I’m thinking of cooking a brisket. However, my current supermarket doesn’t have anything labelled “brisket” in their cold case. Does brisket ever go by other names?
Talk to the butcher. Often the briskets are too large to put in the cold case with the hamburger and chops. They will happily cut it in half for you, if you only want to cook a smaller piece at a time.
Yum…brisket. Low and slow and oh so good.
Usually I’ll find brisket in “cryopacks” alongside ribs and the like, not with the steaks and such. You might also try the food clubs like Sams, Costco, etc. But I’ve never heard of brisket being called anything other than brisket.
Generally speaking, the meat is tougher the closer to the chest the meat comes from. Beef chuck and brisket come from around the shoulder, chuck’s the upper/top cut and brisket’s the lower/bottom cut.
Likewise, the closer to the front or chest area, the slower you must cook it. That farther back on the animal is going to be more tender, ie steaks. Many of the briskets you find in stores are already cooked and all you have to do is heat them to your desired serving temp. But if you do want to do it yourself you can slow cook it on a smoker @300 degrees for anywhere from six to twelve hours, depending. Use a good flavored wood or marinade to flavor and add BBQ sauce at the end. Then, like with fajitas, slice against the grain.
Another option is to find a local restaurant supply store. Not Costco, but a place where small restaurants actually get their stuff. They will sell uncooked briskets in the afore mentioned cryopacks. In fact, I’ve never seen an uncooked brisket in a regular grocery store or warehouse store. And to answer the actual OP, I’ve never heard it called anything other than brisket.
Costco does have brisket, though. I’ve gotten it there before.
I apologize, but my curiousity has gotten the better of me as this is completely off topic, and totally directed to @PharmBoy;
What exactly does the following quote from your post mean?:
“You might as well give your son a ticket to hell as give him a 5-string banjo”
Thank you for your time.
PharmBoy hasn’t posted since 2009.
I was able to find a brisket at one of local grocery stores eventually- the trick was to go on a Monday or Tuesday after they got their fresh meat delivery.
Funny… I don’t think I have not been able to find a brisket when I wanted one.
The worst part of this thread is that I was reminded that I need to make a great brisket recipe that I had bookmarked many years ago. I just clicked on it and Saveur still has a link to a brisket recipe there but it isn’t the same one. Hopefully I printed out a copy and stuck it in one of my many folders/binders but it will be a long shot. The last several I have made have been smoked but I really need to find a good Jewish style slow cooked recipe again.