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Brisket Day The word primal has many meanings, but all of them come back to one meaning “first.” The word speaks of the beginnings of things, from our ancient lineage as human beings, to the animalistic force that lives within each of us. Appropriate to our thinking, then is the meaning of primal when applied to cuts of meat. The primal cuts are those that are severed from the carcass first before the smaller and less important cuts are removed. The brisket is among these cuts, and while it requires a little know-how to make it properly, when properly made it is nothing less than the choicest of the primal cuts. Brisket Day encourages you to explore this cut and everything it has to offer. Some things take time, and a good brisket is one of these. Brisket is a popular cut of meat to serve as part of any family affair, and it’s long cooking time ensures that it is a big hit when those who know how to prepare it. Brisket is a tricky meat in that it comes from the animal tough, but if you find a particularly well-marbled piece and cook it correctly, it will become fork soft and simply peel apart, making it the tenderest of tender meats. Of course, there are hundreds of variations on how to prepare brisket, including the use of various hardwoods in the grilling process to ensure a nice smoky flavor. Some people marinate them, some don’t, and many like to serve it with a sauce. The history of brisket dates back to ancient history – practically ever since humans reared cattle. People would sacrifice their animals on special occasions and eat every part of the animal, including the brisket cut. Texas BBQ brisket is one of the most popular ways to prepare it. Here, chefs marinate the meat for between 24 and 48 and cook it in a unique wood or charcoal-fired BBQ oven. Careless cooking often resulted in tough meat, so people developed techniques to get the most out of the cut. After all, if you could make brisket taste good, it was a great way to get delicious and cheap meat. In the old days, you couldn’t store meat in a refrigerator. The technology simply didn’t exist. After 48 hours following the death of the animal, the carcass would begin to turn, meaning that the butcher had to cook and eat it fast. Friday evenings, therefore, became the traditional day on which people would cook up the remaining cuts of meat uneaten and unsold throughout the week. People found that barbecuing meat and adding marinades and sauces provided the best flavor. And so the rationale for holding Brisket Day celebrations was born. Brisket Day is also heavily associated with smoked meats – not just brisket. Again, butchers had to use smoking to preserve meat so that it wouldn’t go off. For that reason, they took cuts of meat, such as rib-eye or tenderloin, and put them in smoke sheds. This process killed off all the bacteria and created compounds that would inhibit the growth of harmful bugs in the future. |
