Show Us Your Meat, and We'll Show You Ours

[CaptainHenreh]

And you left it whole I assume? Did you noticed the difference? I think the grains run different ways and there might be a layer of fat between them if I recall

That is correct. There's a layer of fat between them, ad the brisket is really two pieces of meat held together by a layer of fat. In the last picture you can actually see the stratification of the two muscles and the fat.

I suspect there must be a difference in flavor leaving it in tact, as over time the fat will render and soak through the meat, would it not?