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A primal cut, it's a large piece from the breast or lower chest of beef cattle. A brisket is a tough cut with connective tissue throughout, and a whole brisket typically weighs 10 pounds or more.

Tri-tip is a cut of beef you occasionally see as a special on Texas barbecue joint menus. But it's big in California.

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Made from the breast or lower chest of the cow, brisket is a tough beef cut that is prepared by braising or slow smoking. It is also commonly cured and made into pastrami or corned beef.

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Nothing about this is tough or chewy; the middle is soft ... Once that goes into the pot, the stew meat -- cut into smaller pieces and coated with flour and pepper -- get a higher-heat searing ...