Where do you buy your brisket?

@ourlifeinwyoming4654

4 күн бұрын

We only have Sam's here in Cheyenne, WY. For Costco, we drive about 48 miles south on I-25 to Fort Collins, CO. For a while, I made the drive to CO because the briskets at Sam's weren't good. But, that's changed in the last few months. I now prefer the Angus choice. I tried the Angus choice after your video about Black's BBQ.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

That Black’s video was a good one. We are planning on trying to do a “one brisket to rule them all” video like the ribs one from a few weeks ago and Black’s 2-stage cook will definitely be a part of that experiment. Thanks for always watching your support means a lot!

@ourlifeinwyoming4654

4 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV That sounds awesome! Can’t wait!

@brisketwizard8004

4 күн бұрын

Here in SE Texas, I get briskets from my local HEB. I recently became a member of Restaurant Depot. Haven't purchased one there yet, but did a recon mission and they have prime and angus. Will get a couple soon. I let my Sam's business membership lapse years ago when their briskets were over priced and poor quality. No Costco near me. Over 50 years ago, when I started attempting smoked briskets, they were $.99 / lb (they didn't offer multiple grades. just "brisket") Would go on sale for $.69 / lb at local grocers (before HEB). I would stock my freezer and learned from trial and error. Burned up a lot of briskets before I got it dialed in!! Long time subscriber here .....Great video here and all your previous ones. Keep them coming.

@MrThespian4

4 күн бұрын

porter road or creekstone farms

I appreciate the video but there are so many variables that you made a conclusion based on two random briskets with different grades that make this video pretty pointless.

@DiegoOrtiz-jl1hg

2 күн бұрын

Not sure how. Not trying to troll, just want to better understand your thinking. I mean the Costco brisket was a prime brisket and Sam's was Angus choice

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

You’re right Diego. If the Prime had turned out better the test would have been a failure. This way I stand by my results.

@aram325302

2 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV they were different types of beef. Angus is already known for its marbling. A good Angus Choice will beat a Regular Prime any day

@josephkordinak1591

Күн бұрын

@@aram325302 Do you have a clue about the grading process?

@christinenieto7160

Күн бұрын

First of all we can’t taste to make our own judgement, don’t get brainwashed, these 2 mensos “grading” look clueless

Observation.. Both briskets are sold in the meat packer bags. The Prime from Costco was from Swift packing and the Choice from Sam's was from Excel packing. Excel and Swift butcher the cow and bag the primal cuts for retail stores. Sam's and Costco just unloaded the briskets from the truck and put in the display. Sam's and Costco didn't trim them. The quality grades Prime and Choice are added at Swift and Excel by USDA inspectors. The price of beef sold in the US are based on quality grades: Prime, Choice, Select, Cutter, Canner Prime should cost more than choice because it has more fat marbling. Angus (cow breed) has nothing to do with quality, but is a marketing gimmick to charge more. Pork uses the same breed gimmick with Duroc pigs. The benefit of buying beef from Costco and Sam's is the price value is better than a grocery store. As always buyer beware

@KevinWindsor1971

2 күн бұрын

20 years ago I worked in the Sam's Club meat dept. as wrapper/rotisserie. Nobody bought briskets back then. A case of briskets was about 60 pounds, or about 6 briskets. That's all we would sell all day. Back then we were getting Excel and IBP beef. Each day the prices were downloaded into the system for the wrapping station, and occasionally there would be a major screw-up where some prices were not input correctly by corporate.

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

Hey Stephen. Having spent decades in the corporate world I can assure you that the supply chain doesn't start at the meat counter. Sam's is clearly demanding and getting a higher quality of butchered beef than Costco. I guarantee there are both better Swift briskets and better (and worse) Excel briskets out there.

As a former secret shopper and Asst Manager from Sam's Club I can tell you're not wrong. It might sound like I'm biased but I go to both chains for different things, Sam's meat typically but not always IS better. Costco Seafood does have an edge over Sam's Club.

