Corned Beef...what is the best

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What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.
Thanks,
Lee

1. Buy a ticket to Ireland
2. Buy a cow
3. ...

This is a worldwide group. Where are you posting from? Good luck
finding corned beef in China.

:-(

--
Dan Abel
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Petaluma, California, USA

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Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

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Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

My favorite brand name is Boar's Head (not the pre-cooked kind they sell in
the deli) but the kind that needs to be cooked. Pricey though. If you
can't get Boar's Head, I've found the Cook's brand to be pretty good and not
as pricey as Boar's Head.

Chris in Pearland, TX

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Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.
Thanks,
Lee

this is the brisket cut in the U.S.; the name "corned" comes from the
processing used.

Harriet & critters (J J the world famous jack russell terrior who has gotten
his share of the sourdough bread & olive oil; and Ms P K the lady manx who
rules the house and who is in the chair by the window.

"Chris Marksberry" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My favorite brand name is Boar's Head (not the pre-cooked kind they sell
in
the deli) but the kind that needs to be cooked. Pricey though.

I feel that you can't go wrong, when in doubt, Boar's Head anything.
Thing is, where I shop it's like ... whatever brand they have that week.
Not a selection of brands.

Last one I had was from Costco, that was very good. I don't know,
perhaps it was Nathan's? Not positive.

nancy

Chris Marksberry said:

My favorite brand name is Boar's Head (not the pre-cooked kind they sell in
the deli) but the kind that needs to be cooked. Pricey though. If you
can't get Boar's Head, I've found the Cook's brand to be pretty good and not
as pricey as Boar's Head.

Chris in Pearland, TX

Cooks products are nice because they are not too salty. We buy their
hams fairly often. This will be the first year in 20 or so that I will
eat some corned beef. I am breaking my "no beef" rule just for St.
Patty's Day.

-L.

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.

Except for Boar's Head, I don't think I've ever seen the same
brand of corned beef twice - especially during March when every
meat processor makes up a different name than they used the
previous year.

I don't think Boar's Head is any better (or worse) than most of
the generics. It's kinda hard to screw up corned beef.

I go for the point cuts because they're fattier and don't dry out
(yes - they will dry it out even boiling it).

-sw

Nancy Young said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

IMHO the best cut is the eye, or girello. It's cylindrical and tapers
towards one end. As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded. I deduce that the original poster is
American, because associating corned beef with St Patrick's Day is
unheard of in Oz, where a very large proportion of the population is
of Irish extraction. Corned beef is English food. We associate St
Patrick's Day with green beer (and Guiness for the traditionalists). As
for "tender", it depends on how competently you cook it.

Christine

-L. said:

Chris Marksberry said:

My favorite brand name is Boar's Head (not the pre-cooked kind they sell in
the deli) but the kind that needs to be cooked. Pricey though. If you
can't get Boar's Head, I've found the Cook's brand to be pretty good and not
as pricey as Boar's Head.

Chris in Pearland, TX

Cooks products are nice because they are not too salty. We buy their
hams fairly often. This will be the first year in 20 or so that I will
eat some corned beef. I am breaking my "no beef" rule just for St.
Patty's Day.

-L.

Now perhaps you can answer me something, speaking of "no beef". How can
people be eating corned beef on St Patrick's Day anyway, seeing as how
it's in the middle of Lent?

I'm a lapsed Presbyterian, you understand, and Presbyterians don't do Lent.

Christine

Old Mother Ashby said:

Nancy Young said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

IMHO the best cut is the eye, or girello. It's cylindrical and tapers
towards one end. As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded. I deduce that the original poster is
American, because associating corned beef with St Patrick's Day is
unheard of in Oz, where a very large proportion of the population is
of Irish extraction. Corned beef is English food. We associate St
Patrick's Day with green beer (and Guiness for the traditionalists). As
for "tender", it depends on how competently you cook it.

Christine

So is there a Food you associate with St. Patrick's day in Oz?

Roberta (in VA - not a fan of corned beef)

On Fri 10 Mar 2006 08:33:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Old Mother
Ashby?

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

IMHO the best cut is the eye, or girello. It's cylindrical and tapers
towards one end. As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded. I deduce that the original poster is
American, because associating corned beef with St Patrick's Day is
unheard of in Oz, where a very large proportion of the population is
of Irish extraction. Corned beef is English food. We associate St
Patrick's Day with green beer (and Guiness for the traditionalists). As
for "tender", it depends on how competently you cook it.

Christine

Practically every establishment in the US that calls itself a restaurant
serves up plates of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's day. Save for
that one day, it's rare to see it on many menus. Apart from that, Jewish
style delis are one of the few places that serve it in abundance the rest
of the year, and that's usually in sandwiches. The Enlish version is
usually called "spiced beef" or "salt beef" is it not?

