$3/lb prime brisket normal at Costco?

Not sure on Costco but the HEB by me has them pretty consistently at that price, sometimes even a bit better, so wouldn't surprise me if Costco has them that price fairly regularly.

That sounds about right. I've bought them there before at that price. Maybe it's normally $4 a pound, but they put them on sale frequently, like around big cooking weekends. (I bought briskets at that price for LSU games in September)

It usually fluctuates between $3-3.49/lb. They are usually.about $0.50/lb cheaper than a local store for me, but I'm not sure the yield price per pound is any cheaper.

On 6/4/2018 I paid $3.59 a pound for a prime brisket from Costco. Weighed 18.50 pounds. Have picture of the label.

I've bought USDA Prime brisket for under $3 a lb. at Costco before, but that price is pretty much normal.

If I remember right, the cheapest was in the $2.79 a lb. area. Far too good a deal to pass up, even if needing trimming to pop in the smoker or to brine for corned beef and pastrami.

$3.29 to $3.99 is the usual price at the one in Baton Rouge cant beat that price. Especially when Albertsons and Winn Dixie are selling choice for twice that!

I went to Costco last Saturday only for pork belly. But every time I go to any grocery store I always check out the prices of briskets. I saw a 13 pound brisket for $37. I could not pass that up at all. Didn’t even want to cook brisket but that seemed like a steal.

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When you buy an untrimmed brisket, what do you do with trimmings?

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What I trim is the thick layer of fat and do so fairly aggressively depending on how I'm going to cook it. If smoking, I'll leave more of the fat cap on so it renders while smoking.

If I'm brining it to make corned beef or pastrami, I'll trim it a little close to the meat.

I just toss the fat for the most part since I don't really want to store rendered fat that can be used for lard.

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3.29 to $3.99 is the usual price at the one in Baton Rouge cant beat that price. Especially when Albertsons and Winn Dixie are selling choice for twice that!

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I bought a choice at Albertsons for $1.67/lb once. It was great.

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When you buy an untrimmed brisket, what do you do with trimmings?

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I d not trim the fat ca before cooking. I heavily coat that in rub. About 30 minutes before done, I remove the cap entirely, redust with rub, and return to smoker again.

Dog eats the cap.