...at Kroger starting tomorrow, at least at the one store near me. They'll have USDA Choice brisket for $1.99/lb...
Cooking for a grad party on Saturday and briskets are on the menu. Briskets in this neck of the woods that are worth anything the last few years are a rarity. Went to Sams today. Prime packer briskets $3.96 a lb. They should be shut down for putting what they had in the bunker cooler on the floor. They had four of them in the cooler ranging from 15 to 18lbs. I would have had to buy all four to get enough yield to feed the 60 people expected. And that's with serving pulled pork and sides as well.
The yield on those briskets may have been 50% at best after trimming. I never seen deckles so big. Stopped at a smaller meat shop on the way home to see what they had. Choice briskets at $3.99lb they had two in the cooler. Worse looking than the ones at Sams if that's possible.
Hit the last place I knew that carried packers. $5.69lb. for choice but the yield would be at least 80% after trimming so that was the best value. I called the customer first to make sure he was all right with paying that and he was so I grabbed two which were their last two and left. I still can't believe Sam's would put that stuff on the floor. You didn't even have to know what to look for in a brisket to know those were just sorry looking.
At least an hour drive for me but I'll be working in that area on Thursday!3 kroger near me. Im heading out tomorrow morning.
Just got back from my weekly run to GFS . Some beef cuts are dropping . You just need to get in the stores and look . Decide whats worth your money and whats not .Sam’s and GFS have tons of fat.
Same down here in central Iowa, 80 cents cheaper than Sams, I might grab 4 or more this weekend..Hy-vee is advertising brisket for $2.99/lb in Minnesota this weekend.
Was in there today to grab a big pork loin for the weekend project. They treat me like gold there since I often will buy out their close out meats. Last week the sold me what was supposed to be 80 lbs of chicken quarters for $50. I picked it up for two friends to split. Ends up it was only 40 lbs as they were odd 20 lbs cases. They gave me the whole $50 back today despite my insisting $25 was fine. Gotta love great customer service.Just got back from my weekly run to GFS . Some beef cuts are dropping . You just need to get in the stores and look . Decide whats worth your money and whats not .
Packer briskets went down to $3.69 .
Whole ribeyes dropped to $7.99 from $8.99 .