Burnt ends are cubed up tasty chunks of melt in your mouth beef that come from the point section of a brisket. The point is the fattier section of a brisket that lays on top of the flat. These two muscles are separated by a layer of fat, much of which renders out during a long cook. More @Wikipedia
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