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I bought two of these corned briskets, as all the other meats I bought here
were great.
One of the briskets was just ok, quite a bit of fat.
The other brisket was inedible! all grizzle and whole sections of fat.
Stay clear of the brisket here!
From USWM: We appreciate your support of our small regenerative farms and your valued feedback here. We raise these animals with a hands-off approach allowing them to mature at their natural pace. Our husbandry practices do yield a varying amount of fat on the animals. Brisket is an inherently fatter cut, however, we do not expect the overwhelming majority of our inventory to meet your report. I apologize sincerely for your disappointment, we are standing by at 877.383.0051 if you wish to further this discussion. We certainly look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve you!
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Maryjane
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3/26/2022 5:26 PM
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super good quality and flavor. Enjoyed it!! -Maria L.
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US
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7/15/2021 3:19 PM
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I was hopeful that some of the other less than stellar reviews were just flukes, but I have to agree that there was an unusual amount of excess fat on the cut of meat. I've had great luck with almost everything else I have ordered, which probably made the corned beef a little extra disappointing. -Tiffany W.
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US
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7/15/2021 3:19 PM
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It was ok, have had better though. -Maz
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US
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7/15/2021 3:13 PM
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Was so looking forward to a corn beef and cabbage cook up having found a grass feed product. Well the meal was a complete disaster..as the corn beef was inedible.. it was like chewing on rubber. Tough and mostly fat. I cooked in the slow cooker for 7 hours, and then some, as this piece of meat would just not get tender.. by then then potatoes and cabbage and carrots were well over done. The flavor was just ok.. Really no one ate and it all when into the the garbage... Very disappointing.
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Nina
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4/13/2021 2:41 PM
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This was the worst corned beef I have ever had. Mostly fat and way over seasoned with the mustard seed. What meat I’d did get (maybe 6 ounces) was tough and chewy.
From USWM: Thank you for your patronage and valued feedback. Our Corned Beef SKU 10047 is cut from the Brisket (or Fore Shank) section of the cattle, and an inherently fatty product. We agree the Beef described in this review is an overly fatty cut. We are standing by at 877.383.0051 to assist further and rectify this issue with you directly to your full satisfaction.
We ask you inspect the Corned Beef shipped in your order #555662 as it is received. If you are at all concerned with the fat content of the cut(s) our team chooses, please reach back out to us, we will not leave you at a loss.
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Kathleen
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1/17/2021 7:44 AM
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Not really pickled corned beef
Was extremely disappointed. This was a brisket that had the pickling spices on the outside. It tasted like a brisket and not corned beef. Do not recommend
*From USWM: We appreciate your honest feedback and are very sorry for your disappointment. We always stand behind our products and can appreciate palate variations. A full refund has been issued to you for the disappointing Corned Beef Brisket. Again, we apologize for your disappointing experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time if we may be of assistance. With gratitude, The US Wellness Meats Team
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Laura
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3/22/2019 6:42 PM
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I had to smile when I saw your "Shout Out" for a corned beef brisket recipe. Now I mean no offense to the recipe owner but when it comes to US Wellness Meats Corned Beef Brisket a recipe would be a calamity! I just took one of your Corned Beef Briskets out of the oven and OMG!!! So tender.....so moist....and the seasonings are absolutely perfect!
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Renee
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3/14/2019 3:31 PM
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"WHEN IT IS GOOD, IT IS VERY, VERY GOOD BUT WHEN IT IS BAD IT IS AWFUL!"
I have ordered the Corned Beef several times and I always cook it exactly the same way - in my Instant Pot, following a traditional recipe that includes cabbage and other vegetables.
Sometimes, this is the very best food that US Wellness Meats has to offer. Other times, it tastes like dirty dishwater. I don't know what happens between the different cuts, but buying it is a gamble.
I love it when it is good. I love it so much that I am willing to take a gamble again. But unless the consistency in quality improves, this will be my very last corned beef order.
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Linda
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3/7/2019 2:53 PM
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I, like other reviewers here found this to be on the tough side and definitely lacked flavor. I actually had to add salt and that didn't help all that much.
From USWM -- Thank you kindly for your honnest feedback. We have applied a credit per your review of our Corned Beef Brisket SKU 10049. We truly apprecate your patronage and look forward to serving you in the future.
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Nicole
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3/2/2019 3:37 PM
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First let me start by stating that I love USWM 150%, I've never had a bad thing ordered from here buuuut this one did leave me disappointed. I cooked it in the crockpot and once i pulled it out to cut I was sad to see that it was a slab of fat with enough meat to feed my two kids (5
*From USWM -- Thank you for your honest feedback. We're very sorry for your disappointment and are happy to share that we have returned credit to you for the disappointing Corned Beef Brisket. Brisket is typically a fatty cut, however, what you have described is excessive, "a slab of fat" and customer satisfaction is very important to us.