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Yesterday's Poll Results I'm back from vacation si I'll be updating the standings later today. Winners (adding SB100 to their totals) Losers Virtual NFL League Leaders Quarterbacks TAbb PassA PassC PassCP PassY PassYPA PassYPC PassTDs PassI PassS PassR ------------------ ---- ----- ----- ------ ----- ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- Russell Wilson SEN 420 265 63.1 3098 7.4 11.7 29 2 45 106.4 Blaine Gabbert TNA 101 70 69.3 671 6.6 9.6 9 3 7 104.8 Drew Brees NON 475 330 69.5 3681 7.7 11.2 22 6 27 102.4 Ryan Fitzpatrick TBN 262 167 63.7 2101 8.0 12.6 22 9 23 102.3 Philip Rivers LAA 574 376 65.5 4377 7.6 11.6 31 12 30 97.7 Matthew Stafford DEN 559 375 67.1 3950 7.1 10.5 27 8 47 97.6 Deshaun Watson HOA 493 315 63.9 3423 6.9 10.9 24 5 36 96.3 Derek Carr OAA 596 400 67.1 4136 6.9 10.3 28 9 41 96.3 Lamar Jackson BAA 189 123 65.1 1237 6.5 10.1 12 4 15 95.9 Kirk Cousins MIN 603 389 64.5 3974 6.6 10.2 32 9 36 94.8 Rushing TAbb RushA RushY RushAvg RushTDs RushF ------------------- ---- ----- ----- ------- ------- ----- Ezekiel Elliott DAN 294 1618 5.5 6 4 Christian McCaffrey CAN 313 1559 5.0 8 3 Chris Carson SEN 273 1547 5.7 10 0 Todd Gurley LAN 248 1442 5.8 10 2 Sony Michel NEA 266 1382 5.2 0 3 Saquon Barkley NYN 271 1353 5.0 9 1 Joe Mixon CNA 248 1344 5.4 10 0 Adrian Peterson WAN 288 1328 4.6 9 0 Alvin Kamara NON 248 1301 5.2 10 0 Isaiah Crowell NYA 200 1277 6.4 8 0 Receiving TAbb RecR RecY RecYPR RecL RecTDs RecF ----------------------- ---- ----- ------ ------ ----- ------ ---- Michael Thomas NON 110 1263 11.5 75 5 1 Adam Thielen MIN 93 1231 13.2 58 13 2 Mike Evans TBN 84 1230 14.6 87 12 0 Julio Jones ATN 110 1225 11.1 58 6 1 Davante Adams GBN 100 1194 11.9 57 4 3 Keenan Allen LAA 88 1185 13.5 54 5 1 Tyreek Hill KCA 68 1181 17.4 63 10 2 DeAndre Hopkins HOA 99 1176 11.9 83 7 0 Tyler Boyd CNA 77 958 12.4 49 8 3 T.Y. Hilton INA 67 954 14.2 68 6 0 Kickers TAbb EPM EPA FGG FGA FGPct FGL Sc ---------------- ---- --- --- --- --- ----- --- --- Wil Lutz NON 41 46 44 48 91.7 49 173 Graham Gano CAN 35 37 34 38 89.5 59 137 Daniel Carlson OAA 36 40 32 34 94.1 48 132 Matt Prater DEN 37 37 31 37 83.8 48 130 Ka'imi Fairbairn HOA 39 44 30 34 88.2 57 129 S. Gostkowski NEA 36 39 30 41 73.2 47 126 Aldrick Rosas NYN 34 36 29 34 85.3 51 121 Jake Elliott PHN 34 38 29 33 87.9 50 121 Robbie Gould SFN 42 43 25 26 96.2 50 117 Harrison Butker KCA 50 55 22 26 84.6 45 116 Punting TAbb P PYds PAvg PYdsNet PTB PB PI20 PL ----------------- ---- -- ---- ---- ------- --- -- ---- -- Michael Palardy CAN 73 3400 46.6 42.4 6 0 38 64 Chris Jones DAN 84 3921 46.7 42.0 11 0 35 65 Pat O'Donnell CHN 85 3958 46.6 41.2 11 4 38 65 Cameron Johnston PHN 71 3286 46.3 41.0 13 0 32 63 Trevor Daniel HOA 82 3644 44.4 40.9 9 2 38 66 Sam Koch BAA 73 3403 46.6 40.8 10 2 35 74 Lac Edwards NYA 81 3644 45.0 40.7 5 0 44 60 Thomas Morstead NON 58 2624 45.2 40.7 10 0 27 64 Logan Cooke JXA 93 4132 44.4 40.6 9 0 29 63 Riley Dixon NYN 80 3625 45.3 40.4 9 1 28 65 NameFL TAbb T NameFL TAbb Sack NameFL TAbb Int --------------------- ---- ----- ----------------------- ---- ---- ----------------------- ---- --- Matt Milano BFA 121 Myles Garrett CLA 20 Pierre