Costco Prime Brisket Vs. Choice Brisket. Is there a HUGE difference??
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2023
- My local Costco's have been carrying less prime briskets and more choice briskets. So I decided to run an experiment!
Is a prime Costco brisket significantly better than a Costco choice brisket? We picked up one of each to smoke and experiment with.
Both briskets were roughly the same weight and both pretty tender in the package.
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Great video as always. I've yet to do a prime but have never been disappointed. They both look great! Cheers!
Cheers my friend!! They both came out excellent!!
Great stuff. I definitely only sell primes (gives me a little cushion for error) but choice all day at home. Selection is KEY
100% agree. Knowing how to pick out a brisket is huge.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
I agree. Never had a bad cut from Costco. I’m lucky enough to have a few nearby. Thanks for stopping by!
This is a tutorial for perfection. He understands brisket now.
Cheers my friend! Thanks for stopping by and checking the video out!
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.
Lesson learned for sure. Happens to all of us. Keep on smoking my friend!
@@RaceviceSmokehouse will do, just bought the new Weber searwood
Great video
Thank you! I appreciate it! Cheers!
Excellent tutorial! BTW, what is the chunk of wood doing in the smoker?
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!
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 👍🏻
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!
Choice Briskets are underated . You can get the Same Taste in it. Just season and cook too Perfection.
Yep! I agree 100%!
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.
I agree. As long as you can get decent choice briskets there. Floppy and marbled is the key.
Good to know!
Why the block of wood in front of the meat, heat deflection?
Yessir! Just a little extra protection from the heat source.
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?
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.
Thanks for checking the video out! I appreciate it! Cheers!
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.
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!!
Cool video. Another variable is yield. On average I’ve noticed Prime has more hard fat and seam fat so the yield is lower
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
Thank you! I agree. They were pretty similar. Both were great.
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.
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!
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@@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. 👍
@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!
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!
Thank you for checking it out my friend!
I agree with Mario! 😜👍
I havent seen a prime brisket at my costcos here in AZ since before covid.
@@nickvids I'm seeing them back again here in my part of SoCal.
None to be found at my local Costcos lately either. Sucks.
Interesting
Thank you!
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
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.
If you know how to cook a brisket it really doesn’t matter for the price choice all day
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.