I think if you had weighed both after trimming and made a new per lb price calculation the preference would have been more clear.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

@@carlfeldman6286 you’re absolutely right. That was a fail on my end. I missed it. Definitely should’ve done that. I appreciate you stopping by and thanks for the comment!! Cheers!

The 5 hour rest in the cooler is a game changer.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

15 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

Great video as always. I've yet to do a prime but have never been disappointed. They both look great! Cheers!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Cheers my friend!! They both came out excellent!!

Used to be that Costco prime was cheaper than choice when you were talking about brisket. Hard to believe but absolutely that was the case

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

I just want quality briskets to choose from, prime or choice doesn’t matter as long as you have good choices. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you for your video !

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 күн бұрын

Thank you for checking it out! I appreciate it!

Costco sometimes has both, but you always have to do the flop test on each piece you buy to see if your paying for too much fat! I usually pick the ones that flex and bend the most!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 күн бұрын

Exactly! Picking out the right brisket ALWAYS helps!! Thanks for stopping by!

Great stuff. I definitely only sell primes (gives me a little cushion for error) but choice all day at home. Selection is KEY

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

100% agree. Knowing how to pick out a brisket is huge.

Love the cooler for 5 hours of carryover…an often overlooked step. Good call on that !! Most get to the stall at 165’ish° wrap to 203° and then become impatient with the rest in the cooler/cambro. Love your simple/practical approach. 👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻

@RaceviceSmokehouse

10 күн бұрын

Thank you! Resting is definitely a major part of having and serving a great brisket. Cheers!! I appreciate the feedback.

Just subscribed and enjoy your great quality content !! 👍🏻👍🏻 Can you post a video/background on how you made your smoke shack? I’ve seen many next level outdoor “kitchens” (Malcom Reed/Matt Pittman/etc)…your setup is spot-on simple and practical. ✌🏻

@RaceviceSmokehouse

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate it. That’s a great idea. Over the next couple of months I will work on a game plan for recording about the smoke shack. Thanks for that!

Would be interesting to know the weights of both after you trimmed them. It looks like you had to trim the choice more, so the price per pound of trimmed products may be closer than the purchase price.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely great points. I absolutely got more yield out of the prime. And it was significant. At least 2 more pounds were trimmed off the choice brisket. I really should’ve kept track of that. Great call.

@sec808

19 күн бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. I don't know if it works for every choice v prime but in this case it definitely looked like it would have in my opinion.

Just picked up a full Costco Prime brisket for 3.99, which was the same price as Choice. It's a first for me and guess I'll be checking on more videos on how best to trim, cook and present. Thanks.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 ай бұрын

That’s great! It’s hard to find prime at Costco by me anymore. Good luck with that brisket, I’m sure you’ll do great!

Hey buddy, great video. I haven’t seen prime briskets in our Costco in quite a while. I do appreciate you doing both.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

14 күн бұрын

Yeah, I’m seeing less and less of the prime near me now too. Sucks, but their choice has some really good marbling too. I have a Costco Business Center near by that still sells prime, so I’m lucky in that regard.

The person doing the cook and the technique make the biggest difference -IMO.... This was a great side by side comparison, I just subscribed to your channel, will be watching more !

@RaceviceSmokehouse

14 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I appreciate it. I agree, technique and knowing how to cook different cuts matter a ton.

The trimming is what got me to stop buying so much brisket. You pay for 15 lb and end up trimming 5 of it off. Great video, though, and I will be hitting up my local Costco!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

14 күн бұрын

Yep. And after trimming the 5lbs off you render 50% of what’s left! So a 15lb brisket leaves you with 5-7lbs only. It’s crazy.

@graken22

12 күн бұрын

Don't forget all those trimmings are perfect for great burgers!

@SnarkySolarGuy

12 күн бұрын

@@graken22 YES! Grind it up with some regularly ground beef and it is heavenly.

@KatJaguar1122

4 күн бұрын

It can be used for pet food at a minimum. But very valuable to render down to tallow, strain out the crispies and salt for snacking. No waste.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

4 күн бұрын

@@graken22 Absolutley. Love brisket burgers!! So good

Great video! Just subscribed

@RaceviceSmokehouse

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

Why waste the extra money for prime, you slow cook them for hours, it's gonna be tender doesn't matter the grade.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Yep, as long as you know how to pick a good one out, cheaper is definitely the way to go. Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it!

