How To Get FREE Brisket at Costco.. And What To Do With It!

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In this video, I will show you how to get FREE brisket from Costco. Costco is my favorite place to buy large cuts of meat to break them down and ultimately save a lot of money. A whole brisket contains two main muscle groups. The Flat cut (leaner) and the point cut (Fattier).
My Costco sells briskets 2 ways. The sell Choice Grade Flat cut briskets and whole Prime Grade Briskets. The lower graded and smaller flat cut briskets are more expensive than buying the higher graded whole brisket that is double the size. They are punting on that normal people don’t know how to separate the to muscle groups and therefor saving money. If you buy the whole brisket you are essentially getting the entire point cut brisket for free. The techniques are easy and you don’t need a lot of equipment.
I will also show you how to grind the point cut portion of the brisket an make a true lay delicious brisket burger. These are completely free burgers!!! Follow the procedures in this video and you will be on your way to saving a ton of money at Costco.
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[@jansmith3158]

Thank you so much for your exceptional knowlegable videos!! 🥩 Im on the carnivore diet and your vids really help out saving TONS of money!! FYI: Carnviore diet is a great way to get healthy. It's an all meat diet that is a elimintion diet which heals the gut, body, diabetes, lose weght, get off of Rx drugs, heart issues, skin issues etc. It's very easy to shop, prepare & eat. Here are some good yt ch for more info: Shawn Baker MD podcast, Dr Ken berry, Dr Eckberg, Dr Mindy Pelz, Kelly hogan (she lost 100+ pounds on the carnivore diet!), dante freedom carnviore (he lost 90+ pounds), Nutrition with Judy etc etc. (it's important to salt your meat on the carnivore diet (electrolytes) and it's takes about two weeks to transition for your bowls but, after that time it's such an easy diet to follow with NO food cravings, no sugar cravings, no carb cravings, ALL feel full too). Keep up the great work! take care

[@apathy772]

Do a video on making corned beef at home and ill subscribe :)

[@danpan001]

Why did you take out all the fat before grinding it?

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

On the tomato slices, replace regular salt with celery salt. Trust me.

[@kathleenreynolds6492]

Yes, please.teach us about the difference between prime and choice.

[@scoreycorey3348]

Wait, what about making the corned beef?

[@TheCriticalChris]

Prime has more marbling of fat within the muscle.

[@chrisquin9]

@@TheCriticalChris too easy !!

[@apexclaimadjusters5816]

Typically there were 3 retail grades, not including restaurant grades and manufactoring: Prime - best, choice - good, select - run away. As others have said it has a lot to do with fat content. Fat in the muscle tissue is more difficult/costly to produce verse no fat in select. Choice is a good midway point. Often animals are fattened in the last couple months with grain but the short time results in fat on the surfaces and in seams, rather than into the muscle tissue which takes longer. Prime is 8-10% of the normal kill so you have less of it and is more costly to produce. But when supermarkets are getting $10-12 for choice NY strip, the $11.50 for prime at costco yesterday is a bargain. Typically retain prime NY in the $26 lbs range.

[@alexblaze8878]

For ribeye, t-bone/porterhouse, and NY strip steaks, always try to get prime grade as the flavor/tenderness is more evident when eating it. For most other cuts I just get choice grade as it’s harder to tell the difference in taste/tenderness between Prime grade vs Choice grade. My favorite steak is ribeye and although I buy the Prime grade ribeye when the price is decent, I’ve bought the Choice grade plenty of times. Because ribeyes have better fat marbling than say NY strip, getting the Choice grade of Ribeye still makes for a great steak.

[@ericweber7707]

I vote yes make the prime vs choice video 😎

[@doyledean2763]

I did this today. I bought a 15 lb brisket. After I cut it up, I had two nice flats, 3.5 lbs of ground beef, and 5.5 lbs of fat. We're having brisket burgers for dinner tonight.

[@ButcherWizard]

Great job. Way to take the info from this video and act on it. Once you start butchering at home it can be addictive. Thanks for watching.

[@aaronflohre6734]

The awesome value of these videos is understanding how you can re-coup your waste into hamburger meat, etc. Brisket can be difficult to learn, only bc everything cutting is about practice, practice, practice, and brisket doesn't sell great in my area so it took awhile for me to learn and to teach it to people. Like your video shows, don't be afraid to mess up, learn that anatomy, and use your trim effectively!

[@kaythegardener]

Look for brisket pieces around St Patrick's Day & later in the summer for BBQ smoking cuts...

[@privatenineNaturalWoman]

I've always bought the entire brisket for over 35 yrs. It just made sense. I don't mind the work to get that extra. GREAT VIDEO!!! P.S. CAST IRON IS THE BEST COOKING VESSEL!

