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Gooey1
Gooey1 Posts: 96
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Ski season is finally over and now I can spend some time with the Egg. In an effort to get my forum participation up so that I can participate in the rub exchange, I have decided to step up my cooking. I bought this today and have no idea what it is. Of course it is a brisket but is it a flat or point?  Once I can figure that out I will search the forum on how to cook it ( unless the answer is provided here) and share the experience.   I am truly a beginner when it comes to this cut but if you guys would be so kind as to point me in the right direction I'm sure i will have fun!  
"Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes............. Well, he eats you"
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Looks like a flat from right here. A whole brisket will generally run 4.5 to 7Kg

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Gooey1
    Gooey1 Posts: 96
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    Ok. Thanks. I will treat it as such. 
    "Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes............. Well, he eats you"
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    It's actually what most would call the point but it has a lot of both muscles. It's the best part of a brisket (the fat part with both flat/point muscles) with the thin part of the flat trimmed off. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    If you look at the part that is touching the back of your car seat, in the 2nd pic you should see a little ribbon of fat separating the 2 muscles. If you see that, you have "the point" of a whole brisket. This is good. 
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  • Gooey1
    Gooey1 Posts: 96
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    It goes from about 4 inches thick on the label side to about an inch thick on the opposite side of the label. The grain seems to run the same all the way through. 
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
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