brisket hamburger??

smokesniffer

My neighbour came over to ask if I knew about this type of hamburger. Apperently there is some butcher or a grocery store selling hamburger ground from the brisket. He is wondering what this would be like. I have never heard of it. Have any of you? Seems like a waste of a great cut for L&S, but then again, maybe it would have good fat content????

rockymountaineggster

I ground a whole packer from RD with great results.  I usually do chuck but thought why not.  I trimmed the hard fat first though.  It was more lean but good. Not that much different from chuck flavor wise.

bhedges1987

I've heard of it. I've had it. Didn't notice a difference. But this has been a few years ago.  Maybe I forget. 

berndcrisp

If you can get just a pound or two, buy it and try it.  I would not buy a whole packer or even a small flat for that test run.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Ground brisket makes killer burgers. That is all. 

bgebrent

Ground brisket makes the best hamburgers I've ever eaten, by far!!

egger ave

I use brisket for lots of things, makes great ground beef for chili.

westernbbq

Lotsa fat and flavor in brisket.  I do a mix of brisket, chuck amd short rib when making a big batch of burgers.   Really good stuff.  Never did just brisket but ill experiment amd try it out

CazualWhiteGuy

I've bought many PRIME whole packers from Costco for something like $2.89 PER POUND. The choice flats are right there next to them for 3x the price, can't figure it out. I've never had success cooking brisket so I grind them and make stuffed burgers with them. Amazing. 

E-ville Egg

At a high end market I used to butcher at we made a "prime burger" blend. We ground the points of the briskets, caps off the sirloins, and ribeyes. It was roughly a 40/40/20 mixture. The burgers were awesome. What was even better was watching those rich people spend $15/lb on burgers 

smokesniffer

Thanks for the input, I pass it on, and may even try it my self.

Thatgrimguy

We aggressively trim our competition brisket. All that becomes cheeseburger. They are awesome. I can get prime cab for 3.99/lb I can't get burger near that. I've ground a whole one. Came out at least 80/20 if not fattier. Great burgers.

Dyal_SC

The price of ground beef these days is astronomical... Like almost $5 per lb in some grocery stores.  If you can grab a whole packet brisket for less than that per lb (at Wally World it's less than $3 per lb), it is tastier and s lot cheaper to grind it yourself.  Plus you can cook it to a lower internal temp that way.