In the 90's during the BSE crisis, Costco were importing USDA beef (i've been a member there for 20 years or so). Can't be sure if they were importing briskets - but certainly they had other cuts.Toby wrote:More disappointed with Costco!
How Aaron Franklin trims brisket
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Re: How Aaron Franklin trims brisket
Why did they stop? Demand drop off when BSE went away?aris wrote:In the 90's during the BSE crisis, Costco were importing USDA beef (i've been a member there for 20 years or so). Can't be sure if they were importing briskets - but certainly they had other cuts.Toby wrote:More disappointed with Costco!
Re: How Aaron Franklin trims brisket
I don't know - cost perhaps. We used to buy it all the time, and it was certainly popular. I suspect that the logistics must have been a bit more difficult than buying locally. They now sell Scottish beef.essexsmoker wrote:Why did they stop? Demand drop off when BSE went away?aris wrote:In the 90's during the BSE crisis, Costco were importing USDA beef (i've been a member there for 20 years or so). Can't be sure if they were importing briskets - but certainly they had other cuts.Toby wrote:More disappointed with Costco!
Re: How Aaron Franklin trims brisket
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USDA Prime is usually for high end dining with high fat marbling, USDA Choice is for some restaurants and supermarket retail with less fat and marbling than Prime. Then there is USDA Select which is lean and cheaper. Of course the US also have "Certified Angus beef" which is a cut above Prime. Our UK briskets are very much leaner so you may have to provide your own additional fat cap and some injecting tgo keep moist. Makro have some very good Australian Silverside in a £5.89 a kilo, cheap enough to experiment with before spending £10 a kilo or more on the USDA beef listed on the links. But what do our competition boys use in the UK?
USDA Prime is usually for high end dining with high fat marbling, USDA Choice is for some restaurants and supermarket retail with less fat and marbling than Prime. Then there is USDA Select which is lean and cheaper. Of course the US also have "Certified Angus beef" which is a cut above Prime. Our UK briskets are very much leaner so you may have to provide your own additional fat cap and some injecting tgo keep moist. Makro have some very good Australian Silverside in a £5.89 a kilo, cheap enough to experiment with before spending £10 a kilo or more on the USDA beef listed on the links. But what do our competition boys use in the UK?