On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:11:33 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

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>"frohe" > wrote in message
>> The smoker temp looks good but I seldom take my briskets past 190.
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>So do I when I'm awake. When I sleep a little longer, they can go a little
>hotter. They are far from dried out though.
>
>
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>> Funny you should pose this question now. This past weekend we were down
>> to Austin and stopped in at the Rudy's in Round Rock. I got to talk with
>> the manager about his BBQ operation and he said they buy the cheap
>> briskets also. So, take all this for what it's worth.
>
>I like the lower price, but there is a cost to it. I get the $1.99 briskets
>at a place north of me that I'm near frequently so little time/gas to go
>there. The cheaper briskets are in the opposite direction and a 50 mile
>round trip. At 33¢ a mile that comes to $16.50 to save $9.50 on a brisket.
>In addition, we stopped for dinner and that added another 50 bucks to the
>total cost.


Sounds like my kind of 'savings' plan, Ed. I usually pick up my butts
& briskets from a client who runs a restaurant. So I get them at half
price. And then there's the price of the dinner for two . . . .

Harry