brisket

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Max's mom and grandmother showed up to tell the chefs his favorite foods -- brisket, chicken noodle soup, and hamburgers -- and serve as judges for the challenge.

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  1. noun The chest of an animal.
  2. noun The ribs and meat taken from the chest of an animal.

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  • The other cuts of meat, especially the brisket was full of flavor. —  mmm-yoso!!!
  • In less time than it takes to smoke a brisket, the crew had recovered from a potential disaster and had the restaurant set up and ready for business. —  The Pitch | Complete Issue
  • Is it that newfangled digital oven thermometer that tells me when my brisket is ready. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • I use the same marinade for flank steak and sometimes for my brisket, but instead of cooking sherry I use Jack Daniels. —  PW FULL RSS FEED
  • I've always showed up with casseroles or pot roast or a brisket, but if you aren't having —  Blog updates
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  1. Middle English brusket, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.

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  1. from Middle English bruskette, from Old French *brusket, bruschet, later brichet, modern F. brechet, prob. from Breton bruched, dial. brusk, the breast, chest, claw of a bird.
 

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