Deckel is an out-of-the-ordinary cut from the shoulder of the steer is a delicious and lean alternative to brisket. It must be braised or low-roasted for it to reveal it's tender, succulent goodness. Our ranchers graze their cattle on pasture in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, where they enjoy a carefully balanced diet of grass, forage crops and hay that never includes hormones or growth promoting antibiotics. *Price per pound is an estimate for comparison purposes only. Click on the "Details" tab to learn more.
Pasture Fed
Black Angus Beef
No Hormones or Antibiotics
Humanely Raised & Handled
U.S. Family Farms
About this cut
This out-of-the-ordinary cut from the shoulder of the steer is a delicious and lean alternative to brisket. Braise with beer, or roast on low heat. The meat will cook to fork-tender, bursting with flavor.
Basic Cooking Technique:
Braise low and slow.
Recipes
Deckel with Wine and Root Vegetables
Additional Info
Products are packed with coolant during their journey to ensure they arrive in great shape. Meats will arrive frozen or refrigerated. Most of our products are shipped frozen; occasionally, due to a very quick turnaround between when the meats arrive at our freezing and distribution facility and when they are delivered to you, meats may be shipped fresh. Meat that is cold to the touch can be refrigerated for immediate use, or frozen for later use. Learn more.
*Price per pound is an estimate for comparison purposes only. Click on the "Details" tab to learn more.
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Value priced brisket substitute
I use deckel in all my Shabbat and Yom Tov brisket recipes - everyone loves it! Also, sometimes I will put a smallish one in the slow cooker to make BBQ pulled brisket sandwiches - a big hit for family dinner.
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Deckel
This deckel is delicious and tender when I cook it in my Instant Pot. Highly recommended.
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Deckel
Amazing cut. Very lean. Cook longer than a first cut brisket but just as good.
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Deckel
I like this cut as a brisket substitute. It is very tasty if it is cooked long and low. For Rosh Hashanah, I browned it & then added carrots, sauteéd onions, and apricot jam--covered it very tightly & baked at 300 for about 4 hours. Great reviews from the family.
How Many Pieces Will I Receive?
Our frozen meats are packaged in vacuum-sealed packages. Most packages contain one piece (ie, one Brisket). Some packages will contain two pieces (ie, Lamb Chops). Packages of smaller items, such as Chicken Wings or Pepper Steak, will contain multiple pieces.
For red meat items and multi-pack poultry items, vacuum-sealed packages may be packed in a cardboard box. If there is an option to choose how many packages you'd like in the box, you'll make that selection under "Customize Your Order." Then you'll choose your preferred weight (that is, the combined weight of all the the packages in that box.) If only one choice is showing in a green box, you do not need to make any selection.
Example: Lamb Chops
Let's say you're ordering Lamb Chops and you select the following:
You've chosen: 2 packages, ~1.1 lb, and the price shows $39.99.
You’ll receive 1 box, with 2 packages of lamb chops inside.
Each package will contain 2 lamb chops. You’ll have 4 lamb chops in total. We always try to pack similar-sized items, but you may find that some chops are slightly larger and some are slightly smaller.
How Much Does It Weigh?
We use weight ranges in order to keep our fulfillment system practical and manageable for items with variable weights (for example steaks. Packages of deli meats which are not sold by weight range as we can pack them by exact weight). The ranges are as small as practically possible to minimize the variation between the Selected Weight and the actual weght you receive. Because of this, if the price per pound is shown as "price/lb*", the *" indicates that it is an estimate for comparison purposes only, since the price associated with the selected weight is the price for all items within that weight range.
This chart shows the potential weight variance for selected weights on our site:
| Selected Weight | Potential Weight Variance |
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| under ~0.95 lb | +/- 0.15 lb |
| ~1 lb to ~3.9 lb | +/- 0.25 lb |
| ~4 lb to ~10 lb | +/- 0.5 lb | over ~10 lb | +/- 1 lb |
For example:
- An item with a Selected Weight of ~1.5 lb could weigh as much as 1.75 lb or as little as 1.25 lb
- An item with a Selected Weight of ~5 lb could weigh as much as 5.5 lb or as little as 4.5 lb
We keep the ranges as small as practically possible to minimize the variation you might receive. Sometimes you will receive a bit more than the listed weight, and sometimes a bit less. Our customers find that on average they receive what they are expecting. But if you find that your actual weights in an order are all below the listed average, please snap a picture of the weight labels and send it over to us, and we'll be happy to make things right.