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HEB Brisket $1.99/lb

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Law361
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Just got a WSM last week and did a pork butt and ribs.

Interested in trying a brisket...does anyone know the grade of this H-E-B brisket? It doesn't say anything in the ad besides "packer style"

Is this a good deal? Still trying to figure out brisket prices. If someone could give a breakdown of avg price for select, choice, prime that'd be great.

TIA
DeWrecking Crew
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I bought a Prime brisket at HEB last Wednesday for $3.29/lb. Usually when I've seen the "Packer" briskets there they are Select grade and untrimmed, not sure what your particular advertisement is pushing
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The untrimmed packer briskets are usually $2.20 and depending on the amount of trimming and the grade of beef it goes up from there. $1.99 is a good price.
Law361
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They say the deckle fat is removed. I assume that's even better?
DeWrecking Crew
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Yeah, that makes it a pretty good deal not having to pay for the majority of the fat that you would just be cutting off
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Beef prices are outrageously cheap right now despite a spike in demand. Cattle ranchers are getting ripped off, but jump on it while you can. I bought prime ribeyes from HEB the other day for $11 per pound.
Law361
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So it seems like these are select briskets. Any chance it turns out good? Or is it just going to be chopped beef?

I'll probably smoke it anyway because it's a cheap practice run compared to a prime.
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Law361 said:

So it seems like these are select briskets. Any chance it turns out good? Or is it just going to be chopped beef?

I'll probably smoke it anyway because it's a cheap practice run compared to a prime.
Plenty of Select briskets turn into great BBQ. Burden is on the cooker....
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just be happy that you found a GD brisket at a grocery store in America

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TxSquarebody
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Inferior briskets can make great BBQ. The real difference between grades is margin of error.
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give it a rip..... $24 wasted if you screw it up.... better than $100 something wagyu!!! Select cooks up great!!!!
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Of course it will be good. Just cook slow at about 225 to 250, keep the white smoke going, keep it wet, and pull around 200/205 internal temp. Wrap the last few hours if you want but not necessary if you keep it wet...
agfan2013
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Your profile says BCS, if that's accurate you might also check Kroger on Boonville if you're close to it. I was in there last week and they had choice briskets for $1.99 (with a Kroger card, but they're free to get if you don't have one) and ended up picking up one to put in the freezer. So the HEB sale might be choice as well, although when they don't list a grade and just say "packer style" it does tend to be select....

Typical prices for around here usually range: $2-2.50 for select, $2.50-$3 for choice, $3.50-$4 for prime, $6+ for Wagyu. And while cattle prices are falling, box beef prices are holding steady, packing houses are making a killing right now, so don't expect store prices to drop a bunch more or anything. I usually jump on prime sales if it gets $3.25 or less and choice if it gets to right at $2 a pound.

As said above, plenty of good briskets started out as select, do you part and it will still come out tasty. The whole, it's the Indian, not the arrow thing. Being you are just starting out, definitely start with select and choice before moving up and spending more money on higher grades. You will make mistakes, it's ok, it's part of learning the process. Better to learn/experiment on a cheaper grade.
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Was just at the HEB in Sienna Plantation this weekend. They had Choice briskets for 1.99/lb untrimmed. Prime was 3.29/lb. thinking about getting one for Easter.
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jpb1999 said:

Of course it will be good. Just cook slow at about 225 to 250, keep the white smoke going, keep it wet, and pull around 200/205 internal temp. Wrap the last few hours if you want but not necessary if you keep it wet...
If by "white" you mean "blue", then you are correct.
schmellba99
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RebelE Infantry said:

Was just at the HEB in Sienna Plantation this weekend. They had Choice briskets for 1.99/lb untrimmed. Prime was 3.29/lb. thinking about getting one for Easter.
Well, I know where I'm heading in a few hours now. Gracias!
RebelE Infantry
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No worries. Can't guarantee they still have them but there were plenty on Sunday.
Bird Poo
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I don't think I've ever seen a choice brisket and I've purchased about 30 of them the last 3 years. Usually all I find is select at Winco/Walmart/Kroger and Prime at Costco. No HEBs in my part of Dallas.
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If you dig through the HEB briskets you may find a choice. That is where the money is. Prime turns out like roast. Trimmed will be dry. Packer style choice is what you want and trim it your self. I will take a packer select over a prime trimmed any day. I cook brisket every other month and it is when I find a choice brisket in the $2 HEB sale.
agfan2013
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CTGilley said:

Prime turns out like roast.


What? You must be cooking them wrong.

Prime will finish very well just like a select or choice if you cook it right. Shouldn't be a huge fundamental difference in how they cook between grades, just how much room for error you have during the cook and how it finishes out (internal moisture, tenderness).

Only time I used to get a roast taste/texture was wrapping in foil, which was why I switched over to butcher paper.

I do agree with skipping on the pretrimmed ones, I'd rather control the cuts myself than trust someone else in a meat plant that's in a hurry to crank as many out as possible every day.
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