Hello from Rockford IL

[kevntri]

My name is Kevin. I am pretty new at this. I had a Brinkman charcoal bullet for a year and really enjoyed doing a turkey for the family on T-day. I tried ribs, chicken and a few fatty's last year. This year I did a butt and it turned out pretty good. I had bad luck holding temps real good with this unit and I didn't like the clean up. I just picked up a GOSM used twice for $50.
Man this is so much nicer. I did a butt last weekend following a lot of the guide lines from here. It was awesome. Everyone loved it.
5lb boston butt took 9 hrs start to pull with 1.5hr rest time.....
I wanted to try a Brisket this weekend for slicing. The only one I could find was $5.50/lb $40+ dollars. Is this normal?
I thought I read $1.50 - $2.00 per poung on here?????

Anyway, I will be learking around and learning as I go....

Thanks for all the help

 

[pineywoods]

Kevin welcome to SMF glad you decided to join us. Thats very high for a brisket I think at least. If you have a Sams Club or Costco or even a Walmart you may want to check their prices or even a local meat market. One of the local grocery chains here prices their briskets at about 3.99 a lb but any of the other places I mentioned around here are under 2.00 a lb. Good luck and happy smoking

 

[chisoxjim]

welcome Kevin from a fellow Illinoisan.

I am not a brisket guy so I cant help you with that.

I also own a GOSM, and really like the smoked food it puts out(butts spares, bb's, ABT's, etc.)

 

[bman62526]

Hey Kevin! Just drove by Rockford last weekend on my way home from Milwaukee...I live in Decatur, about 2 1/2 - 3 hours south of you.

Around here (Kroger) brisket is always $3.99 per pound, so I usually don't buy it. I certainly would pass on it if I saw $5 a pound...

If someone else hasn't mentioned it yet, try a large chuck roast! You end up with something very similar to brisket: smoked beef - but generally more moist, cheaper, and it won't take as long as brisket. I LOVE a good, smoked chuck roast.

 

[irishteabear]

Hi Kevin, welcome to SMF. Glad you joined us.

 

[richoso1]

Welcome to the SMF. glad you're liking the GOSM. Brisket is not usually a high priced cut, so you might look elesewhere for a better deal.

 

[zjaybird]

Bman62526 stated, "Around here (Kroger) brisket is always $3.99 per pound, so I usually don't buy it. I certainly would pass on it if I saw $5 a pound..."

Wow, I am surprised at that price. We have Kroger(King Soopers) here in Colorado and Brisket is usually 1.99 but you have to trim it yourself.

 

[zjaybird]

Hello Kevin,

Welcome to the family. I have usualy had the best luck going to a local butcher, or if you have the time, get to know your local grocery store(Kroger, I read). I have been working with mine to where she will order in a box of Brisket for especially for me. They usually come 6 to a box and I usually can get lucky enough to get 1 11 lb or smaller brisket out of it.
Good luck to you.

 

[alx]

Welcome Aboard.

 

[beer-b-q]

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[mballi3011]

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[rickw]

Welcome from another Illinoisan, your local Walmart should have brisket (packer) for around $1.99 a pound. Here around Wilmington this is what I pay. You could also consider smoking a chuck roast for some real nice smoked beef.

 

[nickelmore]

Rockford, Chicago, Wilmington.... I smell smoke all around me! I am also pretty new to this hobby and find the most challanging thing is to figure out what to throw in the smoke next.

I guess i have jumped on the bandwagon of taking pictures of the finished product, everyone here loves to look at "Qview" !

 

[jokervet]

kevin my sisterin law lives in rockford

 

[gregandlaurie]

Hi Kevin
I'm originally from Belvidere. I still have family that lives there. That does seem high in price. My mom thinks Woodmans has good prices in Rockford.
Good luck, you will find a lot of pictures on here of things you'll want to try!!

 

[cowgirl]

Welcome to the forum Kevin!

 

[eaglewing]

Greetings and Welcome to the community.

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