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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    You went for butt and left with meat?
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  • travisstrick
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    henapple said:

    You went for butt and left with meat?

    Big beef
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Happy birthday to beet man.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • nolaegghead
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    Ironic that Harold E. Butt grocery sells butt at premium prices.
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  • hapster
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    Doing a couple this week... Last time a couple of months ago Wegmans had them at $1.29 hope they haven't jumped too much... Their brisket flats are always around $4.99
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  • caliking
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    I went for pork butt. I left with prime brisket. It made more cents.
    travisstrick said:
    I went for pork butt. I left with prime brisket. It made more cents.

    I fell for it too. Stopped by HEB after work to pick up some beer, and decided to cruise by the meat section. Select packers on sale for $2.90/lb or something like that. There were 3 prime packers hiding in there, unadvertised, $4/lb. The floppiest one jumped into my cart somehow and I ran before it changed its mind. Flats (grade unmarked) were $5/lb!

    Costco has cheaper prime briskets, but the trip takes time. HEB is 5mins away.


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  • yzzi
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    Geez I wish I had that problem with low beef prices! Going on a road trip soon and hoping to stop at pasture prime farms in Florida to buy some grass fed brisket and maybe some berkshire pork.
    Dunedin, FL
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  • SGH
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    @travisstrick‌ said: I give up.

    You had me worried for a minute when I read the title. Thought you may be giving up cooking. Glad I was mistaken my friend. Would not be the same here without you brother. You are certainly one of the good ones.

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  • travisstrick
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    Small problem. I recently moved and have only cooked fer jitas. I can't find a single thermo. Not a dome, not a maverick, not a party q.

    Looks like I'll be cooking $120 worth of prime brisket with the force tonight.
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  • SGH
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    @travisstrick‌
    Brother not to worry. I'm sure you can do it with your eyes closed. It will be excellent my friend. I don't bother with the internal temp when I cook them over water. Never have. As far as temp on the cooker you can guesstimate it within reason by feel. Won't be a issue at all my friend.

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    Flint, Michigan
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  • mcmac
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    Costco had choice brisket for 5.99 lb today, and butts at about 2.50.

    I went to a restaurant supply store (cash & carry) and they had the same choice brisket for 3.50 lb and butts for 2.25 I believe. I picked up a couple of butts and will be starting the brisket tonight at about midnight.

    I couldn't believe how much Costco wanted for a choice brisket.

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  • nolaegghead
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    Travis, I put a couple butts on tonight and I've been using zen to figure out I have a bad probe.  But I do have a dome that's recently calibrated.  I was just thinking, I don't need no effin temp control.  Except an instant read. 
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  • GQuiz
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    @travisstrick‌ Still at Hood? Where'd you find the prime? My HEB under construction to become a Plus. Last week, got choice packers at 2.48 a pound.

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  • travisstrick
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    GQuiz said:

    @travisstrick‌ Still at Hood? Where'd you find the prime? My HEB under construction to become a Plus. Last week, got choice packers at 2.48 a pound.

    Yep, still at hood. It was at the belton Heb.
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  • travisstrick
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    Both briskets are good. I just pulled the smaller one off. I have no clue what temp I was cooking at but it worked.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • sumoconnell
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    fishlessman said:

    i saw maine lobster for 4.99 the other day, price usually drops after the fourth
    :D you guys can keep the brisket, im thinking the lobster will be 2.50 a pound when the price levels out

    Lobster is 4.99/lb, lawbstahh is 2.50!
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  • travisstrick
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    The big one was done at 185. That's a good sign. It's all giggily and wiggly.
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  • GQuiz
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    Stoopid question.... Travis method, right?

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  • travisstrick
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    GQuiz said:

    Stoopid question.... Travis method, right?

    Nope. Home made rub with oak chunks. Low and slow with no foiling.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • Eggcelsior
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    hapster said:

    Doing a couple this week... Last time a couple of months ago Wegmans had them at $1.29 hope they haven't jumped too much... Their brisket flats are always around $4.99

    Brisket flats are $1/lb more and butts are 1.49/lb by me.
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  • cazzy
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    I knew you could pull it off bro.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • yzzi
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    travisstrick said:

    GQuiz said:

    Stoopid question.... Travis method, right?

    Nope. Home made rub with oak chunks. Low and slow with no foiling.
    I say we call this the "non-Travis Travis method" from now on.
    Dunedin, FL
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  • Fred19Flintstone
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    yzzi said:
    Stoopid question.... Travis method, right?
    Nope. Home made rub with oak chunks. Low and slow with no foiling.
    I say we call this the "non-Travis Travis method" from now on.
    I think "No Boil or Foil" is catchier.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • travisstrick
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    Fred19Flintstone said:


    yzzi said:

    travisstrick said:

    GQuiz said:

    Stoopid question.... Travis method, right?

    Nope. Home made rub with oak chunks. Low and slow with no foiling.
    I say we call this the "non-Travis Travis method" from now on.

    I think "No Boil or Foil" is catchier.


    I like that.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • henapple
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    Maybe...I used to couldn't cook brisket?
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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