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A mistake or have I been confused about which cut is better?
Walmart online order has the flat cut much cheaper than the point.
I always thought it was the other way around.
Point cut is very different from flat cut. If you are familiar with Texas BBQ brisket, it is the lean vs. moist cuts, with flat being the lean, and point being the moist/marbled cut.
I rarely see much more than a $.50/lb. difference in them though, but with the lean being typically in more demand than the marbled, is usually the more expensive of the two.
Personally, I think the point cut makes for better sandwiches with moist, juicy meat that pulls apart easily, sort of like a braised chuck roast or pork shoulder, while the more consistently textured, dense slices of the flat cut are good for slicing and serving on a plate with sides.
If you can cut flat cut really thin, like with a deli meat slicer, that makes for good sanwiches as well.
I just buy them on sale. I always get one for the freezer around Paddy day.
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