Where do ya'll usually get your brisket?

[Trip]

I am having a tough time finding a local meat market or butcher shop around my area that does packer cut, anybody buy from big box with success on briskets?

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[SuperDave]

No luck on big box for packers in my area.
Smart & Final
Cash & Carry
Some times Winco or Food 4Less.

[jbauch357]

QFC in our area (not sure where you're located) has a great meat/seafood counter, they'll also custom cut things for me as well as offer butchering lessons when I have questions.

Safeway and our local family grocer are worthless for quality meat or selection.

[DivotMaker]

Sam's Club has packers, and are usually either USDA Choice or even Prime.  WalMarts, at least in my area, usually have packers, too.

[Trip]

Walmarks appears to have them here, but I found a butcher on the other side of town that has some primes.

[DivotMaker]

It's great if you can find a Prime briskie, but Choice does very well - if prepped right.  I brine, at a minimum, and usually brine and inject.  Good prep work is key to great brisket, and you can get great results with Choice - and save some $$!  I stay away from Select, as that grade seems to have a lot of leeway on quality...pretty hit and miss.

[SuperDave]

This makes me scratch my head why some national stores are regional about carrying these items.

[TmanEater]

Supply and Demand. No Demand = No Supply. I often wonder what happens to the pricey cuts of meat that aren't sold by the sell by date.

[Barrel99]

At Fresh Market the other day, an upscale market like Whole Foods, I asked if they had packers. He said yes they run about $89. I said sounds good, by this time my mouth was watering. Are they choice? I asked. No they are prime. WoW, the mother load, $89 for a prime packer. How many pounds, I asked . He replied, 3 or 4. I backed away from the counter. For a whole brisket?, I asked. No we don't sell whole ones, only flats. Good Grief!

[Trip]

At Fresh Market the other day, an upscale market like Whole Foods, I asked if they had packers. He said yes they run about $89. I said sounds good, by this time my mouth was watering. Are they choice? I asked. No they are prime. WoW, the mother load, $89 for a prime packer. How many pounds, I asked . He replied, 3 or 4. I backed away from the counter. For a whole brisket?, I asked. No we don't sell whole ones, only flats. Good Grief!

Costco only carries flats here as well.  I called one upscale meat market (aka hipster mart) yesterday and they had no idea what a packer cut was...  I had to explain it was the point and flat to them, complete fail...  They wanted 10.99 a pound.  Might as well order one from Creekstone.

The local butcher across town that has prime has a very good price even compared to Wallyword for his and gets his stuff from local farmers.  I will give him a try.

[mizzoufan]

wow, remind me not to move to Florida.  I thought our prices could be steep for brisket (what can I say, I rarely pay for beef given that my family raises it) but we can get a ~12 pounder for half that on a good day

[SuperDave]

I'm struggling to pay $65-$70 for a packer brisket when I can get a nice prime rib roast for that. 

[Limey]

Me too. I'm afraid that BBQ has become too popular.

[Trip]

wow, remind me not to move to Florida.  I thought our prices could be steep for brisket (what can I say, I rarely pay for beef given that my family raises it) but we can get a ~12 pounder for half that on a good day

It's Tennessee.  I kinda expected it to be that much given the location and the type of people that they cater to in that area.  It's over half that, 4.99 a pound I think, at the other local butcher.  I was much more shocked they didn't know their cuts for being a butcher.

[Barrel99]

The last one I got was a 14.5 packer from my butcher for $4.49/lb. Great price and it was choice. That's the only place I will go now.