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Old Mother Ashby said:

Now perhaps you can answer me something, speaking of "no beef". How can
people be eating corned beef on St Patrick's Day anyway, seeing as how
it's in the middle of Lent?

In many localities, the bishop will grant a "general dispensation" for
that day which relieves the obligation.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded

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"Brand" as in ....who makes it. Like...Kellog's Brand Cornflakes....

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
It must be tender.
What cut should it be.
Thanks,
Lee

Last year I bought Mosey's, which is sold in most stores in my area.
I liked it a lot. They sell it either with or without spice packets.
The packages look the same unfortunately.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Quoted message said:

What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?

I'd buy Shenson's.

Quoted message said:

It must be tender.

It's tender if you cook it enough, but don't over cook it.

Quoted message said:

What cut should it be.

--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Roberta said:

Old Mother Ashby said:

Nancy Young said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

> What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
> It must be tender.
> What cut should it be.
>

Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

IMHO the best cut is the eye, or girello. It's cylindrical and tapers
towards one end. As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded. I deduce that the original poster is
American, because associating corned beef with St Patrick's Day is
unheard of in Oz, where a very large proportion of the population
is of Irish extraction. Corned beef is English food. We associate St
Patrick's Day with green beer (and Guiness for the traditionalists).
As for "tender", it depends on how competently you cook it.

Christine

So is there a Food you associate with St. Patrick's day in Oz?

Roberta (in VA - not a fan of corned beef)

Like I said, green beer, which is not easily obtained, and Guiness,
which is not usually drunk in large quantities compared to regular beer.
St Pat's Day isn't about eating in this country, it's about drinking,
it's an Irish thing after all. I'm sure the pubs provide food, but I
don't know that there's anything special. And as I said in another post,
I can't see how you can be getting stuck into meat anyway during Lent.

Of course, as I understand it you shouldn't be getting drunk either
during Lent, but I'm not a Mick so I wouldn't know ;-)

Christine

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Fri 10 Mar 2006 08:33:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Old Mother
Ashby?

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

<[email hidden]> wrote

>What is the best brand of corned beef to buy for St Patrick's day?
>It must be tender.
>What cut should it be.
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Don't especially know what brand, I buy whatever, but
I always get the flat cut. I have read that the point cut is
not so nice.

nancy

IMHO the best cut is the eye, or girello. It's cylindrical and tapers
towards one end. As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded. I deduce that the original poster is
American, because associating corned beef with St Patrick's Day is
unheard of in Oz, where a very large proportion of the population is
of Irish extraction. Corned beef is English food. We associate St
Patrick's Day with green beer (and Guiness for the traditionalists). As
for "tender", it depends on how competently you cook it.

Christine

Practically every establishment in the US that calls itself a restaurant
serves up plates of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's day. Save for
that one day, it's rare to see it on many menus. Apart from that, Jewish
style delis are one of the few places that serve it in abundance the rest
of the year, and that's usually in sandwiches. The Enlish version is
usually called "spiced beef" or "salt beef" is it not?

Not here it's not. I wasn't aware there there was such a thing as an
English "version". Perhaps what I really mean is that there isn't an
"Irish" version - it just doesn't occur to Australians to think of
corned beef as specifically Irish in origin. Actually we don't think of
it as ethnic food at all, we think of it as being traditional Australian
food, but of course what that means is of British (English, Scottish,
Irish) origin, basically the stuff most people ate up until about 60
years ago when the European migrants started arriving in large numbers,
which improved variety of food on offer no end.

Corned beef is served hot, with either parsley or mustard sauces.
Mustard sauce is made with the liquor that the meat was cooked in. I can
provide a recipe if anyone is interested. It is also cooked
intentionally for use cold in sandwiches or with salads, something I do
myself every few weeks.

Christine

Budd Tugley said:

Quoted message said:

As for "brand", there's no such thing here, uncooked
meat doesn't come branded

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"Brand" as in ....who makes it. Like...Kellog's Brand Cornflakes....

I know. Smallgoods come branded, bacon and salami and stuff like that.
But corned beef is like steak, it isn't credited with a manufacturer.
Even if you buy it from the supermarket, it's just corned beef, I
presume the brining is done by the butchers employed by the supermarket.
And it doesn't come with packets of spices as yours seems to, you have
to provide your own. I use vinegar, brown sugar, peppercorns, cloves and
bay leaves.

Christine

Old Mother Ashby said:

Now perhaps you can answer me something, speaking of "no beef". How can
people be eating corned beef on St Patrick's Day anyway, seeing as how
it's in the middle of Lent?

I'm a lapsed Presbyterian, you understand, and Presbyterians don't do Lent.

Christine

Neither do Unitarians. I am the wrong person to ask.

-L.
(Ominvorous, and we don't pray over food, either...)