Big Cooks, How Often?

jlsm

How often do you guys cook butts and briskets? I almost always reserve butts for parties, cooking maybe twice a year (can't serve the same thing each time). I do briskets just twice a year, too. Just can't eat that fatty meat too often. Now ribs ... that's another story. Probably once a month. 

DIXIEDOG

In the spring/summer/fall I do at least one a month.   Generally I do butt just because the butchers are too proud of briskets up here.....over $5 a lb for a brisket is just too much considering it's a lousy cut. My $.02

Eggcelsior

I'm try to go 1/month for butts and sometimes ribs. Brisket 2-3 times in the summer. Maybe if I can get packers I'd do more.

Mickey

Do turkeys about 4 a year and butts about the same. Never done a brisket on egg ( live in Texas, go figure).

Charlie tuna

We probably do a butt once every two weeks -- it can be served in different ways to make a meal very different.  Brisket -- maybe once a month because i don't think it is near as good as pork butt!  I probably do four or five big cooks, for groups each year -- 30 to 75 peole, sometimes more, and i usually do butts as it is requested regularly....

Scottborasjr

Ribs are about once a month.  Pork butt is once a month during football season, probably every other month in the off season. Only done brisket 4 or 5 times including today's attempt. Biggest cooks of the year are for my buddy's daughter's birthday in April which is typically 55-75 people, then 4th of July, then Super Bowl.

lousubcap

Brisket (flats only...) about every 4-6 weeks.  Butts around the same frequency.  Pulled beef every 6-8 weeks.  Off weeks, ribs or chix and the occasional salmon.  And my cholesterol is just fine-moderated by the supervisory adult beverages for sure.