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Default Full brisket, Sacramento area: FOLLOW UP to FOLLOW UP

Zz Yzx wrote:
>> Now, the question for the experts out the does it matter whether
>> its "choice" or "select" grade? I forgot to check when I was there,
>> but I'm betting Walmart doesn't carry "choice" or "prime".

>
> OK, so I called a hoity toidy market in Petaluma (60 miles from me,
> but I go there often anyways), who can order choice-grade, untrimmed
> brisket in cryopack, for $4.99/lb. I just went back to the Super
> Walmart, and the brisket there is $1.67/lb, but there's absolutely no
> indication of grade on the package. There's a "USDA Inspected" stamp,
> but no grade. I asked the lady, who said she'd go check the box it
> came in. She returned a few minutes later and said "They threw the
> box out, I dunno'".
>
> I'm thinking it's utility grade.
>
> Any help?
>
> -Zz


Cook it and eat it. If you like it, the grade was just right!

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