Brisket cost

[clifish]

usually $4.99 at Costco but i still have never cooked one yet

 

[02ebz06]

Whichever one looks and feels better. Not all prime are great, and not all choice are horrible.

Chris

I agree. When Costco had Prime I bought one, big mistake.
It was more like a slab of fat marbled with bits of meat.

 

[chopsaw]

Wow Rich, that looks like a Wagyu with that thin marbling.

I was surprised by that myself .

usually $4.99 at Costco but i still have never cooked one yet

It's worth doing . I've been cross cutting them , and smoking the point end and using the flat in the crock pot for pot roast , or in the instant pot for taco meat . Cure for pastrami ,,, more bang for your buck that way .

 

[clifish]

I was surprised by that myself .

It's worth doing . I've been cross cutting them , and smoking the point end and using the flat in the crock pot for pot roast , or in the instant pot for taco meat . Cure for pastrami ,,, more bang for your buck that way .

I will probably do the same with the point.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Wow let the opinions roll. I've done and had success with both..

Warren

 

[tallbm]

Scored 2 good ones at this great price. The are good and bendy and basically choice quality. Also above 15lbs so they will trim down well and still leave plenty of good meat :D ( JLeonard it happened for Christmas lol)

 

[JLeonard]

Scored 2 good ones at this great price. The are good and bendy and basically choice quality. Also above 15lbs so they will trim down well and still leave plenty of good meat :D
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Man, thats a great price!

Jim

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

For some reason in my area we are only getting 1.97 lb briskets at Market Street. Still a good price. I may pick one up.

 

[tallbm]

Man, thats a great price!

Jim

Yep! These make great grind if there aren't any decent smoking ones since these are Select grade.

For some reason in my area we are only getting 1.97 lb briskets at Market Street. Still a good price. I may pick one up.

I wonder if you get Choice or Angus briskets. This Market Street used to get those and do $1.97/lbs but recent trend is they get the Select grade and sell for just under a dollar.
I buy them either way and just wade through the big pile they have available and pick the best ones no matter what grade. As long as I go early enough when the sale posts, I never fail to find good ones for smoking in the pile :D