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Reagan
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1/4/2019 5:35 PM
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I purchased two; the first was excellent and the second was everything that other low-starred reviews have noted. A large portion of fat can be dealt with, but the gristle required cutting beyond anything I’ve seen. The flavor of these briskets is wonderful. But my next purchase won’t include this product.
*From USW Meats- We are sorry for your disappointment with the corned beef brisket! We have issued a refund to your card and welcome your honest feedback at any time. With sincere gratitude, The US Wellness Meats Team
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David
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4/20/2018 9:39 AM
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This was my first time purchasing from US Wellness Meats. I was super excited since it is difficult to purchase grassfed antibiotic free meat. I placed the corned beef in the crockpot as directed. The meat came out well, but there was so much fat to cut out. I purchased 4 of these so I hope the other 3 are less fatty.
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Maudy
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3/26/2018 3:06 AM
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I usually am a big fan of most US Wellness products, but I must say this corned beef was very disappointing. I actually followed one of the recipes from this site and slow cooked it for over 7 hours, it was moist but it still came out tough to chew and it was about a third fat which was inedible.
*From USW Meats- We are sorry for your disappointment with the corned beef brisket! We have issued a refund to your card and welcome your honest feedback at any time. With sincere gratitude, The US Wellness Meats Team
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Michael
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Date:
3/18/2018 3:17 AM
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This was my second time ordering the corned beef. The first one we purchased turned out amazing... juicy, tender and extremely flavorful. I reordered this and made it exactly the same way for our Jigs dinner tonight and was sorely disappointed. The flavor wasn't the same and the entire roast had a large amount of fat in and around it. We spent most of our time cutting away fat so we could get to the little bits of meat that remained. The pieces that were salvageable were extremely tough. Not sure what changed since the last time we ordered this, but we won't be purchasing it again anytime soon.
*From USW Meats- We are sorry for your disappointment with the corned beef brisket! We have issued a refund to your card and welcome your honest feedback at any time. With sincere gratitude, The US Wellness Meats Team
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Cassandra
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Date:
3/17/2018 7:12 PM
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I love all UWM's briskets but I hadn't tried this one. I cook all their briskets the same way. I put the brisket, fat side up, in a cast iron skillet and then season it (but I didn't season this corned beef one since UWM already did that perfectly) as desired. Then I put a bit of water in the pan and cover with lid. I place the covered pan into the oven at 250 degrees for hours until it falls apart with a fork. I cooked this one for 5 hours today and it was so incredibly tender and so yummy! I will be ordering more of these. YUM!
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Renee
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3/8/2018 4:41 PM
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My boyfriend and I are Corned Beef NUTS... I have so many allergies and love that we can cook this wonderful seasoned meat and enjoy it so much. I’ve tried for years and never able to reach this wonderful flavor. In our opinion this has the perfect seasonings. I just put about 1 cup of water, 1 large sliced onion
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Barbara
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12/2/2017 4:58 PM
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I bought this one before and it was great. This time the cut was almost one giant slab of fat. I understand brisket is a well marbled cut but with a thick layer on top but this particular cut had only about 20% meat at most. Not sure what happened but I can't buy this again.
*From USW Meats- We are sorry for your disappointment with the beef brisket! We have refunded your card and welcome your honest feedback at any time. With sincere gratitude, The US Wellness Meats Team
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Robert
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10/1/2017 4:24 PM
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Excellent flavor, tender, moist! Without a doubt the best corned beef
I've ever had! Delicate use of spices makes this an authentic corned beef!
Conventional oven at 275 - add enough water to middle of beef (pot - heavy enameled small cast iron dutch oven) 4 to 5 hours. Remove from oven and let cool at least an hour with pot still covered.
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Connie
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3/17/2017 6:46 PM
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I am new to Wellness meats.. having only ordered 3 times now. I have been very happy with every cut of meat that I have purchased except for the Corned Beef Brisket. I was so excited to taste the brisket only to be so disappointed. I cooked it in my slow cooker on low for 8 hours and it was so tough.. I finally gave up and served it for my dinner. I could not chew it and it lacked flavor. So disappointed. I won't buy it again.
From US Wellness Meats: Our apologies for your disappointment with the Corned Beef Brisket!. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback! We've contacted you separately with a refund for the disappointingly tough brisket and are grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve you! We truly appreciate our wonderful customers!
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Dena
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10/30/2016 11:40 AM
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Probably my least favorite of everything I have ordered from USW. Cooked 7 hours in crockpot on low and carved against the grain. Brisket was not really tender, and seemed to lack much flavor. Much prefer the bottom round roast which I have had great results several times.
Bruce
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Bruce
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2/15/2016 2:21 PM
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First time I tried this. It was very tender. Outstanding taste.
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Regina
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5/30/2015 7:46 PM
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