[@brandonwaddell2583]

I feel clickbaited…. Did anyone really NOT know a whole brisket was cheaper per pound than a flat?

[@MoXyiD]

good stuff. I did this recently, the flat only is ridiculously expensive because you pay the butchers hourly costs. But utilizing all parts of the cut is so much more useful and you get SO many useful components!

[@rj_p]

wow.. great way to save

[@solascripura76]

Putting the smoke detector down for a nap was great! 😂

[@msujdog]

I was in costco two weeks ago and kept noticing everyone with giant chunks of meat in their baskets. Turns out it was whole briskets. On an impulse I grabbed one and decided maybe I'd do beef instead of turkey for thanksgiving this year. But I quickly realized I had no idea how to cut this thing or what to do with the different parts. This video helped a ton! I have a blackstone where I do my smashburgers and can't wait to try this as an alternative to regular ground beef.

[@karend.9218]

Preach! You are awesome. People don’t know this stuff anymore and I’m one of those people. And tallow…..YES! Thank you!

[@vaprepper6503]

I just did this today. Amazing! The burgers were some of the best we’ve ever had and the flat is in the smoker low and slow over night. Thanks!

[@bradlapinski127]

Went to Costco yesterday - followed your instructions and wow! My son-in-law is our “family” smoker! So he’s ready for the flat cut. About to watch your rendering video next. Kitchenaid grind was awesome!

[@ButcherWizard]

I am so glad you were able to complete this project. Way to take action. Thanks for watching.

[@thadpaone7557]

Great video, thanks! FYI... I place a shower cap on my kitchen smoke detector when I am cooking something that generates a lot of smoke. It beats having to take down the detector every time. The Dollar store has them.

[@chrisrock4428]

Great videos mang! Got a whole brisket yesterday. Can’t wait to do it up. Thanks 🙏🏼 😊

[@VickyShawcooksalot]

Yes make a video about the different grades. I'm tired of arguing with some of the people behind the butcher counter.

[@ButcherWizard]

I think it all can get confusing. I will do a side by side comparison. Thanks for watching.

[@erickaye4216]

@@ButcherWizardwould definitely appreciate your explanation. Please keep up the quality videos

[@charlescole7532]

It’s subjective and based entirely on appearance. Beef producers pay extra to have their beef graded so just because something isn’t graded doesn’t mean it isn’t quality beef, and vice versa. It’s best just to learn what to look for yourself - if you are buying from a grocery store and don’t know the source.

[@VickyShawcooksalot]

@@charlescole7532 when someone is sitting there and telling people they don't want Prime beef because it's the lowest grade? I guess it can be subjective. Meanwhile the driest toughest cuts he's selling as the best quality? Not to mention what it probably tastes like.🤢

[@jlanderson21257]

Agree with you on cast iron. I inherited the cast iron that my father got from his mother who was born in the 1890's. Dad always made "meat patties"...that's what he called hamburgers...in the cast iron. Best ever.

[@PastaMakerCordy-qy4uz]

I have my great grandmothers cast iron. That’s all I use.

[@BigHeinen]

Another option is to shop at the US Chef stores in every major city. You can get a full brisket for around $3.99 per pound. They have many amazing cuts of meat!

[@tonyjsmt]

Their briskets are only Choice - although mine will sometimes get certified black angus briskets. A little more expensive, ut worth it in my opinion. A choice certified angus is as good as a prime as far as flavor goes.

[@BigHeinen]

Good point sir!@@tonyjsmt

[@caseyhartman7094]

I wish I had a bigger freezer. When it gets emptier, I am going to buy a whole brisket to be able to make burgers, meatloaf, etc. with it.

[@wjking5219]

I never realized how much money we can save buy cutting our own meat. I always knew bulk was the key, but for some reason it never translated over to the meats. The savings there are actually MUCH better than anywhere else in the entire store. Incredible!!!!!!!

[@Sweetest_of_Seven]

I was just at Costco yesterday and saw this but wasn’t sure what to do with it. Now I feel pretty confident with being able to follow your instructions 👍🏼 also, gonna give it a go and make my own tallow! I absolutely love naked burgers (no buns or veggies… might have a dill pickle occasionally tho) I could eat burger patties every. single. day. 😂 thanks again! Smiles, Danese

[@patchysdude]

just smoke it all, the part he cut it for burgers is called the fatty part of the brisket and is usually the best. You give the flat to your neighbors.

[@src4409]

Could you also do a video only on knives ... types, sharpening, how to... and maybe how to make what knives we have work... and what you would consider absolutely necessary knives we need to purchase.