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Thanks for the validation Scott! Can you get the Sam’s people to start carrying whole pork bellies please?!?!?!?!

I don’t know about briskets but Sam’s Club steaks are head and shoulders above Costco.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Doesn't surprise me. I'm sure the same quality controls are in place for their whole beef program. Thanks for watching Gary!

Great video guys! Those look fantastic!

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Thanks Brian!

Holy crap $59 for prime brisket??? You'd fall over if you saw what we are paying in Ca for it!

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

I think you’re paying the cow fart tax out there. Plus Gavin needs a new limo 🤷‍♂️

Happy 4th of July Al. Enjoy the weekend

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ thanks James! Happy belated Canada Day!

Can’t wait for this one !!! ❤

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@Mrhandfriends Now I need to come over and compare the UK brisket sources!

Nice video. To what would you attribute the points getting done faster than the flats?

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Thanks! Most likely it has to do with the time they spent over under the vertical chamber. I haven’t tested that far in for temperature stability.

Great Cook / love the way you insert the Total Cook time on your videos, as the cook progresses along--Thanks, follow you all the time

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Thanks Gary!

Remember the days when brisket was at 2$? Oh those were the days! Great vid!

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@fredstone9016 wasn’t that long ago I’m afraid. Maybe someday we will be able to see those prices again!

@paulm1978

4 күн бұрын

Not sure where you're shopping, but I haven't seen it under $3 in at least 7 or 8 years. Considering how many more individuals are doing backyard BBQ, I don't expect demand is going to fall off.

@fredstone9016

4 күн бұрын

@@paulm1978 upper Midwest. They’ve been having some great chicken and pork sales recently.

@tireddad6541

Күн бұрын

Kroger had it recently at 1.99​@@BehindTheFoodTV

Great video Al, here in Vegas Costco meat prices are NUTS!!! I enjoyed watching!

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Thanks Tom - I didn't know you were watching! 3K subs looks like you're doing something right! Keep up the good work - and ALWAYS BET ON RED! :-)

Learn the brands of the Big 4 packers. Excel is Cargill, Black Canyon is National Beef, Swift is JBS, Five Star is JBS, IBP is Tyson. Both Costco and Sam's buy Beef from the Big 4. Sam's Club is more prone to buying from Cargill and Tyson where I'm located in the Midwest Northern Missouri. Costco deals a lot with JBS for their BEEF and Pork at Costco but JBS controls 55% of all three of our major proteins in the USA being BEEF, Pork, and Chicken. In Des Moines IA I was only able to find Prime Excel Briskets from Cargill and they were imported from Canada. Beings that the USA cattle inventory is at an all-time low, down to 1956 numbers at only 27.6 Million cows. Brazil currently has 232 million cows, so you can see where we are going to get most of our BEEF in the future. People don't know nor do they have a clue this is happening and they label this BEEF product of USA because MCOOL (Mandatory Country Origin of Labeling) was repealed under Obama in December of 2015. But soon coming I'm January of 2026 the Big 4 packers won't have to label anything so it will open the floor gates for more cheap foreign BEEF into the USA since it will be voluntary for them label their product. We no longer have enough BEEF in the USA to feed ourselves, we have to import to meet demand. We are still losing 1 cattle farm every 25 minutes in the USA. The last 5 years we've lost 105,000 cattle farms in the USA. Sad, and it sucks but this is the world we live in now. Educate yourself.

Great video, guys!

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Thanks William!

We’ve found 100% the exact opposite in central Ohio. The Sam’s Club Prime Briskets are very poorly trimmed and far thicker fat. Your finding is interesting, we have a Costco membership specifically for brisket, chicken , ribs and pork belly.

@matthewgreazel7343

Күн бұрын

sams briskets vary so much from what store and who they have employed

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Very interesting - I wonder if the meat buyers are regional?

