On 9/16/2014 10:23 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> Yes, the packer cut briskets are unheard of on the coasts. I never saw
> one in CT in all the years I was there, just flats and usually the
> corned beef ones. You can get packer cut briskets anywhere, you just
> need to know they exist and have a decent market order one for you.
>

They exist in CT, but are rare. Now that Wal Mart has food stores in CT
you can find them there at times. I usually go to Fairway Beef in
Worcester, MA to get them.

Brisket (as well as other forms of bbq) have only become popular in the
northeast in the past 15 years or so. The internet and TV have spread
the word. Growing up in Philadelphia, I never heard of these things
until I was in my mid 40's and traveled to NC.