Ed Pawlowski writes:
On 2/14/2019 2:30 PM, Oren wrote:


https://www.lobels.com/usda-prime-beef-brisket/p/UPBRSK

Damn!


Detwilers was $3.49/lb for the same thing. Sadly, brisket has been
"discovered" by the masses and it drove the price up. Not long ago it
was 99 cents.

Not "discovered" but rather the large meat suppliers (Swift, et alia)
figured out how to get premium $ for a substandard cut of beef. Similar
to ribs - for years, they were considered a waste product (and really,
there is so little meat on those bones it's not really worth the work
just for the sauce - but its a thing and everyone has to follow the
trend).