Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> >
> > It really has a different texture and flavor IMHO.
> > --
> > Om.
>
> Brisket is the main ingredient in beef hot dogs.

I don't think so. All commercial hot dogs are made from mystery meat.
Non kosher beef hot dogs are made from mystery meat (scraps) from the
*entire* animal. Kosher hot dogs are made from mystery meat too, but
scraps from the *entire* forequarter only, it will include brisket but
only the trimmings... still, if one had to stipulate proportions most
would be chuck, the trimmings. No commercial hot dogs are made from
just one specific cut, and not from parts that are usually sold as a
named cut, and certainly not from animals that qualify for the higher
USDA Grades, commercial hot dogs are made from Beef at the lower end of
the USDA Grades. Hot dogs are made from trimmings... same as balogna,
salami, and all other similar sausage/cold cuts. When made at home one
can pick, choose, and refuse, but not when you buy commercial products,
then it's 100% pure mystery meat and from the lowest grades...
remember, kosher says nothing about USDA Grades, an old ox can be just
as kosher as a young calf... there definitely was no USDA way back
then. So there's yet another benefit of preparing your own from meat
you grind yourself, you control which grade... not only is pre-ground
beef of unknown cuts it's also primarily of the very lowest grades with
only the trimmings of better grades thrown in... it's mystery meat.

http://www.hebrewnational.com/pages/kosher/index.jsp

Sheldon