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Costco Brisket Score

GrateEggspectations
GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,189
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Pretty elated.....

Brisket is rather rare in my parts. When I can get it, it sells for insane prices at local butcher shops. For only the second time since I began regularly visiting the Costcos in my area, they were selling packer briskets (AAA, or Choice, as it's known in the U.S.). I only had time to buy one before they promptly disappeared again. My heart sunk. 

Today, while visiting a Costco I don’t generally frequent in my area, I stumbled across three remaining packers and a sign reading “$10 off” per package. Needless to say, I bought all they had, which was three in the 19-22lb range. 

Now to find the requisite fridge and freezer space....

My wife is somehow less enthusiastic than I am.




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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,204
    Great score.  I don't know about the others but that's  a mighty fine looking brisket with a nice butcher job at the processing plant. Window of opportunity; way to jump thru.  Congrats. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    edited July 2019
    Reg price 8.99/kg right? I noticed it dropped from 10.99 to 10.49 to 8.99 since spring. Great score, thanks for the alert. Time to make room in the freezer 😊
    canuckland
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  • marysvilleksegghead
    marysvilleksegghead Posts: 862
    nice snag! Congrats
    Lrg 2008
    Mini 2009
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  • chzplz
    chzplz Posts: 65
    Where in Canada are you?  In Ottawa the $10 off is for tenderloin packers. ☹️
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  • TexasisBestest
    TexasisBestest Posts: 122
    That's one reason I cant leave Texas.. unlimited supply of prime brisket at 3 bucks a pound with the occasional wagyu at 4 a pound... 
    Dallas Texas.
    2 x XLBGE 1 x LBGE.
    Tech:  EggGenius and Thermoworks Smoke w Gateway
    Lump: Rockwood/Fogo
    Wood: Cherry, Apple, PostOak, Pecan
    Meat: Costco, Deep Cuts
    Rubs: Meat Church, HardcoreCarnivore, John Henry's
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,189
    chzplz said:
    Where in Canada are you?  In Ottawa the $10 off is for tenderloin packers. ☹️
    I’m in Ottawa. It was the Innes Costco yesterday. I usually go to the Gatineau one (beer!), but given the brisket stocks were depleted, I took a chance on Innes and found the briskets, which happened to be on sale. The sign was removed after my purchase of three and I didn’t see more packers being put out, so I half wonder if I got the last of them. Who knows(?).
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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
    How about a swap. We’ll send you inexpensive briskets, you send us inexpensive prescription drugs  :)
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • chzplz
    chzplz Posts: 65
    GrateEggspectations said:
    I’m in Ottawa. It was the Innes Costco yesterday. 
    Thanks - I had tried Merivale. C'est la vie. 

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  • chzplz
    chzplz Posts: 65
    XC242 said:
    How about a swap. We’ll send you inexpensive briskets, you send us inexpensive prescription drugs  :)
    Deal.  But don't try returning NickelBack... 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,189
    chzplz said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    I’m in Ottawa. It was the Innes Costco yesterday. 
    Thanks - I had tried Merivale. C'est la vie. 

    You could always try Innes, just in case. 
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  • 1Gunner
    1Gunner Posts: 17
    GrateEggspectations said:
    chzplz said:
    Where in Canada are you?  In Ottawa the $10 off is for tenderloin packers. ☹️
    I’m in Ottawa. It was the Innes Costco yesterday. I usually go to the Gatineau one (beer!), but given the brisket stocks were depleted, I took a chance on Innes and found the briskets, which happened to be on sale. The sign was removed after my purchase of three and I didn’t see more packers being put out, so I half wonder if I got the last of them. Who knows(?).
    I was in Ottawa looking today also, Kanata Costco was sold out of brisket while Huntclub/Merivale had 5 left in stock. I bought 2... Not sure about the other stores.
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  • unoriginalusername
    unoriginalusername Posts: 1,100
    hope its not a sign of them clearing out stock and we are back to no affordable brisket.  I just cooked up the second one we grabbed when they came into our store (Burlington).  

    Makes me think i should put another few into the freezer if i can still get them before they are gone 
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,377
    I thought Canadian brisket is round
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    Tampa Bay, FL
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  • unoriginalusername
    unoriginalusername Posts: 1,100
    thetrim said:
    I thought Canadian brisket is round
    Only trimmed that way for winter months when we run out of pucks to play hockey 
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  • slate
    slate Posts: 10
    I bought two of those yesterday at the Moncton store.

    Large, Mini Max from New Brunswick, Canada
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    edited August 2019
    Went to Vaughan store this morning, found these three small ones in the bunker, with terrible fat:meat ratio ...


    Asked a friendly clerk and he brought me this more decent larger piece from inside ...

    canuckland
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,189
    @Canugghead: Looks like a beaut!
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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,441
    chzplz said:
    XC242 said:
    How about a swap. We’ll send you inexpensive briskets, you send us inexpensive prescription drugs  :)
    Deal.  But don't try returning NickelBack... 
    How about we send you NickelBack and Bieber?
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    CTMike said:
    chzplz said:
    XC242 said:
    How about a swap. We’ll send you inexpensive briskets, you send us inexpensive prescription drugs  :)
    Deal.  But don't try returning NickelBack... 
    How about we send you NickelBack and Bieber?
    How about Bennington?
    canuckland
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