Trimming can DEFINITELY be better

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@vaajchang no question about it. I suck at trimming brisket.

Most of the time when I go to Sams they have Prime briskets for sale. Costco on the other hand is almost always Choice only. Very rarely do I find Prime at Costco. That said, I've bought briskets at both and I can't recall any negatives to either.

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and chiming in!

Sam's club for the win. I enjoyed the rib video you did recently. It's cool that you can shoot for a day and get multiple videos out of it. My next brisket is coming from Sam's since we don't have a Costco nearby. Awesome b-roll and great editing Nick!

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

Thanks man. Working on a brisket video similar to the rib one - combining everything I've been taught about briskets along the way. I hope you like that one as much when we make it!

Bro, Costco has been a disappointment for me lately too. They started carrying prime, then went to get one for the 4th and they were out. Then go to Sams and they don't have stock.

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Right? Next time Matthew just stop over the house I’ve always got a few in the freezer for emergencies!

I've never been to Sam's Club since it's extremely far away from me in my city so I always go to Costco to get brisket. Once in a blue moon I'll get lucky and they'll even have picanha for sale.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

I'm working on some mail order alternatives Paul - stay tuned!

Interestingly enough, I just smoked two briskets for the 4th; one a Choice from Restaurant Depot and the other an Angus Choice from Sam's. I didn't do a side by side taste comparison, however the Sam's Club brisket was really nicely trimmed out of the bag. No weird cuts anywhere, nice shape, well trimmed fat cap. The one from Restaurant Depot was a mess. Multiple slices in the meat, crazy fat cap, needed a lot of shaping. The butchering was so good on the Sam's Club brisket I was thinking about finding out who I can send an email saying how good of a job they do.

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

You’re the third person to tell me RD briskets are crap. Thanks for making it easy for me to avoid them!

Thanks guys for doing this comparison as I not happy with Costco meat anymore either. I check to see if they have prime meat next week and will become a Sam's member and drive the 36 miles to get there and back. Thanks for the detailed how to trim too as it has been a while since I trimmed a brisket. Nick you need to be careful around a person that has one glove on as all of older men know what the single glove means.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

It's worth the drive, Keith. And trust me - Nick could kick my ass and I have no interest in either hand getting in range!

Walmart has very high quality beef. I shop Costco as it’s so much closer than Sam’s club. Great video!

I only have a Costco in my area. Fortunately my second brisket cook ever was an 11pd prime from Costco and it turned out better than I ever expected. Costco had only 1 prime in the cooler, all the rest were Choice and much bigger.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

What's your third going to be?

Your taste tester gets it😂 I have thought how great it would be to just get bark😅.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Right?

I wonder if different regions get their beef from different areas. Here in Arizona, I find the beef at Costco is much better than Sam's.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@russ350r that’s really interesting. You could be right!

Last time I was at Costco (probably 6 weeks ago) I bought a Prime American wagyu brisket, and it was the best brisket I have ever cooked. I don't know if they have them all the time but you should try one.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Those are fantastic if/when you can find them. Primarily because the supply chain is totally different for heritage and specialty breeds. A lot of care goes into those cows, including the slaughter and butchering.

Sam's Club is always have here (closest Costco is 2 hours away in Knoxville, Sam's is about 40 minutes away in the tri-cities), and I've been happy with their briskets. They've usually got a basket full of Primes when I get there at 1 to 3 in the afternoon. I'm surprised that a Choice from Sam's Club beat a Prime from Costco so soundly though.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

There's a huge difference in quality. Stick with Sam's and enjoy it!

The flat being folded over isn't an issue since not all briskets will be smoked, someone might love the fact there's extra meat on the flat.

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

Interesting take. I think having that much ultra-thin meat at the end of a thick cut will make it unusable to pretty much every cook even those who braise their brisket. Also fwiw those who braise typically only buy brisket flats not whole packer briskets.

