Just got my first smoker

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(02-26-2021, 02:31 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: You sure can!  I've bought lard before to make tortillas and such.  Comes in a tub, usually a few pounds at a time.  

I wouldn't be surprised if that cost was higher for the lard because it takes more work.  To butcher the cuts, they're just going on and cutting the animal down, doing a little trimming.  But it's a quick process.  The tallow or lard has to be cleaned and rendered down and is more time intensive for them, or so I would imagine.  

Yep, and if you're trimming briskets, it's very easy to make your own. It's just easier to buy it.... (and I'm not at all confident that is Franklin's secret. I watched the video and all, but I just don't buy it)