Costco Brisket Tracker

Shiff

Was in Harrisburg, PA, yesterday and stopped at a Costco and saw that they are now carrying Prime Packer Briskets.  Didn't buy one but  they are $3.99/pound.  Will be buying one soon at our local Lancaster, PA, Costco.

booksw

Charleston SC 

BuzzinBoca

3 primes at Cumberland (atlanta) now but none look great.  None in back per associate.

BuzzinBoca

onedbguru

 I live in MD and was recently in E.TX (Lindale, just north of Tyler) where I picked up 2 packers (Excel brand) at the local Walmart for ~$2.24/lb. 

frazzdaddy

I got a full packer from Costco in Apex N.C. for 3.99lb 2 weeks ago

BigGreenRam

Picked up a prime at Costco Dunwoody yesterday.  They had a bunch

SmokeyPitt

Spotted this monster at Costco in Alpharetta. Only one.  May require and XL egg or bigger. 

baychilla

As of 2 weeks ago prime packers at my CostCo were $2.99/lb.  This was amazing as this was only the second time I've seen them here. 

Shiff

I bought one in Lancaster, PA, yesterday and they had about 12 to choose from.  Mine was about 9 pounds but had less fat than the others and only a little hard fat.  Looking forward to cooking it next week.  The ones they had ranged from about 7 pounds to 15 pounds.

pescadorzih

Ran over to Lancaster today and picked up 2. There were only 5 left when I got there.  Picked up a 12 & 15#. Also got 2 slabs of pork belly for pork burnt ends.

GoooDawgs

@SmokeyPitt I picked up that exact brisket in Alpharetta today.   The flat was thick and flexible, and I was just about to pull the trigger on it but changed my mind as I saw the hundreds already in my cart...

The one that got away...

SmokeyPitt

Found this at Sams Club in Woodstock. They only had the one and I got it. Looks and feels pretty good. $3.49 a lb.  They also have Prime ribeye, strips, tenderloin. 

lousubcap

Just returned from the local Costco.  Prime packers at 3.79/lb.  Did not find any (selection of 6) worth buying as there was a lot of hard fat (not floppy) and lower quality butcher job.  Seems their brisket quality is becoming more hit or miss these days.  (No worries-two SRF's in the freezer ready to answer the call.)

GoooDawgs

Agree @lousubcap .   Last 12.5 pounder I picked up had 4 pounds of hard fat.  End product tasted great, but their poor trimming job (possibly done on purpose) was not appreciated. 

Skiddymarker

Brisket, USDA Prime, was $2.99/pound at the Bellingham WA costco today, about 10 in the cooler to choose from. Sorry no pics, I left the phone charging in the truck. 

Shiff

Same thing here in Lancaster, PA.  They must have had more than a dozen - some had a lot of hard fat but others were fine.  $2.99/pound is a great price.

lousubcap

$2.99/lb here today as well.  Rummaged around thru about 8 of them to find one that was reasonably trimmed of hard fat.  I echo the comment about the hard fat as that has been the norm around here for several months.  Definitely a drop in quality from my perspective.  FWIW-

Still a great price in these parts.

lousubcap

Ressurecting (but this is the time of the year??) a somewhat dated thread as I was in the area so stopped in the local Costco to check out briskets. Prime at $3.49/lb but the trim/butchering job is as I noted back in November. I walked out 0 for 7 and asked if there were any more in the back-nope. Maybe next time. Perhaps things are better elsewhere.

thetrim

Gotta get people focused for National Brisket Day coming up.

GoooDawgs

@lousubcap I've been finding great floppy briskets in the Atlanta-area Costcos. Minimal trimming and great marbling. I also try to wet-age 3 or 4 weeks that really seems to helps. I agree last year the quality was declining, but I've seen an improvement.

Also I've started using the Meat Church brisket injection in all my briskets now, and I'm a believer that it's retaining juices and helping me take my cooks up another level.

kl8ton

Grandville Michigan. . . No more Costco briskets until further notice.  A meat department employee said that Texas needs them and Costco distribution is diverting their supply to Texas. 

NDG

kl8ton said:

Grandville Michigan. . . No more Costco briskets until further notice.  A meat department employee said that Texas needs them and Costco distribution is diverting their supply to Texas. 

"texas needs them"  . . thats funny . . need is a strong word, like how puerto ricans needed bottled H20 after hurricane maria . . beef & texas, lol.

Shiff

I was at Costco today and they still had a bunch of Prime packer briskets - I think they were $3.89/lb. Nothing being diverted to Texas from here - today at least.

Gamecockeggman

Columbia SC and Augusta GA.  It’s a staple

theeggcellentchef

@Shiff how was the quality?  I’m only about an hour away. 

Shiff

theeggcellentchef said:

@Shiff how was the quality?  I’m only about an hour away. 

I didn't examine them thoroughly, but I did see that some had a lot of hard fat, but it looked like there were still some with less.  Probably about 10 to choose from.  I didn't want to be tempted since our freezer is full at the moment.

theeggcellentchef

@shiff. I am in the same predicament just cut prime strip loin into steaks and a 20 lb pork loin from haring bros so I’m short on real estate too

lousubcap

If real estate is a challenge, just buy and wet age for as long as you want (no freezer space required) and then have at it.  Costco prime briskets around here are quite a crap shoot quality-wise and have been for the better part of 18-24 months.  The processing plant butchering has seen a noticeable down-turn and thus the end product.  Gems can be found but not with nearly the success rate of a while ago.  But this is not Texas so who knows.  FWIW-

The Cen-Tex Smoker

You guys can keep them. We have HEB Wagyu for $5.99 now. Prime brisket is soooo not Texas anymore