@thenomenclature7243

Күн бұрын

@BehindTheFoodTV Mexicans call it suadero, literally boil it with spices amd make tacos, the more meat the better, I've not once seen them trim meat off only some fat as they remove it after the cook.

Good video, I would have preferred a prime to prime but I have seen some primes that should have been choice and some choice that could have been primes so they probably weren't a whole lot different. I usually find primes make a better finished product but at the expense of more waste. The primes I cook always have less yield than other grades.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Interesting observation about yield. I'll have to pay attention to that going forward!

I just got into smoking briskets and I’ve noticed from the time I started with Costco, till now that all their brisket has been crap lately I just thought about firing up the Sam’s Club account. That’s why I watch this video. So thanks for making up my mind for me,😂 Costco‘s out, Sam clubs in

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

That was me a few months ago! Welcome!

I buy my briskets from Sam’s also. Seems to be the best local place I have to purchase them.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

Who knows maybe the Costco people will watch this and fix their quality problem right? In the meantime though I'm sticking with Sam's!

@jimshackelford_icu812

4 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV good theory tho. But I’m sure they don’t care like the majority of businesses. But we can always hope lol

You didn’t even get the same grade of beef…

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@PJ-mb3ue I know right? Do you think the Sam’s Ckub brisket would have been better if I had?

We dont have Costco or Sam's over here, and Brisket is not a normal cut of meat at our butchers. I normaly buy mine from a special butcher or a whole sale like Sligro or Hanos in the Netherlands. One big let down here is that they call the cut a brisket even at 3 Kg and it is verry lean. So looking for a right cut is realy a big pain in the butt here. Somethimes i get a good cut, or i get lucky at the local turkish butcher for a nice piece :-). Would love to get my hands on a good nice USA cut of brisket, any advice for a dutch meat lover?

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Oh man, Dre - you might have to fly over here and we'll cook it together!

@dres-bbq3569

8 сағат бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV that would be an honor sirr :-)

I've bought from each location and it's a love hate relationship, both places are hit or miss. Costco had some exquisite marbling on a few, looked borderline Wagyu, while other times its looked like Stevie Wonder trimmed it before vacuum sealing. I don't think either place has their "butcher" trim on site. I also like doing the bend test and Sam's cuts seem to be good on that front. Thanks for the video!

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the "Stevie Wonder with a scimitar butchers knife" visual. That will carry me for a while :-)

Al, can you please put a link to "Brisket Land"? I'd like to book a couple days there to eat Sam's Club meat.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Oh you know where the guest room is old man! B-)

I've had good luck with both

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

I used to have good luck with Costco. Not anymore unfortunately.

You should do WILDFORK brisket

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

I'm working on evaluating mail order options now......stay tuned!

Nick gives me real Forrest Griffin vibes.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

My money's on Nick!

Those Costco briskets look more like the Select Grade briskets Walmart will sit out here and there. Which I’ll pick up to do chopped beef and use the trim for burger/sausage. But yeah they aren’t pretty.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Exactly. And that was Prime.

"Someone should sell the bark" It's called burnt ends. Enjoy.

@BehindTheFoodTV

19 сағат бұрын

lol I think we both know that’s not what he was talking about 😉

Is Nick the guy from the full house reboot 😂

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

LOL

I've always thought Sam's Club had better meat than Costco.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Clearly I should have asked you instead of wasting all those years buying meat at Costco! 😉

Why don't you use the boat coil on a brisket? Maybe do a video 195F vs 204F and boat or no boat :) Amazing video AL!!!!

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Hey George! Both of those videos are in the queue to be made!

Wish we had Sam’s Club over here :(

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@Mrhandfriends I will take you any time you come visit me!

Get to know your local butcher. That’s my go to.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

I wish the butchers here carried decent packer briskets at reasonable prices. Seems I can get one or the other - good brisket for $7/lb (insane) or no brisket at all at the local butchers.

