Cost of brisket

Ribbin' Randy · 02-01-2010, 03:13 PM

Hello Brethren. I was just curious what you guys (and gals!) pay for brisket. I've only done a couple of them because the cheapest I can get them for around here(Indy--go Colts!) is about $5/lb. A bit cost prhibitive when feeding a crowd

Thanks, Randy

Midnight Smoke · 02-01-2010, 03:20 PM

I can get them at the grocery store Albertsons for $1.99-$2.49. At the butcher $3.99 for a packer.

Stoke&Smoke · 02-01-2010, 03:23 PM

last time I checked Restaurant Depot had Choice non-Angus packers for around $1.79, cheaper if by the case. CAB choice was a little higher.

I know the Sams by us has whole packers this time of year for around the same, but come May or June, and through the summer, all they ever have is flats, for almost 4$ per lb.

Southern Home Boy · 02-01-2010, 03:27 PM

The first (and only so far) comp I did, I bought a whole brisket from a Kosher butcher. The meat was fantastic BUT I paid almost $10.00 per pound. The whole brisket cost me $130.00.

I have since located a different butcher that charges me about $3.50/Lb. for Prime cuts. Not "cheap" but WAY more affordable.

FatBellyBBQ · 02-01-2010, 03:53 PM

I just bought a case of briskets this past Saturday from Restaurant Depot for $1.99/lb case price

Chipper · 02-01-2010, 04:00 PM

$2.49/lb at a local butcher for CAB Choice packers.

Wyley · 02-01-2010, 04:15 PM

Walmart here in Murfreesboro, TN usually has packer briskets for $1.86/lb. Lately Kroger here as had small Angus flat's on sale for $1.99/lb.

chambersuac · 02-01-2010, 04:34 PM

Does your local Walmart carry packers? If not, ask them to order some. I can get them here in Central IL for less than $2/lb - but another local store is over $4/lb.

SirPorkaLot · 02-01-2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chambersuac

Does your local Walmart carry packers? If not, ask them to order some. I can get them here in Central IL for less than $2/lb - but another local store is over $4/lb.

Super wally world is where i get mine too.
Full packers in cryovac ..typically pay 22.00-25.00 for a 12-14lb packer

early mornin' smokin' · 02-01-2010, 04:39 PM

Im going to RD on friday in bohemia, ill let you guys know the NY LI price of briskets, ribs and pork shoulder.

Boshizzle · 02-01-2010, 04:39 PM

I gotta move. I can't find brisket for under $3.49 a pound any where in my town and that's the choice stuff.

chambersuac · 02-01-2010, 04:49 PM

Not to hijack, but there might be a service similar in your area...I wish there was here.
When I was in Ft. Wayne, I got turned on to a company called Grabill Food Services. They owned their own butchering/processing plants and offered locally grown meats. They sold the meat priced per pound regardless of how it was processed. So, beef at the time cost me about $2./lb regardless of how I ordered it. Get this, the owner goes to customer's houses and talks to them about what they like - how many roasts, steaks, etc. I was able to order exactly what I wanted. Same with chicken (which was less than $1.50/lb) Great food, great price, great service. Oh, and they would deliver it, put it our freezer, and whatever didn't fit, they stored at their business for free. When we had room in the freezer, we called and they delivered the rest.

Mad Max · 02-01-2010, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatBellyBBQ

I just bought a case of briskets this past Saturday from Restaurant Depot for $1.99/lb case price

That's what I paid at the Charlotte RD.

1_T_Scot · 02-01-2010, 05:28 PM

Sams $2.32 a pound for 8ish lbs flat.

River City Smokehouse · 02-01-2010, 05:49 PM

$1.68-$3.79/lb

02-01-2010, 03:13 PM	#1
Ribbin' Randy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-06-09 Location: Carmel, Indiana	Cost of brisket Hello Brethren. I was just curious what you guys (and gals!) pay for brisket. I've only done a couple of them because the cheapest I can get them for around here(Indy--go Colts!) is about $5/lb. A bit cost prhibitive when feeding a crowd Thanks, Randy

02-01-2010, 03:20 PM	#2
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert	I can get them at the grocery store Albertsons for $1.99-$2.49. At the butcher $3.99 for a packer. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