Excellent tutorial! BTW, what is the chunk of wood doing in the smoker?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it! The wood is basically a heat deflector. The right side of the cooker is a little hotter so the wood takes away the brunt of the heat a bit. Cheers!

If you're in Walmart always check their briskets. Granted they are from Excel but some times they have choice and even prime and the meat department guys just slap their normal brisket pound price on them. You can get some good deals. Also I've done selects on my RecTeq 680 and had them come out amazing. It's all how you cook them.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

Күн бұрын

I’ll have to keep my eye open!

@markorkarenhanes1354

Күн бұрын

@@jamescostello6529 Shhh 😉

Hey man, great video!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

I love the idea of this video, but wish you had started slicing from the very end of the flats on each. The points should be fairly similar on a Prime and a choice, but the extreme ends of the flats is where I’d love to know if you noticed a difference. Nice job on the briskets, sir 👍🏻

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. Both briskets came out great. I find it’s easier to slice from the middle out when I split them. But I guess I don’t really need to split them. But I figure that’s what most people want to see. That juicy section between flat and point. Thanks again for checking it out!

Great stuff.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I’ve cooked two briskets both were choice from Kroger. One turned out really good. The other not so good but I thought it looked weird in the store and still bought it learned a lesson on that one. It was only 43.00 dollars though so didn’t lose to much money on it.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 ай бұрын

Lesson learned for sure. Happens to all of us. Keep on smoking my friend!

@MrPhoenix1800

2 ай бұрын

@@RaceviceSmokehouse will do, just bought the new Weber searwood

This is a tutorial for perfection. He understands brisket now.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

Cheers my friend! Thanks for stopping by and checking the video out!

Its too bad brisket has turned into a rich mans meal....very sad. BBQ used to be a sweat equity meal for poor folk...now rich people have run the price up so high its unaffordable.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

19 күн бұрын

@@scotimotti it really is crazy how expensive bbq is these days.

@timtam9673

19 күн бұрын

I would say, it's all good chef cook very delicious brisket. And the rich men more than willing to eat what use to be low end meat.😅

@iBMcFly

17 күн бұрын

Rich people ruin everything though…what’s new?

@nedring987

7 күн бұрын

Same with oxtail

@iBMcFly

7 күн бұрын

@@nedring987 I haven’t explored oxtail yet, I was planning on incorporating it with my next Birria cook.

The point of bbq is to take the cheaper cut and make it delicious tender and mouthwatering.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

17 күн бұрын

Exactly. This was a quick test to see if the “better” Cut made a difference in quality. I think bottom line, if you know how to manage your pit you can put out awesome bbq. Thanks for stopping by!

great video scientific experiment man excellent job 🔥

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it.

Near portland Oregon all I'm seeing is Choice. I may as well go to cash n carry since it's cheaper than Costco for choice.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

I agree. As long as you can get decent choice briskets there. Floppy and marbled is the key.

Great comparison! You let them rest only in the cooler for 4-5 hrs? Or did you use an oven for more time of resting then into the cooler?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 ай бұрын

I usually don’t use the oven at all. I usually go right from the cooker to the cooler and then let it rest there.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking the video out! I appreciate it! Cheers!

Good to know! Why the block of wood in front of the meat, heat deflection?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Yessir! Just a little extra protection from the heat source.

Great video! How about the flat? Any noticable difference?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Nope, both were amazing. Both were given to friends and they didn’t know the difference.

Thank you

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 күн бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for stopping by!

Great topic great test however it would have been nice to see the weight of both before and after trimming and cooking. Keep on cookin!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

I agree and in hindsight I should’ve weight them after. Unfortunately I didn’t weight them. Fail on my end for not recording final weights. May have to do it again and find that out. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

i won't be able to tell the difference, but I definitely would make them disappear and wonder where it went. Costco never failed me with the meats, and definitely worth it to drive there just for the meats.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

24 күн бұрын

I agree. Never had a bad cut from Costco. I’m lucky enough to have a few nearby. Thanks for stopping by!

