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It amazes me how these youngsters are cooking such awsome BBQ at their age. From the vids I've seen, none of them look over 30. I'm 56 and still getting tips off youtube.

It amazes me how these youngsters are cooking such awsome BBQ at their age. From the vids I've seen, none of them look over 30. I'm 56 and still getting tips off youtube.

Most of these younger people have been pit masters or worked for them prior to opening their own place. All the guys at Goldee’s worked for top end joints like Franklins, Valentina's, 2M Smokehouse etc etc prior to joining forces and taking over the state as number 1 and it’s the same with so many other young cooks these days. They had a plan and used the experience of being pit masters at these places as their college education and their making it work. I’m jealous these young guns have the knowledge and ability to cook me under the table but at the same time I’m proud to see a generation of dedicated people keeping us peons educated

I’m truly amazed at the amount of knowledge and tricks they share with the entire world on a daily basis without fear of a copy cat opening up next door. I’ve got total respect for that confidence…

I have the best homemade BBQ sauce recipe of all.
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I think a bunch of those videos are a load of crap. I especially hate the “bend test” “pull test” on brisket. What a load. And that squeeze of the point where that V section of fat runs through it. Any idiot knows if you squeeze that fat; it will drip and run on the lean portion. And “competition bite” …are you kidding me? I’ve never been at any family reunion, church events, sports event where people, especially women and children wanted to have a bite through rib. They want a soft tender rib and a brisket that cuts with a fork. The Comp. guys even say, you can’t eat their food. These videos shows guys lathering so much crap on the meat; you can’t tell it’s meat. And what’s this covering it in tallow after it’s cooked to make it look juicy. That just shows you cooked a bad brisket. And the meat, that’s another problem, pigs and beef coming to market are much larger than 30 years ago. And much tougher.

You mean one like this. Skip to the 15:00 mark for the squeeze test.

I like some of Harry Soo's stuff, but not for brisket. Keep that California stuff over there

Yes, that squeeze test!!
On briskets… what a change over the past 25 years. I know you old timers will remember when the end of the flat was 1 1/2” thick on the meat—not 1/2” thick like now. And the point was trimmed down and not 8” wide now with a ton of trimmed fat. And Choice grade was really the Prime grade of today. I bought some Prime at Sam’s the other day and there was no way it was Prime. If you speak to the old butchers; they will agree.
As for Pigs; they’re going to market as giants, no more tender small ribs or baby backs.

A case of Choice briskets used to weight anywhere from 65 lbs.-90 lbs. and not many on the upper end of the range. Seven briskets per case for an average of around 10-12 lbs. When I buy briskets @ Krogers when they are on sale the average is probably 15 lbs. and some are almost 20 lbs. HEB sells whole boneless pork loins that are much bigger than they were 25 years ago as well. The way that pigs and cattle come to market has changed drastically the past 25 years. Big corporations control all of the pork industry and if they could successfully manage the mama cow / calf part of the beef industry, the small local cattle producers would go away just like the pig farmers did. There would basically be no market for their product, and they would have to go out of business. I watched a documentary that showed how corporations took over the pork industry and at this time they haven`t figured out a way to control all of the beef industry or they would. Beef used to come boxed choice or higher on the label from the packer years ago. The demand for prime beef was not as high as it is today and they had to get rid of it somehow so they graded it correctly but boxed it with choice and sold it accordingly. Prime beef is in much bigger demand today since everyone wants the best of everything. Does beef from the packer still get shipped as choice or higher ? Who knows. I cut meat and managed a meat market for 25 years and I`m 64 years old so I qualify as an old butcher.