Kroger $1.99 brisket starting tomorrow

[jfmorris]

The weekly flyer for my Kroger here in zip code 35802 shows that starting tomorrow, they will have USDA choice brisket on sale for $1.99 a pound.

At that price, I am tempted to buy two - one to cut down to point/flat/flat for 3 future cooks or pastrami adventures, and a second one simply for grinding into hamburger, along with fat trimming I've saved in the deep freeze from other brisket and rib cooks. $1.99 is cheap for beef right now, and I am doing my best to stock the deep freeze... Of course, I have two briskets in there already, but a 3rd or 4th won't hurt, right? And 10 to 15 pounds of ground beef would be nice to have too.

[Steve R.]

I thought I was doing well when I scooped a nice one up for $2.99/lb last week. I was passing through the meat department, just minding my own business when it jumped into my cart, along with a couple of $0.99/lb butts.

I didn't "need" any of the above, but it's always good to add depth to your freezer roster on the cheap.

[Andrrr]

If you have a grinder, $2.99/lb is still a good price for ground beef

[WillTravelForFood]

Can't really pass up $1.99 brisket, even if it is Choice, right?

[jfmorris]

Nope! And I’ve had some nice choice briskets too.

[MsTwiggy]

On that note the sirloin caps at Costco are choice and they are still very good. I've had a few prime ones but for some reason they trimmed the fat cap off those.

[WillTravelForFood]

MsTwiggy Mmmmmm. Costco pichana IS good

[Alan Brice]

Yes, on the choice brisky. I picked up a twofer deal on shoulder. One was 21 lb n the other was 18. Sounds to me like $1.35 lb

[jfmorris]

What was that? A whole bone in pork shoulder? Never saw a Boston butt that was 18 or 21 pounds. Most top out around 10-12.

[Alan Brice]

Just said shoulder. Maybe it is those they put together.

[Bogy]

Usually that big it's two packaged together. Guy who owned the grocery store where I used to live posted on Facebook that he was selling butts for .99 lb. I was on vacation and told him to set 2 aside for me. When I got back and picked them up I had 40 lbs of pork butt. 2 packages of 2 butts each. I took them, it wasn't like I wasn't going to use them sometime.

[Steve R.]

My local flyer had nothing about brisket, but I happened to be in there today and sure enough... came home with another one for $1.99/lb. Wife wasn't impressed, but I told her maybe she should stop asking me to pick up something at Kroger.

[jfmorris]

Haha. Well, my wife told me to stock the deep freeze now when I was telling her how beef prices were going to be going up. I just got a small 12 pounder today, but it was under $24, along with a pound or so of hatch chilis to roast.

[Steve R.]

I left the receipt laying on the kitchen counter so she could see that I saved about $75 off regular price (never mind that regular price is an absurd $6.99/lb for Choice).

[marshall]

Thanks I’m going to my Kroger to check today!

[marshall]

Checked online add , looks like 2.99$ Lb in northern Indiana, still am gonna grab one later

[Alan Brice]

$3.99 in Cincy. Choice

[MsTwiggy]

It's on sale for $4.69 a pound here!! Thats more than Costco sells prime for. . . FML Seattle is too expensive

[WillTravelForFood]

Got a 12# for $1.99. A $77 value for just $25.

No idea what we'll do with it, but sure that inspiration will eventually strike

[jfmorris]

Last one I got I separated point from flat, cut the flat in 2, and vacuum sealed 3 separate portions for future use. A 1/2 flat was enough to feed two of us for a couple of days, and I may pull the other half to make pastrami some time. And then use the point to make burnt ends for a party.

I also bought a 12 pounder for $24 today. It's in the fridge until I decide whether to split it or just drop it in the freezer whole. Or grind it for cheap hamburger meat even.

[FleetingSmoke]

Will be running to King Soopers aka Kroger in Colorado in the morning to stock the fridge and freezer.

[TheWizardKnows]

Oh man in scoured the local PDX Kroger websites and couldn't find it. They had the $1.50 pork shoulders, but non in stock.

Costco was 4.50 for prime brisket... Oh man

[SmokingSteve]

Not available in Arizona, unfortunately!