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BBQ Related Topics => BBQ Recently? Post Pictures and Tell us what you cooked. => Topic started by: bairman on August 23, 2011, 11:38:58 am
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I am looking for someplace to buy a good beef brisket. I live in the west valley and my local Sam's and Costco usually have a small selection with an average of 5-6 pounds. Fry's is not helpful at all, so any suggestions would be great.
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Wallmart has select packers briskets.. 2.18 per lb. Or you can always ask the butcher at sams to order the packers in. They are the same price and they are choice Angus.
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RD always has choice Angus packers.
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I work at Sam's @ 15Ave and Hell..er..Bell road. They usually have a couple packers in the 12-15 # range. That includes 2.5# of fat on the back. But it is Choice. Fart and Spinal, er Smart and Final carries packers, too. Their's are select, and they're proud of 'em! Restaurant Depot's are more closely trimmed than those at Sam's, but more $, too. KCBS members can get a day pass at RD. Or go on a field trip with one of us. I'm near I 17 and Greenway, and I have been known to go in there just to go in and look. Their pork butts are decently priced, and the same thing as Sam's.
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I would definitely say Restaurant Depot. I was just in there today scoping things out for an upcoming cook. They had probably 20 nice briskets in the case, averaging between 15 and 18 pounds each. I think the price was $2.48 per pound or somewhere around there. I also stopped by Sam's Club to do some comparison shopping, and they didn't even have any briskets in the case. Sam's meat department is pretty nice, but hit and miss as far as what they have. I have seen them in Sam's before, but I agree with Dave that the briskets at RD are trimmed up nicer and wouldn't need much prep once you get it home. That's where I'll be picking up mine when I'm ready.
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I usually get my Briskets at RD, but I live across the street from Sams and If I tell the Butcher that I need a certain size brisket he usually hold one in the back for me.
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Thanks to everybody for the comments. I just got a new Trager, still have my stick smoker, and will try this weekend on some ribs. If it goes well I will then try a brisket. I will check out Walmart and maybe another Sams to see if they have anything good. I may take somebody up on a trip to RD to see what they have.
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Price is a little higher but my Albertson's is always a pretty good fall back point. They sell choice. I've got a good relationship with our butcher there and I just ask him to hold back anything bigger than 15 and give me a call. he's pretty good about remembering every couple of weeks.
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I was at my local Fry's yesterday and I thought that I would check them to see what they had, and by God they had a 8 lb brisket for only $4.95 a pound. :D
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Yea, Fry's is expensive...I used to be able to flat cuts at a good price. Not anymore :(
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I was at my local Fry's yesterday and I thought that I would check them to see what they had, and by God they had a 8 lb brisket for only $4.95 a pound. :D
Yeah......that's not a good price at all. I found three 11-12 packers out here at 2.58/lb and they all sucked. $4.95 a lb......were they flats?
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Costco is ridiculous on brisket as well. I looked last night and the flats were $4.99 a pound. Between the heat, hay issues in Texas and higher feed and transportation costs it's been really hard to find a good brisket.
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Costco is ridiculous on brisket as well. I looked last night and the flats were $4.99 a pound. Between the heat, hay issues in Texas and higher feed and transportation costs it's been really hard to find a good brisket.
Scott, was that the trimmed brisket flat? For some reason when you buy the flat in cryo from Costco they are about 3 bucks a pound (3.29 seems about right here). They then take them out, trim the heck out of them,and put them in their butcher wrappings for 5 bucks a pound. For those who don't know, you can always ask the Costco butcher, they almost always seeem to have the flats in cryo in the back. They are real nice about bringing out a cart full and giving you the pick.
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It was trimmed. There was one massive one that made me :-* and then I saw the price ???. At that point I put my :police: hat back on, thanked the powers that be :angel: that I have 2 nice ones in the freezer. It made me ;D and wish I was cool enough to look like this >>> O0. I realized I'm not that cool but maybe I was this cool >> 8). Bekke was looking at me like this ::) and I realized that perhaps I am a bit odd :-[.
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Scott, it's a bit early to be drinking, eh?
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As long as it's after 12:00pm it's never to early. Although, that does explain the post......LOL ;D
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Scott, it's a bit early to be drinking, eh?
Eh, it's Friday afternoon and I'm ready for the weekend. Boredom more than anything.
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I liked it!
I worked at my local Sam's today, and they had a (very ugly) 14# brisket in the case. And it looked like it had about 2 1/2# of fat it could have given up. Late in the day, it had been joined by an 11# packer. There were also a pile of flats in there. Packers were $2.18/#, and flats were $3.99/#.
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I liked it!
I worked at my local Sam's today, and they had a (very ugly) 14# brisket in the case. And it looked like it had about 2 1/2# of fat it could have given up. Late in the day, it had been joined by an 11# packer. There were also a pile of flats in there. Packers were $2.18/#, and flats were $3.99/#.
Kitch, the only time u see a bunch of full packers is when I order a case and they leave the rest to the "case" :)
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Whenever I can't find full packers at the Gilbert Sams, I find the manager, and he always seems to find several to chose from.
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If you live close to Buckeye, this is a harvest(slaughter house) meat packer.
He has retail meat to my understanding and he might hang the beef in a locker before selling which is a good question.
They have been in business a long time:
Buckeye Meats CO
1045 E Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, AZ 85326-9690
Jim
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Might check here for brisket I have been trading at the local meat shop for about three yrs.
The only place I buy brisket and he is 30 minutes from me.
call ahead to make sure he has them and check the price. He is a meat market and does not have case ready display of meat.
480-949-8911
Jim ;D :P
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Again thanks for the help and comments. Did a slab of ribs yesterday on the Traeger and they were great. I have attached some pic's from another site that also help answer the question. I hope the attachements are here :o
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It might be a haul depending on how far west you live, but I gotta throw a plug in for the Bull Market. They are in Scottsdale on Bell Rd. just west of the 101 (there's a sports bar and a Bagel Nosh in the same plaza I believe it's called the Desert Fairway Center). Hard to find but worth it as they are about the only place you can find Certified Angus Beef briskets around here anymore. The staff could not be more helpful, and if you have a special occasion coming up I HIGHLY recommend their dry aged strip steaks! I have found their prices to be fairly on pace with Sam's or Costco for most Choice grade cuts. I think the days of $1.99/lb brisket are looooong gone unfortunately......
Plus, they sell the world's best BBQ sauce (at least IMHO :angel: )