I have used choice brisket for many years and I can’t tell the difference at all however I pay close attention to the flat when I pick one out some flats are super thin and dry out too much.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Yep! Picking out the proper brisket makes all the difference! Thanks for stopping by!

They both looked GREAT!! All I can get at my Costco is Choice and they always turn out pretty good with some good marbling. But, the one thing I hate is when you think you found the best one and take it out that cryovac and it is beat up worse than your ex girlfriends cousin.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. And I couldn’t agree more. It really sucks when you break into that brisket and it’s got gouges and slashes and just beat up. But, you end up figuring it out. Cheers!!

Where can I find that cutting board! I have one similar but about 1/3rd the size. A single 15# brisket about takes up the whole thing. That one looks amazing....just hope it's not an arm and a leg like a lot of the customs I see that size.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure this is the one I have. It may have changed in design slightly, I’ve had it for a few years now. Less that $100 on Amazon. Really helps for those briskets! GREENER CHEF 30 Inch 3XL Extra Large Cutting Board with Lifetime Replacements - Oversized Bamboo Stove Top Cover Noodle Board - Wooden Meat Cutting Board - Turkey Carving Board - Charcuterie Board a.co/d/fbOcJV5

@Brett_S

6 ай бұрын

@@RaceviceSmokehouse Right on, thanks for the quick reply! Hmm, I might opt for the 4xl version at that price. That would be more than enough realestate for a 20+ pound turkey carving session. 👍

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

@Brett_S definitely will be more than enough room with the 4XL. My only complaint is that my sink isn’t big enough to hold it so it’s a little bit of a pain to clean. But that’s the trade for having a board that big. It is pretty awesome. For NYE we made a giant charcuterie board and it turned out great!

Great video 📹

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Thank you my friend

Perhaps you should have weighed the trimmed briskets to see what the net cost per pound was? (Or after cooking.)

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

I definitely should have. Unfortunately I didn’t weight them. Fail on my end for not recording final weights. May have to do it again and find that out. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

I've never been able to tell the difference. I only buy CostCo briskets and used both. My choice briskets always turn out great.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

18 күн бұрын

Agreed. If you know how to cook a brisket properly, it should all work out. Cheers!

I wish I could do choice. I've cooked about 10 choice briskets but they never come out better than the prime.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Hmm…. What kind of cooker do you use?

Cool video. Another variable is yield. On average I’ve noticed Prime has more hard fat and seam fat so the yield is lower

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. What’s funny about that is I saw the opposite on this cook. I actually had more yield from the prime than from the choice. I really should’ve weighed each at the end to see how much useable brisket I had. Then I could’ve got a true price per pound of each.

Nice comparison. I haven't really seen much difference between high choice and prime

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I agree. They were pretty similar. Both were great.

$7-8 bucks savings is nothing on$70 worth of meat and no tax on food in our state! Great vid!!! Be interesting to grind the burger separately and comment on their flavor...another vid, maybe?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Great idea! I did make this brisket burger video, and they are the best burgers ever! Make Brisket Burgers From Brisket Trimmings | EASY! The MOST Delicious Burger You Will Ever Make kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4iAkpaMmb3TgMo.html

What is the weight difference in the cooked briskets?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

3 күн бұрын

I didn’t weigh and that’s a fail on my end. I will be doing another video soon to take care of this weight question between choice and prime to make up for it!

What brand are the prime? IBP, Cargill, JBS-Swift, that prime brisket looked terrible out of the bag.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

10 күн бұрын

They were both bought at Costco. Not sure where they get their meat from though.

Not much price difference there, but here in CA, Prime at Costco is $4.99/lb, but Choice is $3.19/lb at Smart and Final. On a 15# brisket, that's almost $30 and as you show, not much difference. Also, can you share the after trim and after cook weights? Wondering if there's a difference in the amount of meat that you end up eating. Thanks for sharing.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

That’s definitely a huge price difference for you! Unfortunately I didn’t weight them. Fail on my end for not recording final weights. May have to do it again and find that out. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

Great video

@RaceviceSmokehouse

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it! Cheers!

It's too bad Costco is getting rid of Prime brisket in a lot of markets. At least you can still get good results with the right choice brisket. Awesome video sir!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking it out my friend!

