It's 16.something pounds, and was marked down to $1.30 per pound. There
were two of them at that price in the meat case; I grabbed the big one
and left the normal-sized one for somebody else.

There's no room in my freezer for it so it's still out in the truck
while I figure out what to do with it. May grind it all up into chili
meat and freeze it in 2-pound packages. Each one will make a nice big
pot of chili.

Or maybe I can cut a 7 or 8 pound chunk out of the middle and slow roast
it, and grind the rest into hamburger.

If I take the turkey out of the freezer and cook it this weekend, there
would be room for the whole cryovac brisket in there...

Bob

zxcvbob > wrote:

> It's 16.something pounds, and was marked down to $1.30 per pound. There
> were two of them at that price in the meat case; I grabbed the big one
> and left the normal-sized one for somebody else.

16lbs....Ptoooey. If you get a 21-lb'er then you can start
bragging.

-sw

zxcvbob > wrote in news:6uf81dFf0tobU1
@mid.individual.net:

> It's 16.something pounds, and was marked down to $1.30 per pound.
There
> were two of them at that price in the meat case; I grabbed the big one
> and left the normal-sized one for somebody else.


*SCORE*!!!



>
> Or maybe I can cut a 7 or 8 pound chunk out of the middle and slow
roast
> it, and grind the rest into hamburger.


Holy crap!! Most whole rumps I get are around the 4kg mark!! And they're
huge!!

But this way sounds like the best.

A slow roast, and char-grilled burgers .... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.


>
> If I take the turkey out of the freezer and cook it this weekend,
there
> would be room for the whole cryovac brisket in there...
>


It'd take a month of Sundays to defrost it!!



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segua.

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Sqwertz wrote:
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> It's 16.something pounds, and was marked down to $1.30 per pound. There
>> were two of them at that price in the meat case; I grabbed the big one
>> and left the normal-sized one for somebody else.
>
> 16lbs....Ptoooey. If you get a 21-lb'er then you can start
> bragging.
>
> -sw


They don't sell 'em that big up here. There probably *are* a few that
grow that large, but they never make it out of Omaha. If I was still in
Texas it might be different. (I'll bet you still get briskets for 99¢)

Bob

zxcvbob > wrote:

> They don't sell 'em that big up here. There probably *are* a few that
> grow that large, but they never make it out of Omaha. If I was still in
> Texas it might be different. (I'll bet you still get briskets for 99¢)

I bragged last year about finding a whole, packer cut 5.5lb brisket.
It was sooooo cute, I just had to buy it. I corned it and it was
perfect.

But the average weight is about 13-15lbs and the regular price is
$1.58/lb here in Central Texass. This is where they send all the
briskets, so they're fairly cheap.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> They don't sell 'em that big up here. There probably *are* a few that
>> grow that large, but they never make it out of Omaha. If I was still in
>> Texas it might be different. (I'll bet you still get briskets for 99¢)
>
> I bragged last year about finding a whole, packer cut 5.5lb brisket.
> It was sooooo cute, I just had to buy it. I corned it and it was
> perfect.
>
> But the average weight is about 13-15lbs and the regular price is
> $1.58/lb here in Central Texass. This is where they send all the
> briskets, so they're fairly cheap.
>
> -sw


The only place that sells packer briskets is Walmart, and they are a
very uniform 11 pounds. Price is usually $1.68/lb. The trimmed
briskets are ridiculous; IIRC they are about $4 or $5 per pound (I don't
even look anymore)

I better go move it up to the cab so it doesn't freeze overnight...

Bob

On Jan 29, 10:30*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>
> >> They don't sell 'em that big up here. *There probably *are* a few that
> >> grow that large, but they never make it out of Omaha. *If I was still in
> >> Texas it might be different. *(I'll bet you still get briskets for 99¢)
>
> > I bragged last year about finding a whole, packer cut 5.5lb brisket.
> > It was sooooo cute, I just had to buy it. I corned it and it was
> > perfect.
>
> > But the average weight is about 13-15lbs and the regular price is
> > $1.58/lb here in Central Texass. *This is where they send all the
> > briskets, so they're fairly cheap.
>
> > -sw
>
> The only place that sells packer briskets is Walmart, and they are a
> very uniform 11 pounds. *Price is usually $1.68/lb. *The trimmed
> briskets are ridiculous; IIRC they are about $4 or $5 per pound (I don't
> even look anymore)
>
> I better go move it up to the cab so it doesn't freeze overnight...
>
> Bob
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