No Prime Briskets At Costco?

[darita]

So I went to local Costco this morning to pick up a Prime Brisket only to find out that all they have are Choice. I asked one of the Butchers and he said for some reason, that's all they're getting right now. Did I miss a Thread on this?

 

[Huh? What?]

Our local Costco had plenty of Prime briskets the other day.

 

[darita]

Weird...I just called the other Costco in my area and they said the same thing.

 

[Charny]

Same here. $3.99 for choice. I made one on August 12. The EST # was 21488, 16.5 lbs. It was good.

Yesterday pork back ribs were $2.99 a lbs, which was a nice drop. Spares were $3.79 or 3.89.

 

[16Adams]

Good news is that USDA Choice is the Brisket Sweet Spot



^^^^above is just my opinion^^^^

 

[ssv3]

Good news is that USDA Choice is the Brisket Sweet Spot



^^^^above is just my opinion^^^^

Black Canyon brand angus choice if you can get 'em. Costco Business still has primes and choice.

 

[jzadski]

Haven't checked Costco in a while but, Sam's has never stopped by me. Of course it's across the country. Had a butcher at Costco tell me once whomever orders for them does weird stuff. They hadn't had prime briskets or any packers but, the others around them did.

 

[Kevin James]

Yes, you missed a couple threads on this. Apparently all the prime's are going to the mid-west, mostly Texas who already have plenty of options for Prime Brisket in their local area. Rob the poor to feed the rich i guess.

I'm just down the street from you, and I went into the Citrus Heights Costco last night because I needed to renew my membership. They had a huge bin full of choice grade packers.

Then I went to look at the Prime Beef section and low and behold they had several packers marked as Prime, priced at 4.29/lb... but all was not as it seemed. Labels were marked and priced as Prime, but flip them over and the cryovac VERY CLEARLY said they were in fact Choice...

 

[darita]

Anyone get a Prime from Sam's around here?

 

[BuffettFan]

$4.99/# here for prime.
I should probably get one...

 

[darita]

$4.99/# here for prime.
I should probably get one...

Ya...and send one to me here in NorCal, would ya.

 

[snadamo]

Our local Costco had plenty of Prime briskets the other day.

The one by me did not. Choice only. Which Costco if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[sudsandswine]

Black Canyon brand angus choice if you can get 'em. Costco Business still has primes and choice.

I sound like a broken record but if you can get Black Canyon choice, you should definitely get it. I like it better than any commodity brisket I can find, regardless of grade, by a lot. I’m cooking a couple this weekend :thumb: I get them at Sam’s, and they are a National Beef brand.

 

[Itsdone]

Damn, glad i picked up a Prime packer at Sams for $3.78/lb a month ago and froze for a special occasion.

 

[darita]

I sound like a broken record but if you can get Black Canyon choice, you should definitely get it. I like it better than any commodity brisket I can find, regardless of grade, by a lot. I’m cooking a couple this weekend :thumb: I get them at Sam’s, and they are a National Beef brand.

I've never seen Black Canyon anywhere around here.

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

Good news is that USDA Choice is the Brisket Sweet Spot



^^^^above is just my opinion^^^^

And mine :thumb:

 

[Kevin James]

Anyone get a Prime from Sam's around here?

Yes. I've gotten them recently at both the Citrus Heights and Roseville locations. The Sacramento and Folsom locations usually have them as well. $4.28/lb.

You can actually check online if your store or others in the area have them in stock.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-...2523731?xid=pdp_carousel_rich-relevance.rr0_1

I've never seen Black Canyon anywhere around here.

I just got one of these at the Citrus Heights Sam's last weekend. They always have more choice packers than prime, but I don't always see the Black Canyon brand choice. Got lucky last weekend. Regardless of specific brand they all seem to be under the National Beef umbrella and I have found them to not only be better than the choice at Costco, but also cheaper at $3.68/lb vs $3.99/lb.

 

[sudsandswine]

Yep they’re a National Beef brand, my Sam’s will often have IBP out in the coolers but have a case of Black Canyon/National Beef in the back they’ll get out if I ask specifically. They don’t always have them, though.

 

[JamesStrange]

On Friday New Orleans Costco had prime brisket. Picked up one for tomorrow.