@madswinebbq

6 ай бұрын

I agree with Mario! 😜👍

@nickvids

3 ай бұрын

I havent seen a prime brisket at my costcos here in AZ since before covid.

@yesitsmario88

3 ай бұрын

@@nickvids I'm seeing them back again here in my part of SoCal.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

3 ай бұрын

None to be found at my local Costcos lately either. Sucks.

Nice comparison

@RaceviceSmokehouse

Күн бұрын

Thank you!! Cheers!

Choice Briskets are underated . You can get the Same Taste in it. Just season and cook too Perfection.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

Ай бұрын

Yep! I agree 100%!

What was total time of your cook?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 күн бұрын

It war around the 10 hour cook mark.

Brand is on the bag or box

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Will have to check next time. Haven’t paid attention to that. Thanks for the info.

I wish you would have done a no-roll peice of meat choice and prime is a sweeter meat if you get a low-grade beef. In the packing house, they call it no roll, you'll get more beef flavor, and I'd be curious what it would be like , your choice looked like it wasn't cut correctly they kind of hacked it. Try a piece of meat with no grade. You my like, it better , no not get a #2 grade. To me, they taste like they didn't bleed out. I don't know, though.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for that info. Haven’t heard of the before. Great to know! Thank you!

OBSERVATION...great vid but too much missed on directly comparing the 2 cuts

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. What are some of the things you’d say I missed? This way I can keep them in mind for future videos. I know I missed final weights on the two. Other than that? Thanks!

No use of tallow?

@RaceviceSmokehouse

4 күн бұрын

No, I usually just spray the paper to make the paper for pliable for the wrap. I always worry about tallow washing out the bark. And I hate losing a good bark.

You’ve discovered the secret. If you get a decently marbled Choice that is “floppy” grab it. Also either choice or prime has more real beef flavor than wagyu. Maybe not melt in your mouth fat but more of that real beef flavor this Texan is looking for

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

I 100% agree! I love a great Wagyu steak, don’t get me wrong, but for a brisket I prefer non wagyu. I am editing a video where I used brisket trimmings from prime/choice briskets and my goodness are those the best burgers ever! Such amazing flavor.

By the time you got though trimming, the price easily doubles.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

3 күн бұрын

I didn’t weigh and that’s a fail on me. I am going to do a follow up video comparing weights between prime vs choice to make up for it.

Interesting

@RaceviceSmokehouse

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

How much waste, fat etc was on each one,

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Unfortunately I didn’t weight them. Fail on my end for not recording final weights. May have to do it again and find that out. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

U always get choice just nit much difference here in Lubbock tx my opinion

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Have to agree with you! Cheers my friend!

Hour many hours on the smoker

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 күн бұрын

About 10 hours.

Costco more than likely use beef that has been fed GMO corn, injected growth harmonies. I would never buy from Costco or sam's club briskets! And I always smoke with fat side down!

@RaceviceSmokehouse

3 күн бұрын

I’ve always been a fat up guy. When I did fat down it seems to stick a ton and pull off on the grates. The great part of bbq is there’s no wrong way if it works for you/me. Cheers!

If you know how to cook a brisket it really doesn’t matter for the price choice all day

@RaceviceSmokehouse

2 ай бұрын

Some low end choice can be really bad. But I agree with you, a good choice can rival a prime if you have the process down right.

No tax on food

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

We have taxes in Illinois when we buy food unfortunately.

@stevenhochman1

6 күн бұрын

Whoever is charging you tax report them. Your state does not have tax on groceries. 13 states charge sales tax on groceries. Seven states: Alabama, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, levy standard sales tax on grocery food.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

@@stevenhochman1 I live in Illinois. We have a tax of 1% on groceries. Sales tax is also included. This is supposed to change in 2025. We will see.

Costco not carry prime....😮

@RaceviceSmokehouse

14 күн бұрын

I’m seeing less and less of the prime as well. But I’m lucky because there’s a Costco business center near by and they still sell prime.

5-7 lbs of fat trim

@RaceviceSmokehouse

6 күн бұрын

Pretty much!

Before joe biden, wagu brisket was 10 a pound, so know chice grade is 10 dollars a pound wow we have Fallin as American.

@RaceviceSmokehouse

3 күн бұрын

Haven’t seen choice for $10/lb anywhere. I would run far away from that place. Lol