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

You had my subscription when you said the word meat and showed us your breakfast! That’s my favorite meal!!! Costco is my favorite store. I love it there. Don’t have to worry about quality. I love saving all my animal fats from cooking. I even make bacon grease chocolate chip cookies with bacon which are amazing!!! I also love hot pot which is lmade with tallow and more meat! ❤ My husband loves it too. Of course for St. Pattys day I got corned beef and cabbage cooking. ** brisket burgers are the freaking best!!! My brother in law made us some once. I love all your ideas to use the brisket!! Thanks!

[@ButcherWizard]

Thanks for watching. It sounds like you are in the right place. All meat all the time.

[@ecossearthur]

Great to have a video showing all of the grades... Ex-Pat Brit worked in the Meat business but still get my Choice and Prime Mixed up! Old and hard wired LOL

[@crisc9280]

This is why I love this channel because he knows meat and only talks meat. THATS MY KIND OF LANGUAGE. Oh that burger. That's what I'm talking about. Huge thumbs up👍👍

[@steverabideau3779]

Growing up on a farm beef tallow was rendered down and used flooring fries and everything else that people use vegetable oil for

[@ButcherWizard]

I have definitely fell in love with beef tallow. It is the best. Thanks for watching.

[@barcham]

Here in Canada, our beef is graded from A to AAA, plus commercial at the low end, but even though our ratings are different, I would still appreciate a video on beef grading.

[@mcporter03]

🥳 for years I love cooking 2 briskets for st patty’s day, cooking the carrots, cabbage, and onion in 1 crockpot, and 2 briskets on another crockpot. I volunteer at a good sized street fair every year (200k) people every weekend. The fancy cot dog guy is my favorite other than the euro guy. I tell the corn dog guy each year to creste a corned beef corn dog, but he refused because he sells out every year with his foot long corn dog.After watching you, I’m going to make my own and have my own st patty’s day corn dogs. 😊

[@bakinglady1009]

Just found you and I subbed! I LOVE brisket but the price of $8+ has stopped me from buying lately...this is great! Thank you. I look forward to more videos!

[@sallywilson2943]

I am so glad I found your channel, so educational and money saving. Ty

[@ButcherWizard]

You are so welcome!

[@JCiscoSys]

After watching this I got a whole brisket (choice) for 3.48 per lb from Wild Fork. I'm about to separate them as he showed in the vid. Hopefully I won't mess it up.

[@mightymorphingmemory6178]

Hope it came out well! I just discovered this channel and it is informing me on more! But trial and error and not all goes to waste if you mess up.

[@JCiscoSys]

@@mightymorphingmemory6178 It was easier than I thought. That layer of fat between the 2 cuts makes it easier and serves as a guide.

[@DR-wp6gy]

I have bought and slow smoked "standard grade" brisket and they have come out perfect.

[@goeshen4359]

Too awesome!!! Thank you so much!!! I never thought of it that way!!! All of your suggestions for future content ideas I’m so interested in WOW!! I’m excited for your future shows!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@TheZotman5]

Wow! I'm going to have to check this out next COSTCO trip. $4 a pound for beef makes me happy.

[@kevinwang401]

I love this channel. Brad is very informative and his instructions are for everyone and easy to follow

[@ButcherWizard]

Thanks for the nice comment. I appreciate it more than you know. There is a lot more to come so stay with me.

[@kevinmorris4517]

Unlike salt, pepper burns. Consider salting before cooking and adding peepper to taset near the end of the cook or after the cook.

[@justamags]

My husband and I have been binge watching your videos! Just subscribed! Can't wait to try this! Thanks Butcher Wizard! 😀

[@d1950l1941]

Sadly our Costco changed over to choice for their briskets. I used to always be able get their prime briskets, I guess things are changing in Costco's meat dept.🙁By the way, bought one of the meat grinders you recommended and save money by grinding my brisket meat. Makes delicious hamburger. Love your videos...I am learning a lot on how to save money by cutting and grinding my own beef and pork.Thanks and keep the videos coming

[@gothding]

Does the fresh ground salt make a big difference?

[@stxray1]

Enjoyed your video. I too had a problem setting off my smoke detector when cooking. Changing it to a photo electric type solved the problem

[@toddhatch6826]

Thank you for the tips!!

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Hey Brad. We would love to see a video comparing prime v choice. Just a heads up, I'm using your video to pump my kids up for Costco trips and BBQing when we're back in the US this summer.