02-01-2010, 03:23 PM	#3
Stoke&Smoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-18-07 Location: Western burbs of Chicago, IL	last time I checked Restaurant Depot had Choice non-Angus packers for around $1.79, cheaper if by the case. CAB choice was a little higher. I know the Sams by us has whole packers this time of year for around the same, but come May or June, and through the summer, all they ever have is flats, for almost 4$ per lb. __________________ 2 Skinny Cooks Competition Team [URL]http://2SkinnyCooks.blogspot.com[/URL] KCBS CJ/TC #17139 Member ILBBQS Too many cookers to list :crazy:

02-01-2010, 03:27 PM	#4
Southern Home Boy is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-14-10 Location: St. Louis, MO	The first (and only so far) comp I did, I bought a whole brisket from a Kosher butcher. The meat was fantastic BUT I paid almost $10.00 per pound. The whole brisket cost me $130.00. I have since located a different butcher that charges me about $3.50/Lb. for Prime cuts. Not "cheap" but WAY more affordable. __________________ Pro Q Frontier, UDS (Little Red), "Turtle Drum" UDS, CG Gasser KCBS CBJ#61160

02-01-2010, 03:53 PM	#5
FatBellyBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-02-09 Location: Georgetown, MA	I just bought a case of briskets this past Saturday from Restaurant Depot for $1.99/lb case price __________________ Kevin:--Cookshack 150, 22.5 WSM, Mobile vending truck, Red Thermopen

02-01-2010, 04:00 PM	#6
Chipper is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-09-08 Location: Red Lion, PA	$2.49/lb at a local butcher for CAB Choice packers. __________________ Backwoods- Competitor "The Twins"- 2 Large Grill Domes The "New" Twins- 2 Meadow Creek PR72G's Weber Smokey Mountain Kamado #7 [URL="http://www.redlionspicyfoods.com"]www.bigchippersbbq.com[/URL] [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/CHARLE%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG]

02-01-2010, 04:15 PM	#7
Wyley On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-04-09 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Walmart here in Murfreesboro, TN usually has packer briskets for $1.86/lb. Lately Kroger here as had small Angus flat's on sale for $1.99/lb.

02-01-2010, 04:34 PM	#8
chambersuac somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-09 Location: San Antonio, TX	Does your local Walmart carry packers? If not, ask them to order some. I can get them here in Central IL for less than $2/lb - but another local store is over $4/lb. __________________ Dan IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball maker and IMBAS Sgt. At Arms. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. [Acts 20:32 KJV]

02-01-2010, 04:39 PM	#10
early mornin' smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-06-08 Location: wading river, ny	Im going to RD on friday in bohemia, ill let you guys know the NY LI price of briskets, ribs and pork shoulder. __________________ L trailer spicewine, webers, 2-26.75's, performer, heineken 22 1/2, 7 level pro-q 20 excel

02-01-2010, 04:39 PM	#11
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	I gotta move. I can't find brisket for under $3.49 a pound any where in my town and that's the choice stuff. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

02-01-2010, 04:49 PM	#12
chambersuac somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-09 Location: San Antonio, TX	Not to hijack, but there might be a service similar in your area...I wish there was here. When I was in Ft. Wayne, I got turned on to a company called Grabill Food Services. They owned their own butchering/processing plants and offered locally grown meats. They sold the meat priced per pound regardless of how it was processed. So, beef at the time cost me about $2./lb regardless of how I ordered it. Get this, the owner goes to customer's houses and talks to them about what they like - how many roasts, steaks, etc. I was able to order exactly what I wanted. Same with chicken (which was less than $1.50/lb) Great food, great price, great service. Oh, and they would deliver it, put it our freezer, and whatever didn't fit, they stored at their business for free. When we had room in the freezer, we called and they delivered the rest. __________________ Dan IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball maker and IMBAS Sgt. At Arms. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. [Acts 20:32 KJV]

02-01-2010, 05:28 PM	#14
1_T_Scot is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-03-08 Location: Pontiac Illinois	Sams $2.32 a pound for 8ish lbs flat. __________________ Certified "MOINK" ball maker. Supporting Disabled Veterans. Link Removed. Diveheart .org Large Big Green Egg - Fathers Day 2009

02-01-2010, 05:49 PM	#15
River City Smokehouse is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-25-05 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri	$1.68-$3.79/lb __________________ "Please let me be the person my dog thinks I am." ~Author Unknown 8 x 18 Haulmark Trailer Fast Eddy FEC 100 Traeger Texas BBQ 075 UDS "Cool Hand Luke" 3 Weber Kettles and a Yellow Thermapen KCBS Certified BBQ Judge #8425

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