On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:25:08 -0500, John wrote:

On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:15:43 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

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John wrote: ...these are really, really good. https://houseofnasheats.com/smoked-pork-belly-burnt-ends/ Got a batch going on the Traeger. First time for me. -- Freedom Isn't Free! What I don?t understand these days is pricing. I can buy corned beef for1/2 the price of brisket. Pork belly cost more than cured and slicedbacon.

I thought corned beef was brisket. Enlighten me.


That's what's weird. Corned beef brisket *is* brisket. It's just been brined.
I've no idea why it's usually cheaper than fresh brisket.

It because the corned beef producer will buy it by the truck load
directly from the processor. If it goes through the retail channel it
gets treated like steak and they price it that way because they can.