[@joemikeska2657]

Don’t watch Brad as an example for grading information. Just from this one video I can tell you he’s misleading/lying. A beef carcass has one grade for the entire carcass, and the brisket has absolutely nothing to do with the rating. For backup: I don’t have a YT channel or any ties to any other channel. My father was a rancher and I was previously a federally recognized food inspection specialist. This guy is a click bait scam artist. There are better content creators out there than this scammer.

[@EvrttGrn]

Thank you for another good video. It's not just at Costco. Right now at my Hy-vee the flat 4.40lbs at $48 and whole 13.40lbs for $53. What are your thoughts on buying an extra when the prices are down and freezing them whole for later if you don't have the time to break them down?

[@bdavis7801]

Thank you!

[@galaxygharibian4764]

Lol great click bait

[@brettmills1394]

Yes please talk about various cuts and lingo. Also please talk about how to grill meats and how to determine rare, medium rare, etc. I have been processing game meat for years and your videos have been awesome....thanks!

[@mugenspike]

love this channel, always learning something new

[@suuzq02]

WONDERFUL thanks dude !!!!

[@anthonyparente7858]

Can I use the fat from that Brisket point to make "Beef Sausages", or is the fat from the point not great in sausages? I have so much ground beef & tallow right now from the cow I bought last year that I dont really need more.

[@audra7593]

I stopped purchasing ground meat a year ago. I find pre-ground ground meat water logged and flavorless, especially if the ground meat was frozen at purchase. Weird observation--we 'burp up' grocery store ground beef but have no problems with our own grinds. We purchase prime cuts on sale (brisket, chuck steak, tri-tip, leg of lamb) and 'course' grind it ourselves. I prefer one grind--it tastes more like a tender steaky-burger, like eating something of substance with incredible flavor. Sometimes I put a couple of slices of thick cut smokey bacon in the grind for flavor. Grilling is my method of choice, using real wood (any fruit wood or hickory). We grind and grill about 6 to 8 burgers a week for quick meals or 'protein bars' that we eat on the go. Great tip on rendering fats! I 'collect fats' like beef trim, pork trim, duck fat, render them in my 1970's burnt orange crock pot I got from a yard sale. I like having an assortment of fats for cooking. Great channel, fun ideas and yes please teach us about the different cuts.

[@Durfenhurf]

Dude! Now I have to go to my local Costco and see if that's the same in my area! The title is sort of clickbait but it's the best kind, the kind that actually has GREAT information. Oh, and the burger looks amazing too :)

[@OneLeggedTarantula]

I've been watching that prime brisket at Costco and now I know what to do with it! thanks!!!

[@kevinliveez4192]

love the videos. please show the difference between prime and choice.

[@tatiana_7767]

Thank you so much for this content, I’m learning so much from you! I’ve been buying meat at Whole Foods for years thinking they have the best quality of meat and chicken. That was easier when I was single, but now when prices went so high and with a family of 3 (soon to be 4) I’m looking for cheaper alternatives that will not affect the quality of the meat. Could you make a video of where to buy best quality of meat that I can cut myself at home the way you are teaching it in your videos?

[@packingbone1953]

Love this channel and your information

[@TomBilyeu-hx3xb]

I would also like to be more informed on the differences of choices of meat and the little nuances that really seperates them in your opinion.

[@christopherfelix5739]

Yes on video about grade differences!!

[@PGHJR002]

Wow! Great find!

[@lorenzomontoya1260]

Some great ideas for saving money on stuff we enjoy. Thanks!

[@juliagrabowski4822]

Totally agree with you about buy the whole brisket at Costco, don't understand why the flat is choice & whole is prime. But have to be honest I bought a flat last year because they were taking $5 off the price at check out.

[@joemikeska2657]

You don’t understand because he’s lying to you. The beef carcass is graded as a whole carcass, not in parts, and the brisket has nothing to do with the grading. USDA carcass grading is based on the 13th ribeye. Just because one cut of meat has more fat doesn’t in itself make it “prime.”

[@shillian4770]

@@joemikeska2657 its all just meat anyways who gives. Just a way for the machine to make more money

[@IctWilsons]

​@@joemikeska2657How is he lying? Did he say something contrary to the labeling on the product?

[@teaspoontinyhouses]

I just found this channel and I'm stoked. keep the videos comin my dude!!

[@JanineMJoi]

I just found you today. 6.26.23 I LOVE YOU! Thank you for teaching me!!!

[@nunisaurus]

Yessir!!! Please make more videos. Love your charisma & how educational your videos are. Thank you!

[@ButcherWizard]

Thanks for watching

[@aarongentile7232]

great job!

[@susannminall7456]

It would be so helpful to know how to grade our beef. I would so appreciate a video on that process.

[@jlanderson21257]

Would DEFINITELY like a video on the grading off beef...especially at Costco.

