade. All beef considered for the brand must be the best Choice, or Prime, beef – truly the top of the scale. This top-quality Angus beef is then evaluated again, using the brand's set of 10 science-based specifications for marbling, size and uniformity. If it's good enough to make the cut, then it earns the distinctive Certified Angus Beef [emoji]174[/emoji]
 brand label.

Basically a bunch of marketing hooha when it comes to long cooking meats.

Don't remember exactly what grade it was. Next time I go I will take a look.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Should've grabbed some Tri tip! It's on sale at C&C right now. I'd take Tri tip over brisket any day of the week!

 

[inkjunkie]

Should've grabbed some Tri tip! It's on sale at C&C right now. I'd take Tri tip over brisket any day of the week!

We should have. Only have one left...