@Threefiddyz

4 күн бұрын

yea local here wants 2 to 3 times as much as costco or sams so nope. not happening

@stevenseagal26

3 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV bummer. I just got one at the butcher for 3.99 lb. Used the Goldees method. Came out great

I think it’s wild that the Angus Choice beat out the prime. Makes me wonder if Sam’s prime is that much better than Costco?

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

I couldn't get one for this video but I've been cooking the Sam's prime for a few months and I can tell you I'm much happier.

I’m Not a hater I love your content

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

I'm also not a hater I love you watching!

Piedmont triad area NC here. Costco stocks screw all for prime briskets anymore. Sams club prime quality has been pretty trashy as well. US foods variants will stock prime at 4.99 a lb which sucks but the quality is acceptable

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial you’re not far from me. Come to my Sam’s Club lol.

@crushingbelial

4 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV hey hey I've been to the one in gso and it's often so picked over

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial meet you in Durham? 😂

@crushingbelial

4 күн бұрын

​@BehindTheFoodTV haha we can get down soon buddy. I'm overdue for a Wegmans run too!

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial I live around the corner from the Morrisville store. Lmk when you’re coming!

Comparing a prime brisket to a choice ? :)

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

Which do you think would be better? Any chance you watched to the end?

IBP, Swift, Excel, National Beef, and Certified Angus Beef, which is usually Excel. Sam's and Costco sell any and all of these brands at one time or another, and those names and the grading are what make a difference. Not whether it came from one store or another. I have personally found IBP and Swift to have more consistent quality. Here, the Sam's Clubs tend to carry a lot of Excel, and National Beef, which I have not had the best luck with.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

Hi Jason - I've seen pretty solid brand consistency at the Costcos that I've shopped at over the years. Granted I haven't shopped in every region, but in Chicago, NY, North Carolina and California I've seen the same products - and the Costco buyers just aren't focused on quality anymore. It wasn't always this way though. I've only been shopping at Sam's Club for about 6 months but I've seen the same product there for the whole time in all 4 stores I visited. I think the Sam's Club buyers are putting more effort into making sure the products they get from their suppliers are higher quality (not all Excel briskets are created equal, right?).

@jasonpettis4691

23 сағат бұрын

Definitely sounds like a regional thing. Here in the deep south, Sam's never even carried Prime beef at all, until Costco started moving in, and it kinda forced their hand. Even then, Sam's still wouldn't carry it, at locations that were not fairly close to a Costco location.

I just want to say I don’t know if it’s you or Nick that replies to the negative or snarky comments on your videos sometimes, but your replies are pure gold! 😂 One of y’all has a gift Lol!!! I don’t remember what video I was reading the comments on but I had to go get a beer and go through all comments because it was so hilarious 😆 Y’all crack me up

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

LOL it's me (Al) - and I will admit that sometimes I get in "a mood" and let both guns go ablazing for the trolls :-)

@TWC6724

4 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV Keep it up! I absolutely love your replies! 🤣

Interesting experiment. I came to the conclusion that unlike a steak, when it comes to roasts, especially very fatty roasts like prime rib or brisket, I prefer choice over prime. There is so much fat in those cuts anyway, that the extra intramuscular fat from prime grade almost dilutes the flavor. Just like when you inject with beef tallow the flavor kind of gets washed out. I definitely think Prime is better for something like a steak where you are searing a large cross section of the meat. So a prime ribeye is going to be better than a choice ribeye, but in a whole roast I prefer choice. Unless its something that is naturally lean like top round. Then I would go with prime over choice for one of those.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@tdtommy196 really interesting take Tommy!

costco does have Wagyu briskets at times like Wagyu burgers...this comparison and trimming was not equal..and i would rather have grain finish vs grass finish and Im from a 5th generation farm family

@BehindTheFoodTV

Күн бұрын

They do sometimes have Wagyu beef - but of course that wasn’t the topic here. Nor was grain vs grass. Just everyday brisket vs everyday brisket.

