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Today's brisket

njl
njl Posts: 1,123
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This one was 11.6lbs Prime full packer from Costco.  I let it sit in the fridge almost a month past the pack date.  Pack date was 11/27.  Sell by was 12/4.  I opened it up, trimmed it, and rubbed it the night of 12/20 and started the cook this morning.


image Trimmed and rubbed: image 1.5lbs of trimmed fat: image Just before going into the foil (5:20 into the cook): image After just an hour in the foil, the flat had gone from 164F to 199F. It's been FTC'd now for 2.5 hours. I just took it out for a temp check...still 165F in the flat, so I guess I can hold it a bit longer.
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    Looks good. I've already told my wife that we are getting a Costco membership after the first of the year. You guys have convinced me by showing all the good looking brisket.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
    You can't lose with Costco (or Sam's).  AFAIK, both will give you a full refund of your membership fee at any time if you tell them you're not happy and want to cancel.  With Costco's credit card, (was AMEX, now Citi), you'll likely make enough in cash back on your purchases to cover the store membership fee.

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  • Dmb3739
    Dmb3739 Posts: 63
    Two things.  First and foremost, looks delicious.  Secondly, am I wrong for thinking that the sell by date should be real close to the date cooked.....?Unless of course it was frozen
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    Dmb3739 said:
    Two things.  First and foremost, looks delicious.  Secondly, am I wrong for thinking that the sell by date should be real close to the date cooked.....?Unless of course it was frozen
    Or was this an attempt at aging the brisket? Something that I have never understood.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited December 2018
    Dmb3739 said:
    Two things.  First and foremost, looks delicious.  Secondly, am I wrong for thinking that the sell by date should be real close to the date cooked.....?Unless of course it was frozen
    Not with cryo vac beef. You can wet age for months in the cryo vac bag without freezing  if you want. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Dmb3739 said:
    Two things.  First and foremost, looks delicious.  Secondly, am I wrong for thinking that the sell by date should be real close to the date cooked.....?Unless of course it was frozen
    Not with cryo vac beef. You can wet age for months in the cryo vac bag without freezing  if you want. 
    You can (and should) wet age brisket in my opinion.  I also keep them (Waygu) in the freezer for 1-2 years without much degradation.  I wet age my briskets 4-6 weeks typically.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
    I'd be afraid to go months...but a few weeks in the cryo is no problem.  When I looked at this one last night before cutting it open, the cryo bag was starting to look just a little "loose on the meat", which makes me think either the bag is failing or the wet aging process is producing gas...not sure which, if either is the case, but it made me think last night, time was running out to either cook or freeze it.  You can see in the first pic the "air pockets" that I don't think were there when I bought it.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,855
    edited December 2018
    @njl good call if there was any doubt about the cryo being compromised.  I am cooking a 3 week wet aged Costco prime packer Sunday and no pack/wrap issues to date. 
    @bgebrent - There are only three calendar dates where I have the vision for that duration wet age hold:
    May 28th- National Brisket Day
    June TBD- Father's Day
    and the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 
    Those are brisket givens.  After that it just depends-like this Sunday.  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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