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Default I just don't get brisket

On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:13:01 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> I've had it prepared in Dallas. One of those catered things for a
> convention of thousands. When I saw the meat I wondered what was
> wrong with it and thought maybe the caterers messed up. I've smoked a
> couple. Same result as the brisket in Dallas. To me it is a pot
> roast and not a particularly good one. I've had it as corned beef.
> The mouth feel is stringy, dryish. You'd think with all that fat on
> the meat would make it more unctuous I think if you mixed brisket
> with another piece of beef, it would grind into good burger meat. Now
> I see that the burger chains are all touting that they've got a
> special burger with brisket. Tell me what I am missing.
> Janet US


I don't get it either although I do like it as corned beef....
particularly as hash. I shred it first and then cut the long strands
because if my corned beef hash isn't made with shredded meat, it might
as well come from a can.


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