CSchieck
Knows what a fatty is.
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- Apr 25, 2013
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I live in pork country.... Every grocery store, big box store and local butcher has every conceivable pork cut at reasonable prices. Locating quality whole brisket, however, has proven to be quite the challenge. Nothing in the grocery stores. The big box stores locally (BJ's and Sam's) will carry choice grade flats and charge $5.69/lb for them. I have 2 butchers within 45 min of me that can get me choice whole packer briskets, and they charge me (on a good day) $3.69/lb. I have seen them charge up to $4.99/lb for the same product to others (with them wanting me to think they are cutting me a deal because I often buy quantity). Wally World would SOMETIMES have choice grade whole brisket at $2.89/lb, but finding those were the exception rather than the rule, and I can count on one hand the good looking ones that I had found there in the past three years.
Read on here about Costco prices and grades, and decided I was going to have to take a road trip. I have two Costco's that are about equidistant from my home at an hour's drive. Little bit of a hike, but very much worth it. Prime grade brisket at $2.79/lb that looked very good, and the butcher let me dig through cases from the back to find what I liked since I was buying 6 of them. I have not been disappointed with the quality of the meat, and it was well worth the trip. Costco for finding brisket locally is probably the best tip that I have picked up on this forum.
Read on here about Costco prices and grades, and decided I was going to have to take a road trip. I have two Costco's that are about equidistant from my home at an hour's drive. Little bit of a hike, but very much worth it. Prime grade brisket at $2.79/lb that looked very good, and the butcher let me dig through cases from the back to find what I liked since I was buying 6 of them. I have not been disappointed with the quality of the meat, and it was well worth the trip. Costco for finding brisket locally is probably the best tip that I have picked up on this forum.