Are you going to have a Costco vs Sam's rib battle?

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

@@DiegoOrtiz-jl1hg Costco only has St Louis cut spares, and Sam’s has the full spare ribs. The battle would end at the meat counter! 😂

Just go to Sam and buy prime and be done

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Yup.

Al, Great video! Love the footage of you walking out with the brisket on your shoulder! How about a video in which you punch briskets like Rocky? Costco vs Sam’s Club!😂 Keep up the great content!👍

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@BenFeldman-kz7gt lol thanks Ben! I can see that scene now…..with Nick holding the briskets up rolling his eyes at me and calling me a weakling 😂

Iv noticed for months and just have to say something… anyone else noticed how much he strokes and slaps the meat does it when he prepares every piece of meat and loads when looking at the briskets in the shops 😂 like I know you need to touch it but way overly so..

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

I looooooove my meat :-) lolol

Some serious bias against costco. I'm 8 minutes in and already know who is gonna win here.

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

Well I did open the video by saying that I used to buy Costco briskets and switched to Sam's Club because of quality right? Feel like I was as upfront about my bias as a guy could be!

I never bought a costco brisket before. But I bought a 3 pack of baby back ribs from there last month, and they sat in my freezer until this week. My Father In Law brought an additional 2 racks of smithfield baby backs that he bought at a local grocery store, over this week. So there I was yesterday morning with 5 racks of ribs on my little OKJ Highland. the Costco ribs look like they come from a completely different animal that smithfield. each rib in the rack is shorter and more curved, but the meat was thicker. Whereas the smithfield ribs are longer but less meat on top. Also the costco ribs had the membranes removed already which was nice. I just used salt and pepper on them and tacked them up with some blues hog original at the end. Honestly, they were both really good. The smithfields cooked about 30 min faster overall, but they were also closer to the firebox for most of the cook. I'm still trying to figure out which I like better. Ill be taste testing the rest of the weekend, because apparently when you make a pork loin roast, and 4 packages of grilled chicken thighs and legs as well for 9 total people, 5 racks of ribs is about 3 racks too many.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Sounds like a great accidental test! But you are finding that not all meat is created equal. Now if you really want to up your rib game, watch my video from 2 weeks ago....... kzread.info/dash/bejne/X4Skx7CndNS7dqQ.html

1130pm on a friday night here - I want to go fire up the bbq for nibbles of some sort. Great work as always gents.

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

Thanks Andrew - have a great weekend I hope you find something amazing to smoke!

When you gonna redeem yourself for that primo XXL review

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

@@toddpower4674 if you mean when am I going to give the Primo XXL the opportunity to redeem itself…..I’m just waiting on some parts and accessories from Primo and I will be ready to try again!

So it's probably goes against the conventional wisdom. But I only Let mindset for about 4 hours 4 and a 1/2 after they're done. Having said that, I don't have a Sam's and upstate New York anymore by me. So I have b j's. We do have Costco I have not shopped there very much but I do know people with membership. I can tell you this b j's birthgets. A very rarely ever have to even trim if I get one from Walmart. Walmart's well definitely needs some trimming. And we have an Amish store which they have very good brisket there too. I don't have to trim it very much at all if it all. But I can tell you this when you get to a hundred and ninety degrees if you rap at and let it set 4 to 6 hours in the warmer, The best brisket I've ever made no matter where. I get it from 203f is ok, but I'm gonna tell you at 190f is the best temp to put in the warmer. I found leaving him in the warmer overnight. Cause system to have more of a tendency to dry out. Especially depending on the quality of brisket 4to6 hours is more than enough time.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Thanks for chiming in, Daniel! I've found as long as they are wrapped tightly in foil and held in a warmer at 150F that pulling at 195 and holding 15 hours is perfectly mind blowing. Try it!

