Brisket prices soar on growing appetite for barbecue

CBS News ^ | August 3, 2019 | Sarah Min

[C19fan]

Consumer demand for brisket in the U.S. has exploded over the past decade, thanks largely to the popularity of Texas barbecue. That has sent prices soaring for what was once a cheap cut of beef notorious for taking hours to cook. While the U.S. is ramping up beef production, it hasn't been enough to keep up with Americans' growing appetite for brisket.

[Rebelbase]

BBQ puritans need to have their faith shaken from time to time. The first reported BBQ was made by SE coastal indians.

There was not a pig in sight at the time.

[Rebelbase]

Grocery store briskets are obscenely priced. The big warehouse outlets and walmart have the most affordable ones.

[ro_dreaming]

Uhm, Brisket in Texas (like the article mentions) IS BBQ. When we turn in meat for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cookoff over the past 25 years, it’s been brisket and ribs (beef). They changed the rules two years ago to allow more than 1 meat entry per space, so we can do brisket, ribs & chicken now.

We do pulled pork, too, just not for competition.

[Conan the Librarian]

BBQs are animals, not, a way of cooking meat.

They are pink, porcine looking creatures that walk about on two legs with a top hat, a walking stick and sometimes a Tux.

While smiling a lot, they can be rather fierce, specially if they have been eating lots of peppers, vinegar, mustard, or other hot spices.

If you should fear confrontation from a BBQ, one should have a fork and plate ready, with a loaf of bread, Brunswick Stew or rice hash, and a large Sweetened Iced Tea. Armed thus, the BBQ will vanish pretty quick.