Wagyu at Costco

[bbqLuv]

Costco has Wagyu only 59 dollars per pound

[Santamarina]

That ought to about cover Sunday family dinner when it’s 11 of us!

[OC Sandy]

Heck of a good price for A5.

[texastweeter]

That's a steal

[bbqLuv]

300 dollar steal!

[Oak Smoke]

I’m such an outlier. I look at that and see too much fat. Prime beef or high end choice are what I want. I need some protein with my fat. I checked, I can buy a whole USDA prime ribeye loin for $15.98 a pound or a whole USDA choice ribeye loin $11.98 a pound. I’m not trying to say what anyone else should enjoy. This is what I like most.

[Oak Smoke]

Johnny Booth I know I can usually look through a stack of choice steaks and get a couple of nicely marbled ones. That’s what I want to grill. I’m not settling. If I’m feeling like something a bit better I’ll look at the Certified Angus choice steaks.

[Johnny Booth]

@oaksmoke - yes, I do like to browse to look for the best choice cut. I also look at the Prime at Sam’s that might be old. The butcher will re-price the meat in the case if the price is expired. It’s just wet aged a bit longer in the cryo wrap.

[klflowers]

Ditto. I may try some Waygu, but it looks like too much fat for me. I prefer a well prepared NY strip over ribeyes for that same reason.

[captainlee]

No thanks, just not into Wagyu, too rich. Agree with Oak Smoke

[Mosca]

I’m done with Wagyu for a while. I enjoy it, very much in fact, but now that I’m retired I don’t want to pay the premium for it. And I think prime is getting closer and closer to Wagyu/American cross. And I love the mineral taste of prime.

[Jerod Broussard]

It's a treasure hunt find for the Costco faithful.

[Skinsfan1311]

It's a treasure hunt find for the Costco faithful.

Speaking of Costco treasure hunts....our local had Prime Packer's yesterday....around $4.20lb if memory serves...my initial excitement turned to disappointment. The flats were stupidly thin....I'm talking maybe 1/2"....which is a shame because the points were huge.

[texastweeter]

Yup first thing I look at on a packer is how thin the flat is

[realdocBBQ]

They're cutting them now leaving a huge chunk of some muscle sitting off the top end of the point. It's not actually part of the point muscle, I don't know which one it is, but I've seen a trend of 24-26lb briskets that have probably 2-3 lbs of whatever this is 'extending' the point. I think it's intentional. I haven't bought and trimmed or cooked one yet to see what it is like, or even if it is similar to the point and worth leaving on.

[bbqLuv]

I learns my lesson on picking out a brisket. What I thought was a thicker flat turned out the the paper thin part was folded under.
It cooked up fine after TRIMMING.

[Smoked Transistors]

Our local Costco's rarely have Prime briskets anymore let alone any type A5 Wagyu beef.

[Spinaker]

DO NOT sleep on that Wagyu skirt steak they sell. That one is a good one. It is not A5. Totally different. But, killer. Tons of flavor and tender!

(Even the normal, Arrachera version is awesome too. And that one comes marinated.)

[FireMan]

Costco does have waygu burgers & grass fed organic burgers for far less. Some good eatin.

[Draznnl]

Sadly, the new Costco that is close to me does not sell organic ground beef.