Food
Why Brisket Is More Expensive Than Ever
- Electric-powered wood-pellet smoker makes home cooking easier
- Price surge defies broader slump in livestock markets
Brisket, a rare bright spot in beef this year.
Photographer: NadzeyaPhoto/iStockphotoDemand for brisket is on fire, sending prices soaring as innovations in grilling make the tricky meat easier to master.
The beef cut has busted out of Texas and is showing up on restaurant menus all over the country. Meanwhile, advances in barbecue technology allow amateurs to whip up competition-worthy platters in the backyard, creating a surge for demand on both fronts that has pushed U.S. prices to records and defies a broader slump in livestock markets.