No Brisket at Costco in Jacksonville, FL

[hoovarmin]

My buddy called me from Costco this morning and reported that Costco had zero packers today. The end is near.

[CaptainMike]

It sure feels like we're nearing a catastrophe, and there are no serious people in charge.

[Sid P]

RonB Same here!

[hoovarmin]

Good one RonB!

[58limited]

OK, I want in too.

[Jerod Broussard]

It'll be OK, got 45 pounds of full packers in the fridge.

[Sid P]

Yeah, but isn’t that just a normal weekend for you?

[Jerod Broussard]

Sid P last couple years been very slow, and I ain't complaining

[Santamarina]

Used to be I could count on a dozen+ Prime packers any day of the week at my local Costco - and they were $2.99-3.29/lb. Starting a couple years ago the price jumped up over $5/lb and there were a couple times they were out of stock.

Things have settled a bit. They’re down to $3.99/lb and though they usually only have 3-4 it’s been quite some time since they were out of stock.

So, for a while I thought the end of the world was near, but now it seems to have been pushed back a bit.

[bbqLuv]

That is not right. They should have saved you a Prime Packer Brisket.

[Max Good]

Hoarding remains a problem. My Costco can run out by Sunday but they replenish stocks during the week.

[radshop]

Hoarding remains a problem. My Costco can run out by Sunday but they replenish stocks during the week.

That strikes me as an odd, victim-shaming thing to say. It seems that the problem is rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, officials saying that if Covid comes back there will be more lockdowns, and looming food shortage (as stated by the president). People buying extra to prepare for the uncertainty is not the main problem in my opinion.

[Max Good]

Hoarding is not the only problem, but it is still a problem per the Costco meat department.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

They say the same thing about ammo - I'm not sure I buy it. People aren't buying dozens of briskets to freeze. Even if you buy 2 or 3, I don't think I'd say there are enough people doing that to affect things in a regular and widespread way.

[ecowper]

I was at my local Costco on Friday and they had 12-15 prime packers for $3.99/lb. Best price I’ve seen in a year, at least. And best stockpile, too.

[ecowper]

MsTwiggy I didn't because I had a Snake River Farms Wagyu brisket in the freezer.

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/know-a-good-butcher/others-aa/1225038-snake-river-farms-wagyu-black

[MsTwiggy]

ecowper Dang I missed that post! Thats incredible!!! I'm going to cook mine on my 22" weber kettle this weekend.

[ecowper]

MsTwiggy have fun!

[JoeSousa]

They go in and out of stock often at my Costco. Some days they will have a few and other days they don't have any. We are usually there a couple times a week so if I plan ahead a bit I am usually ok. When I find a good one (15ish pounds with a thick flat) I usually grab it to stash in the freezer.

[hoovarmin]

I’ve never been to our Costco in the 6 years we’ve had a membership that they didn’t have at least 40-50 Prime full packers and just as many Choice til now.

[Sid P]

Damn, you apparently live in brisket heaven. The average for mine is probably 10 onhand, they usually only have prime, and it’s not unusual for them to be out.

[hoovarmin]

Sid P this is the Deep South

[MsTwiggy]

I picked one up this last weekend to cook over memorial day weekend and there were only 5 when I grabbed mine. I choose the smallest one and it was 19#.

[radshop]

The smallest? Wow. I'd guess 19# is about the biggest I've ever seen at my Costco. 11-17 is the typical range here.

[Murdy]

St. Charles, IL, today

[Sid P]

👍 It’s always nice to find a small one.

[Santamarina]

Funny thing about Costco brisket…Choice is always more expensive than Prime.

Don’t understand.
Don’t want to understand.
Just want to enjoy Prime grade beef at a low price!

[Draznnl]

Choice flats are more expensive than prime packers at my Costco. I assume that is because they’ve been handled by a butcher somewhere along the way. I don’t think I’ve ever seen choice packers there.

[DennyWoo]

I experienced the "no packers" at Costco today in Davenport, IA. Luckily the local Hy-Vee grocery had a few USDA choice briskets at $2.99/lb leftover from the weekend. Score 1 for the good guys!