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kerstingm

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Apr 21, 2013
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This is supposed to be a 18lb whole packer brisket, when I took it out of the vac pak bag it fell into what you see in the picture, 6 chunks of meat that do not look like any brisket flat or point I've ever seen before? Anyone else see anything like this before? They look more like tri tips. The package had brisket label
 

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Anyone else see anything like this before?
I'll venture an educated guess .
Check Pectoral . Also known as special grind .
Sits on top of the brisket , gets trimmed off .
Usually come 6 to a bag where I get them .
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Looks like this right out of the bag ,
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After cleaning / trimming ,
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I know not the brisket you wanted , but it's a good useful cut of beef .
Here's a couple ways I use it ,

Overnight dry brine . Grilled hot and fast .
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Slice across the grain .
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Roast beef and gravy ,
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Makes good grind too . Chili , burgers , or pasta sauce .
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If you buy " stew " meat at the store , good chance it's chuck pectoral .
Same with ground beef .
 
 
I'll venture an educated guess .
Check Pectoral . Also known as special grind .
Sits on top of the brisket , gets trimmed off .
Usually come 6 to a bag where I get them .
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Looks like this right out of the bag ,
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After cleaning / trimming ,
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I know not the brisket you wanted , but it's a good useful cut of beef .
Here's a couple ways I use it ,

Overnight dry brine . Grilled hot and fast .
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Slice across the grain .
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Roast beef and gravy ,
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Makes good grind too . Chili , burgers , or pasta sauce .
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If you buy " stew " meat at the store , good chance it's chuck pectoral .
Same with ground beef .
Thank you for all of the info, I've never heard of it before, it attach a photo of the package label.
I am definitely doing grind, there wasn't a lot fat on any of the pieces, i trimmed to square up and cut off some freezer burn where it had partially thawed and refroze. That meat went to my fur crazy Husky gurl. Lol
Got 3lbs trimmed
7lbs going for pastrami
5lbs on the smoker now. Was going for brisket style cook.
 
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