[@Celtic-Texan]

Great option if that's your thing, but the best part of cooking a whole brisket is enjoying the meat from the point. The flat is usually pretty good, but the point with all that wonderful fat, it's always what the family fights for.

[@kareninsask1375]

Here at my Costco in Canada the price per lb is the same whether you buy the whole or the flat.

[@celeste-236]

Great video & I went to Costco & bought one. Ground up about 2 lbs ( just went through the grinder once) & made two 1/2 lb burgers, but they literally fell apart when I went to flip them! Can you tell me why? They seemed to be too moist, even though I blotted them dry. How do you keep yours together?

[@jackbenimble4067]

Thanks Brad, today (03/19/24) we got a 18.36 lb prime brisket for $78.16, $4.26 a lb at Costco...yummy yummy.

[@danebrk]

Looks amazing! I get where you are coming from with smoking your house out lol what I do is cook my burger in a cast iron pan on the bbq, it keeps all the smoke outside and I still get all the caramelization from the cast iron. Win win, no smoke in the house😊

[@ButcherWizard]

Good tip.

[@onionjello]

Just open a window!

[@salembeeman370]

so glad

[@user-uk4qf8qd1y]

You have a great personality for this type of thing. And your voice is in the right pitch range to be easy to understand, you speak neither too fast nor too slow. I didn't have to rewind even once to understand what you said like I have to with so many of these Red Bull talkers. And I learned stuff. Thats a positive You tube experience. Subscribed.

[@ButcherWizard]

Thanks so much for the compliments. I am working hard to keep coming out with informative videos. There is a lot more coming so check back for more videos.

[@brianegert2664]

I love these videos !!!💪🏽

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

Enjoyed your video. Going to Costco next week and will pick up a brisket and grind some burgers. Thank you for sharing this.

[@bross2793]

I'm so glad he cut that burger diagonally, like any good sandwich should be.

[@oculosprudentium8486]

I don't own a smoker ike you, so how do I cook the brisket? What can I use it for o a regular stove?

[@01ZENZEN]

Sir could you please tell me how to save on buying beef " Eye of Round or rump roast" what whole part should I ask the butcher to give me so I can cut at home and grind the rest to make burgers as u did with whole brisket. Thank you

[@keithhayden7238]

You Rock! Great video. I’m going to Costco today!!!

[@stevehartman1730]

Thanks

[@linnierice8693]

I am a new member today,Iam learning a lot. Thanks

[@steveavery167]

Looks great. Only thing I do differently is grind up more of the fat with the brisket. I like 70/30

[@dreadclown9977]

If I had the fat from a previous trimming of ribeye how much of that can I use before adding too much fat to the ratio?

[@baabyherman3716]

Love your channel

[@David_Arteman]

I love your fuzzy math!

[@goeshen4359]

Would so be interested in your favorite knives, grinders and seasonings too!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@geraldkruglik4032]

He said there was a link to equipment. When I find it?

[@jjvv8650]

I am happy to have found your channel. Good info.

[@cofoothills]

got one of these briskets today, broke it down, and we're enjoying the lovely point cut end for dinner - YUM - thanks for telling us about it. meat counter guy said he thinks the terrific price is due to St. Patrick's day for corned beef time

[@ButcherWizard]

Way to go! It is always great to hear the people that are actually putting the tips I give into place. Thanks for watching. There are many more videos to come.

[@stacyrobbins2378]

What brand is your stove

[@747captain]

Great to know!! I want to check my local Costco for that kind of pricing. I love pressure canning brisket!

[@ButcherWizard]

Thanks for watching

[@iknowyounot88]

Smart buying right there!

[@mattbroyles]

Yes do the video on grades please 🙏

[@Alphonse0014]

knife skills! Love it!

[@pascaljoanne]

please do a video on the different grades of meat...thanks....love this channel

[@mariaserpa-gauvin8405]

Yes

[@rhkean]

I just picked up a whole 20lb brisket at Sam's for $2.69/lb... I almost lost my s**t right there in the store. LOL

[@BC27277]

Yes please

[@BBQPITDOG]

This was great....really great!!! A grading beef video would be interesting too! Cheers Bud!

[@KenHollowayshow]

You can make a video about selecting the best Prime briskets at Costco Business Center. I've heard there is some (wet) aging involved and you can tell by the firmness/limpness of the brisket (which will produce the best smoked brisket). Thanks.

[@giorgiolupinacci7301]

Hello thanks for your channel...at my Costco in Canada I cannot find these cuts of meat..I was there today and found Sirloin Tip Whole $4.99 pound roughly USA, a good place to start?