Costco Brisket Tracker

DoubleEgger

I wanted to start a locator for Costco prime briskets. I travel throughout the Southeast and I'm looking for cheap prime grade briskets. 

As many of you are aware, there are no prime packers at Metro Atlanta Costcos. 

Please list if your Costco carries prime packers (city name please) and what you're paying per pound. 

EDIT: If you can't find it locally, that's cool. Let me know that as well. 

bgebrent

I like this Michael!  What's your mark up gonna be for delivery?

DoubleEgger

bgebrent said:

I like this Michael!  What's your mark up gonna be for delivery?

Enough that I'm eating free brisket 

DoubleEgger

bgebrent said:

I like this Michael!  What's your mark up gonna be for delivery?

I'd load that cooler up in Louisville if I were you @bgebrent

bgebrent

DoubleEgger said:

bgebrent said:

I like this Michael!  What's your mark up gonna be for delivery?

I'd load that cooler up in Louisville if I were you @bgebrent

Good idea!  I'll bring ya some based on your pricing strategy 

BYS1981

Shhhhhiiiiiiit. I can't even find a choice packer at my costco!

lousubcap

Louisville- within the past month $3.69/lb for prime.  Packer meat locker has been filled (sometimes the selection is a little thin) for the past year at least.  Selection-wise the overall trend is in the up direction.  

DoubleEgger

BYS1981 said:

Shhhhhiiiiiiit. I can't even find a choice packer at my costco!

Where are you? That's good market info. 

DoubleEgger

Maybe we can get one of our self recognizing engineers on here to put all of the info on a map. 

Hairless_Hand

I smoked a choice flat from Franklin, TN Costco this past weekend. I look for Prime brisket every time I go in there and I wish they would carry them. I am also interested in locating stores that carry prime brisket flats or packers.  I travel regularly along I-40 from Virginia to Oklahoma. 

DoubleEgger

What did you pay for that flat @Hairless_Hand

BYS1981

Solano County in California is my location. 

Hairless_Hand

@DoubleEgger I have no clue what the per pound price was for that brisket....rookie mistake. I'll be prepared to report pricing for the next one. 

DoubleEgger

Hairless_Hand said:

@DoubleEgger I have no clue what the per pound price was for that brisket....rookie mistake. I'll be prepared to report pricing for the next one. 

At least they had some brisket. Zilcho here in Atlanta. Choice flats are $6.99/up around town so I've just been buying SRF for only a couple bucks more. 

feef706

DoubleEgger said:

Hairless_Hand said:

@DoubleEgger I have no clue what the per pound price was for that brisket....rookie mistake. I'll be prepared to report pricing for the next one. 

At least they had some brisket. Zilcho here in Atlanta. Choice flats are $6.99/up around town so I've just been buying SRF for only a couple bucks more. 

I've noticed flats are always overpriced, no Costcos in Northwest Florida that I know of but have found choice in my area for about $2.50 a lb

BBQBuddy

No packers in Miami.  They do have them at the Costco in Bozeman, Montana.

lousubcap

@DoubleEgger - you have broken the code for routine SRF brisket buys.  The chain markets definitely hit you hard for separating the point and flat and then charging upwards of $6 + /lb for the flat.  Once the local Costco started routinely (greater than half the year) carrying prime packers, I moved on from the challenges of a flat cook.  Gotta admit that I did learn quite a bit wrestling with flats for several years but don't miss it at all.

sumoconnell

When I heard tracker - I thought it was like.. https://www.nowinstock.net/

C'mon @DoubleEgger, up that game!

BilZol

Denver/Parker, CO. 2.99lb. 
Going on Saturday for Sunday get together with a few other things. 

chrisc133

DoubleEgger said:

Hairless_Hand said:

@DoubleEgger I have no clue what the per pound price was for that brisket....rookie mistake. I'll be prepared to report pricing for the next one. 

At least they had some brisket. Zilcho here in Atlanta. Choice flats are $6.99/up around town so I've just been buying SRF for only a couple bucks more. 

Gotta go to SAMs in our area for reasonably priced briskets. 

theyolksonyou

I thought a man of your pedigree just ordered SRF gold with wreckless abandon. 

DoubleEgger

theyolksonyou said:

I thought a man of your pedigree just ordered SRF gold with wreckless abandon. 

I don't mind buying them on occasion but I'd sure like to eat brisket more often! 

Lit

You have a restaurant depot there in Marietta get a KCBS membership the angus briskets are under $3 a pound there.

bgebrent

DoubleEgger said:

theyolksonyou said:

I thought a man of your pedigree just ordered SRF gold with wreckless abandon. 

I don't mind buying them on occasion but I'd sure like to eat brisket more often! 

He has all those mouths to feed....

theyolksonyou

bgebrent said:

DoubleEgger said:

theyolksonyou said:

I thought a man of your pedigree just ordered SRF gold with wreckless abandon. 

I don't mind buying them on occasion but I'd sure like to eat brisket more often! 

He has all those mouths to feed....

The DINK struggle is real...

DoubleEgger

Lit said:

You have a restaurant depot there in Marietta get a KCBS membership the angus briskets are under $3 a pound there.

I'm looking for prime. Those angus ones at RD at okay at best. 

Wardster

My Sams only carries flats and they are choice.

Brisket_Fanatic

It's not the south but Sioux Falls South Dakota carries Prime Grade always and $2.99 per pound.  

HeavyG

Have never seen a whole packer brisket in the Costco's in eastern Virginia.

Maybe one day...le sigh.

A full prime packer brisket at my butcher cost $5.99/lb.

Haven't priced the offerings at my local Restaurant Depot.

Lit

DoubleEgger said:

Lit said:

You have a restaurant depot there in Marietta get a KCBS membership the angus briskets are under $3 a pound there.

I'm looking for prime. Those angus ones at RD at okay at best. 

I have had good luck with them. Have cooked prime briskets and couldn't really tell much of a difference but haven't tried a SRF brisket yet. Good thread though would like to know the closest costco to grab a prime packer. 

DoubleEgger

Brisket_Fanatic said:

It's not the south but Sioux Falls South Dakota carries Prime Grade always and $2.99 per pound.  

Now I know where your forum handle came from.