1 head to head comparison is not conclusive evidence. This 1 video is not very helpful! Maybe try this 20-30 times and you might be on to something. Good luck

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

I'm ready when you are - bring over 40-60 briskets and a cord of post oak and we'll get started doing the test your way!

@samsonhorvath3614

10 сағат бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTVoh so a one off experiment is conclusive evidence? I put the boat in the water for an hour, so yep sea worthy lets sail across the ocean! Good luck on those experiments!!

Nice Work. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

@BehindTheFoodTV

4 күн бұрын

Thanks Dennis great to see your name again :-)

Anymore I'd rather just order from wild fork or US foods

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

I'm starting to look at Wild Fork, Porter Road, Creekstone and others - so far no clear winners but stay tuned!

just my opinion but much better hair here.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Do you think it helped me cook the briskets better?

24 years ago I left Sam’s and went to Costco. 4 yers ago I started keeping both memberships. I prefer sams for two reasons. The parking lot is not jammed out to the max and most of all you can use your phone to scan and purchase your items. Then when you head to the exit, the sensors they have installed pick up the items in your basket, confirm they are paid for and you leave the store never standing in a checkout line. It is a game changer. I do buy my brisket from Costco but will try my next one from Sam’s.

@BehindTheFoodTV

12 сағат бұрын

I haven't actually tried that but I will next time I'm over there! I keep my Costco membership for pork bellies for making bacon - but at some point it's not even worth keeping it for that if they don't get their quality act together. Thanks for the tip!

Just get that brisket leave that hunk of meat on there i never trim that up might round off the front ain't serving it up to judges i never have cooked a prime fixing to start cooking on a Blackstone start making me some brisket burgers

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

Nah - I want the bark on the point not on a hunk of whatever that is! Enjoy the Blackstone!

Sams club by me the meat looked grey. No thanks

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

Weird. Where do you live?

@1rtt1

2 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV Suffolk County NY

The best brisket I’ve ever made was a Sam’s Club choice 🤷‍♂️

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Well there you go!

I have always preferred Choice over Prime brisket. I don't belive being labeled Angus has much to do with it, for all we know that Costco Prime was Angus / Angus cross. With that said how and where the animal is raised and finished makes a huge difference. Unfortunately with commodity beef we don't know that.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Angus cows do tend to be better marbled as a rule - hence why they can charge extra for them. But you're right about unfortunately not being able to source trace the meat.

My wife just picked me up 3 briskets at the local Costco. All they had were Choice briskets. They were terrible quality. I found a Creekstone Prime brisket at a local market. Price was $6 lb but there was no comparison in terms of quality. Far superior to the Costco brisket.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

Doesn't surprise me. I'm working on mail order options now - stay tuned!

yes! costco briskets have been absolute cut like crap I don't know if their supplier has some amateur butchers or what but they all look like crap last couple of months. I mean horrible cutting job.

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

That's why I switched. And you watched me shop - this was the best one they had.

I'll always take Sam's over Costco anytime.

@BehindTheFoodTV

2 күн бұрын

We are birds of a feather

You have blown this video and the $100 you invested in meat. Your selection process really lacks as well. All you demonstrated is that "Prime" is better than "Choice" in any comparison you want to make! Although I am a true amateur compared to you in bbq, I am much better in terms of choosing meat! Do this again and deliver a true comparison of meat quality and not a video showing your lack of knowledge of meat grading.

@wcneathery3100

4 күн бұрын

Actually he demonstrated Choice was better than the prime.

@Threefiddyz

4 күн бұрын

you should rewatch the video lol

@igotJesus88

4 күн бұрын

Did you watch the video all the way through?

@BehindTheFoodTV

11 сағат бұрын

LOL thanks guys. Lots of folks comment without actually watching. Then they feel too foolish to come back and admit they were wrong. But I really really appreciate the bunch of you jumping in!