OT - Sitting in line at Franklin's in a thunderstorm

cazzy · May 2015

EggHead_Bubba said:

@Foghorn... if you don't mind, what was the approximate cost for all that BBQ bliss on the tray?

$115 is my guess.

Foghorn · May 2015

cazzy said:

Foghorn said:

cazzy said:

4Runner said:

Awesome. What all did you get besides brisket?

Looks like fatty/lean brisket, pork ribs, sausage, turkey, Tipsy Texan Sammy and a pecan pie.

Pretty close. The Sammy is chopped beef. And there's a key lime pie not in the pic.

Coolest thing was dropping Cazzy's name and meeting Benji and getting a your of the pits.

Did the sandwich have sausage too?

Lol Benji doesn't know me by my birth or forum name.

He does now. And I figure that if enough of us go there and act like Cazzy is the password then eventually it will be so.

@Langner91, we stopped by at 10:30 AM on Saturday and were told we would be eating about 3 PM. It was a hot sunny day and we would have been standing most of that time out in the sun so we passed.

We came back today (Sunday) at 7:00 AM in a serious thunderstorm. It is the first time we have been but it worked out great. The rain kept it cool. We sat in chairs that we brought under the overhang for 4 hours then my wife and my son's friend walked over from the hotel a few minutes before they opened the doors at 11 AM. We had our food and were eating about 11:30. My understanding is that Saturdays are the worst and weekdays are usually lighter - unless it is Spring Break or SXSW or something like that.

DoubleEgger · May 2015

cazzy said:

EggHead_Bubba said:

@Foghorn... if you don't mind, what was the approximate cost for all that BBQ bliss on the tray?

$115 is my guess.

Foghorn · May 2015

DoubleEgger said:

cazzy said:

EggHead_Bubba said:

@Foghorn... if you don't mind, what was the approximate cost for all that BBQ bliss on the tray?

$115 is my guess.

The key lime pie is not shown.

2 pounds brisket @ $20/ pound = $40.
2 pounds ribs @ 17/pound = $34.
1 pound turkey = $17.
1 chopped beef sammy = $8.
1 sausage link = $3.
1 key lime pie = $4.
1 pecan pie = $4.

Total = $110 plus tax = $118 and change.

Cazzy knows his Q.

But we probably have enough for dinner. Except my daughter is due to arrive home from college any minute now so we'll see.... She may chow through all the leftovers on arrival and then say hello to the rest of us.

DoubleEgger · May 2015

Foghorn said:

DoubleEgger said:

cazzy said:

EggHead_Bubba said:

@Foghorn... if you don't mind, what was the approximate cost for all that BBQ bliss on the tray?

$115 is my guess.

The key lime pie is not shown.

2 pounds brisket @ $20/ pound = $40.
2 pounds ribs @ 17/pound = $34.
1 pound turkey = $17.
1 chopped beef sammy = $8.
1 sausage link = $3.
1 key lime pie = $4.
1 pecan pie = $4.

Total = $110 plus tax = $118 and change.

And they said installing smoke scrubbers would be too costly. Yeah right.

Scottborasjr · May 2015

Considering my locally owned bbq joint wants 15 bucks a pound for brisket (and it's damn good if I don't have time to cook) and the Famous Dave's want's 17.49 per pound for it, I didn't think the prices were out of line at all.

Foghorn · May 2015

The pic of the pits shows one of the guys there seasoning the pit with brisket grease. Since they are not open tomorrow (Monday) they clean the pits and season them every Sunday.

The brisket we ate this morning was trimmed 2 days ago. It was rubbed at 06:30 yesterday morning. It was put on the pit about 10:30 yesterday morning and taken off about 3 AM. It was then one of 80-100 briskets (depending on the size of the briskets) put on a rack in the smoker room (wrapped in the butcher paper that it was put in during the cook) for a few hours to slowly cool before being put in a warmer where it was held until it was sliced before our eyes. It jiggled like jello when the guy dropped it on the counter.

There are 6 people who take turns manning the pits for the 150+ hours each week that they are running.

XC242 · May 2015

I'm watching "Best BBQ Ever" on The Food Channel. They just had on Franklin's and highlighted their Tipsey Texan brisket and sausage sandwich. It looked GOOD!

Foghorn · May 2015

XC242 said:

I'm watching "Best BBQ Ever" on The Food Channel. They just had on Franklin's and highlighted their Tipsey Texan brisket and sausage sandwich. It looked GOOD!

Yeah. I wanted to really focus on the meat so I didn't order a sandwich. Fortunately, my wife ordered the chopped beef sandwich and gave me a bite. It was the best sandwich I've ever eaten by a long shot. However, I suspect that adding sausage would have made it even better.

Walt2015 · May 2015

@Foghorn That is freakin awesome.

Langner91 · May 2015

Foghorn · May 2015

@Langner91 (and others), this was a really good morning. Do it if you get the chance. Sitting 4 hours under an overhang was actually quite relaxing. My son and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think I convinced a guy from California that was in line with us to buy an egg...

As the summer gets hotter, this will have less appeal. By 9 AM Texas gets really hot - even in the shade.

cazzy · May 2015

Foghorn said:

DoubleEgger said:

cazzy said:

EggHead_Bubba said:

@Foghorn... if you don't mind, what was the approximate cost for all that BBQ bliss on the tray?

$115 is my guess.

The key lime pie is not shown.

2 pounds brisket @ $20/ pound = $40.
2 pounds ribs @ 17/pound = $34.
1 pound turkey = $17.
1 chopped beef sammy = $8.
1 sausage link = $3.
1 key lime pie = $4.
1 pecan pie = $4.

Total = $110 plus tax = $118 and change.

Cazzy knows his Q.

Nailed it!! My guess was 2lbs brisket and ribs and 1 pound of turkey. I apparently am around too much BBQ. Lol

Did the brisket sandwich have sliced sausage on it. I see the chop and the slaw which looks a lot like their tipsy texsan.

Foghorn · May 2015

"Did the brisket sandwich have sliced sausage on it. I see the chop and the slaw which looks a lot like their tipsy texsan. "

No. "Just" a chopped beef sandwich with slaw, onions, and pickles. It was outstanding.

cazzy · May 2015

Foghorn said:

"Did the brisket sandwich have sliced sausage on it. I see the chop and the slaw which looks a lot like their tipsy texsan. "

No. "Just" a chopped beef sandwich with slaw, onions, and pickles. It was outstanding.

Niiiiice! I'll have to try it next time.

So...compared to the back to back brisket hits you and your friend had, how do you rank that brisket to what y'all had from Franklin today?

onedbguru · May 2015

with as much as you pay for that plate, you would think they could provide more than just sliced white bread.

cazzy · May 2015

onedbguru said:

with as much as you pay for that plate, you would think they could provide more than just sliced white bread.

It's all about tradition and sliced white bread goes hand and hand with Central Texas Barbecue. This is mainly because even if you toss sliced brisket between a slice...the focus is still on the meat and not on some schmancy bread. There is nothing like point in a slice of Mrs Baird's white bread.

Micklethwait Craft Meats, which is also in Austin does take it step further and bakes all their bread. They serve thick cut white bread.

Foghorn · May 2015

"So...compared to the back to back brisket hits you and your friend had, how do you rank that brisket to what y'all had from Franklin today?"

It was definitely better than any brisket I've ever cooked. My grading scale for myself will change based on this. I've called any brisket with good flavor and a moist flat a "10". Today I saw moist taken to another level. So, I am adjusting down one point from here forward.

I'm also going to try to find some butcher paper...

OT - Sitting in line at Franklin's in a thunderstorm

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