Prime Brisket at Costco still available

E-ville Egg

Suburban Detroit Costcos still have prime packers for $2.99/lb. I bought the 4 they had at the Madison Heights location. At about $40 each they are a hell of a deal especially in Michigan where all I can usually find are flats. 

YukonRon

Got 3 in the freezer and another choice from RD.

CheeseheadinAZ

@E-ville Egg hopefully you will have those for a while. Out here in AZ we are on about a 6 month run of full packers at Costco. 

dougcrann

Wish the freezer was stuffed...

Eggaroo

This is good to know as a new Costco is opening this month near me. We have already purchased our 'promotional' Executive membership in anticipation, but I'm not sure if I want to go near the place for the first week or two.

kl8ton

Eggaroo said:

This is good to know as a new Costco is opening this month near me. We have already purchased our 'promotional' Executive membership in anticipation, but I'm not sure if I want to go near the place for the first week or two.

If it is anything like ours, it will be busy ALL the time.  Aisles packed with people waiting to try samples, lines at the checkout that back into the store.  I love Costco, but it is usually busy.  They do move you through quickly.  I remember running in 10 minutes before closing, quickly loaded a cart with groceries and got to the checkout and each lane was 6 carts deep.  I think I still got out in a half hour.

HoustonEgger

kl8ton said:

Eggaroo said:

This is good to know as a new Costco is opening this month near me. We have already purchased our 'promotional' Executive membership in anticipation, but I'm not sure if I want to go near the place for the first week or two.

If it is anything like ours, it will be busy ALL the time.  Aisles packed with people waiting to try samples, lines at the checkout that back into the store.  I love Costco, but it is usually busy.  They do move you through quickly.  I remember running in 10 minutes before closing, quickly loaded a cart with groceries and got to the checkout and each lane was 6 carts deep.  I think I still got out in a half hour.

I have the business memebership just for the simple fact that it lets me in earlier then most. I usually go early on Saturdays to avoid the mess

CheeseheadinAZ

Eggaroo said:

This is good to know as a new Costco is opening this month near me. We have already purchased our 'promotional' Executive membership in anticipation, but I'm not sure if I want to go near the place for the first week or two.

@Eggaroo The key is to know it's going to be busy ahead of time and bring your patience.  It's worth the wait...I find myself going there weekly at least. If you can make weekdays you'll find it easier to navigate.  Enjoy!

Eggaroo

Thanks for the heads up @kl8ton and @CheeseheadinAZ. I've only been inside a Costco one time on a weekday and it was very busy. The funny thing was that almost everyone pushing a cart had a package of paper towels and a package of toilet paper. It piqued my wife's interest so much that she had to ask a guy how he liked their toilet paper. That was funny too!

The lady that sold us our membership told us that they expect a 4 to 5 hour wait for people who just show up and want to join. Crazy.

logchief

Well, I'll just keep whining about Costcos in CA that never have any brisket.

They have great a$$ wipe at Costco.  I shop there and get gas at least twice a month love the place, crowds or not, but sometimes the gas line is not worth waiting for.

Robo2015

Appreciate it! Choice brisket is $6 a pound where I am in Massachusetts and I've only found flats at Costco.

Great_EGGspectations

I won't go near Costco on a Saturday or Sunday.  If you have any kind of flexibility in your weekday schedule, I recommend hitting them up when they open their doors on a weekday.

I'll buy up the 3-pack of ribs from there any day, you really cannot beat their gasoline prices here, and I agree with the comments above - really good TP.  

dh7

Costco by me never has anything but Flats- Choice

Dobie

dh7 said:

Costco by me never has anything but Flats- Choice

Same here, it sucks. 

CheeseheadinAZ

Dobie said:

dh7 said:

Costco by me never has anything but Flats- Choice

Try talking to the meat guy behind the glass. We had flats only too for a while. I'm pretty sure they can get them in there. Our guy says they sell a ton of full prime packers. Current price for prime $2.69lb. Crazy!!  I remember when I first got my egg they were $6.99

SmokinTiger81

Our Costco (greenville, sc) never has prime brisket that I have seen, and the choice grade they do carry is $3.50 pd or higher.  Go figure.

CheeseheadinAZ

Maybe I need to get a freezer quick!!

westernbbq

Since discovering costco prime packers at 2.79 per lb, i have been looking nowhere else for brisket.   RD beat coscto by 20 cents a lb but it was choice.  After last weekends brisket follow up cook of a prime packer done the right way from what i learned from the group here, prime is the best way to go...

YukonRon

CheeseheadinAZ said:

Maybe I need to get a freezer quick!!

Costco and their prime packers availability is the reason I bought my stand up deep freezer.

fishepa

So mad at my Costco they don't have them.

OneNole03

I have been to 3 separate costcos near me and all of them only carry the flats, asked the meat manager if they will ever get full packers in and he said unlikely as they don't sell, that Floridians think the point is too fatty and don't understand how good the point really is.

At least Sams sells a full packer here. 

bgeaddikt

For all you that don't have costco i can ship out a brisket if its worth that much too yall  Guess i should consider myself spoiled since we dont deal with gas lines or crazy crowds.

driller2838

Costco in Baton Rouge, LA had 9 Prime packers last night for $2.99/lb.

CheeseheadinAZ

Maybe I need to get a freezer quick!!

CheeseheadinAZ

OneNole03 said:

I have been to 3 separate costcos near me and all of them only carry the flats, asked the meat manager if they will ever get full packers in and he said unlikely as they don't sell, that Floridians think the point is too fatty and don't understand how good the point really is.

At least Sams sells a full packer here. 

Ask him to bring a few in...tell him you've heard eggheads across the country say their costcos bang them out.  Tell him you'll advertise on the forum for him.  haha

FarmerTom

I have got to get my grilling shed built and get a full size freezer.  All I have now is the little freezer in the top of the fridge in our farm shop.  Couldn't cram a weiner in it now it's so full.  Had to put a bungee strap on the door to keep it closed.  These great deals you folks keep posting are killing me.  

YukonRon

FarmerTom said:

I have got to get my grilling shed built and get a full size freezer.  All I have now is the little freezer in the top of the fridge in our farm shop.  Couldn't cram a weiner in it now it's so full.  Had to put a bungee strap on the door to keep it closed.  These great deals you folks keep posting are killing me.  

How's the rehab coming? Hope you are doing well.

FarmerTom

YukonRon said:

How's the rehab coming? Hope you are doing well.

I'm coming along really well. Thanks Ron.  It's only been 3 weeks since surgery, and yesterday I got out and helped my son get some hay put into storage for winter.  It's been much easier and less painful than my knee 3 years ago.  I still have a lot of restrictions on what I can do, but am pushing those a little and I feel a lot better not having to set in the house and watch someone else do all the work.  Next up,  fire up an egg.  They've been cold for far too long.  

DoubleEgger

Metro Atlanta Costco doesn't sell packers. Where's the nearest Costco that anyone has bought a prime packer? I travel throughout the Southeast for work. 

DoubleEgger

driller2838 said:

Costco in Baton Rouge, LA had 9 Prime packers last night for $2.99/lb.

I would have bought every one of them!