Desir INA 9 Josh Bynes ARN 120 J.J. Watt HOA 19 Stephon Gilmore NEA 8 Adarius Taylor TBN 120 Jason Pierre-Paul TBN 16 Fabian Moreau WAN 7 Tremaine Edmunds BFA 119 Danielle Hunter MIN 16 Kendall Fuller KCA 6 Patrick Peterson ARN 114 Fletcher Cox PHN 16 Marshon Lattimore NON 6 Preston Smith WAN 112 DeForest Buckner SFN 16 Prince Amukamara CHN 6 Tahir Whitehead OAA 112 Kyler Fackrell GBN 14 Xavier Rhodes MIN 6 Denzel Perryman LAA 111 Demarcus Lawrence DAN 14 Mike Adams CAN 5 Fred Warner SFN 110 Jonathan Allen WAN 14 Levi Wallace BFA 5 Jaylon Smith DAN 108 Aaron Donald LAN 13 Coty Sensabaugh PIA 5 |
Virtual NFL Standings AFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak New England 10 6 0 .625 378 317 5-3 5-3 8-4 2-2 4-2 Won 5 New York 6 10 0 .375 361 335 4-4 2-6 5-7 1-3 3-3 Lost 1 Miami 5 11 0 .313 326 420 1-7 4-4 5-7 0-4 3-3 Won 2 Buffalo 3 12 1 .219 321 451 2-6 1-6 3-8 0-4 2-4 Lost 3 AFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Baltimore 10 5 1 .656 376 304 6-1 4-4 8-3 2-2 4-2 Won 1 Pittsburgh 10 6 0 .625 443 334 4-4 6-2 8-4 2-2 4-2 Lost 3 Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 363 394 3-5 3-5 5-7 1-3 2-4 Lost 1 Cincinnati 6 10 0 .375 371 409 2-6 4-4 5-7 1-3 2-4 Won 1 AFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Houston 13 3 0 .813 411 232 7-1 6-2 12-0 1-3 6-0 Won 1 Tennessee 8 7 1 .531 307 301 3-4 5-3 6-5 2-2 2-3 Won 1 Indianapolis 8 8 0 .500 322 323 5-3 3-5 5-7 3-1 1-5 Lost 1 Jacksonville 3 12 1 .219 220 414 2-6 1-6 2-9 1-3 2-3 Lost 2 AFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Los Angeles 10 6 0 .625 429 365 5-3 5-3 7-5 3-1 4-2 Won 3 Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 462 458 6-2 4-4 8-4 2-2 4-2 Won 1 Oakland 7 9 0 .438 400 473 4-4 3-5 4-8 3-1 2-4 Lost 1 Denver 7 9 0 .438 337 414 4-4 3-5 3-9 4-0 2-4 Lost 3 ================================================================== NFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 355 278 6-2 4-4 3-1 7-5 5-1 Won 6 New York 10 6 0 .625 349 299 6-2 4-4 3-1 7-5 4-2 Won 1 Washington 6 10 0 .375 309 348 3-5 3-5 2-2 4-8 1-5 Lost 1 Dallas 5 11 0 .313 293 338 3-5 2-6 1-3 4-8 2-4 Lost 1 NFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Minnesota 11 5 0 .688 383 285 5-3 6-2 3-1 8-4 4-2 Lost 1 Detroit 11 5 0 .688 358 276 4-4 7-1 4-0 7-5 3-3 Won 1 Chicago 11 5 0 .688 344 273 4-4 7-1 4-0 7-5 4-2 Won 4 Green Bay 7 9 0 .438 356 407 5-3 2-6 2-2 5-7 1-5 Lost 3 NFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak New Orleans 16 0 0 1.00 455 232 8-0 8-0 4-0 12-0 6-0 Won 16 Carolina 10 6 0 .625 371 386 5-3 5-3 3-1 7-5 3-3 Lost 1 Tampa Bay 8 8 0 .500 375 423 4-4 4-4 2-2 6-6 2-4 Won 1 Atlanta 4 12 0 .250 339 455 3-5 1-7 1-3 3-9 1-5 Lost 2 NFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA H A AFC NFC DIV Streak Seattle 11 5 0 .688 442 324 6-2 5-3 3-1 8-4 5-1 Won 2 San Francisco 6 10 0 .375 381 394 2-6 4-4 0-4 6-6 3-3 Lost 2 Los Angeles 6 10 0 .375 396 384 3-5 3-5 1-3 5-7 4-2 Won 2 Arizona 0 16 0 .000 204 491 0-8 0-8 0-4 0-12 0-6 Lost 16 ** AFC Playoffs ** ** NFC Playoffs ** |
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