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 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@danpan001 Ай бұрын

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

@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ Ай бұрын

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

@jaiengore2908 26 күн бұрын

You make this look so easy. Since I’m in a wheelchair, would you be willing to do a video while being in a wheelchair? Believe me!, cooking, slicing meat (even if it is just temporary) while being in a wheelchair is not easy!

@kathleenreynolds6492 Жыл бұрын

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

@scoreycorey3348 Жыл бұрын

Wait, what about making the corned beef?

@TheCriticalChris Жыл бұрын

Prime has more marbling of fat within the muscle.

@chrisquin9 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCriticalChris too easy !!

@apexclaimadjusters5816 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@doyledean2763 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ericweber7707 Жыл бұрын

I vote yes make the prime vs choice video 😎

@aaronflohre6734 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@MoXyiD Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

wow.. great way to save

@msujdog 8 ай бұрын

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.

@privatenineNaturalWoman 5 ай бұрын

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!

@karend.9218 Жыл бұрын

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

@vaprepper6503 6 ай бұрын

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!

@solascripura76 Жыл бұрын

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

@bradlapinski127 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@BigHeinen Жыл бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Good point sir!@@tonyjsmt

@sallywilson2943 Жыл бұрын

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

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@jonherrera Жыл бұрын

Maybe Im alone here but that is not what free means, its a better value but its definitely not free.

@chrisrock4428 Жыл бұрын

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

@Sweetest_of_Seven 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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.

@thadpaone7557 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kevinwang401 11 ай бұрын

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

@ButcherWizard 11 ай бұрын

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

@wjking5219 9 ай бұрын

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!!!!!!!

@LilyoftheValeyrising Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jlanderson21257 10 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@ecossearthur Жыл бұрын

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

@goeshen4359 Жыл бұрын

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!!! ❤❤❤❤

@caseyhartman7094 Жыл бұрын

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.

@mugenspike Жыл бұрын

love this channel, always learning something new

@barcham Жыл бұрын

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.

@brianegert2664 5 ай бұрын

I love these videos !!!💪🏽

@rhkean Жыл бұрын

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

@src4409 Жыл бұрын

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.

@justamags 10 ай бұрын

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

@jjvv8650 10 ай бұрын

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

@packingbone1953 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel and your information

@kevinmanning4880 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the amazing video!

@suuzq02 10 ай бұрын

WONDERFUL thanks dude !!!!

@VickyShawcooksalot Жыл бұрын

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

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

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

@erickaye4216 Жыл бұрын

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

@charlescole7532 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.🤢

@Durfenhurf Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@mcporter03 6 ай бұрын

🥳 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. 😊

@steverabideau3779 Жыл бұрын

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

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

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

@PGHJR002 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Great find!

@d1950l1941 11 ай бұрын

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

@keithhayden7238 Жыл бұрын

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

@JCiscoSys 7 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@lorenzomontoya1260 5 ай бұрын

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

@baabyherman3716 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel

@toddhatch6826 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips!!

@TheZotman5 Жыл бұрын

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

@bakinglady1009 Жыл бұрын

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!

@teaspoontinyhouses 3 ай бұрын

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

@DR-wp6gy Жыл бұрын

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

@rancancookcanoy9768 4 ай бұрын

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

@nunisaurus Жыл бұрын

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

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@h.sinclair Жыл бұрын

dude I mean sir - AWESOME THANK YOU great find! Thanks for sharing!!!😍😍😍😍

@anthonyparente7858 Жыл бұрын

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.

@OneLeggedTarantula 11 ай бұрын

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

@danebrk Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Good tip.

@onionjello Жыл бұрын

Just open a window!

@frankwhittemore9149 Жыл бұрын

Great video, and instruction. I've been learning alot. Love the videos

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@linnierice8693 11 ай бұрын

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

@TomBilyeu-hx3xb Жыл бұрын

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.

@old_dog9953 5 ай бұрын

I love your videos and I am so encouraged by learning how to be a better carnivore

@juliagrabowski4822 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@IctWilsons 6 ай бұрын

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

@christopherfelix5739 Жыл бұрын

Yes on video about grade differences!!

@BagsPackedFamily Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@mikehammers4800 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha love the precautions! So true. SUBSCRIBED

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@aarongentile7232 5 ай бұрын

great job!

@gothding Жыл бұрын

Does the fresh ground salt make a big difference?

@jaedogg26 Жыл бұрын

Best video I’ve seen on brisket. Thank you!

@EvrttGrn Жыл бұрын

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?

@Alphonse0014 Жыл бұрын

knife skills! Love it!

@kittyfox3200 5 ай бұрын

lol love the putting the detector to bed for a nap😂

@mattbroyles Жыл бұрын

Yes do the video on grades please 🙏

@bdavis7801 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BBQPITDOG Жыл бұрын

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

@kareninsask1375 Жыл бұрын

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

@iknowyounot88 Жыл бұрын

Smart buying right there!

@ruthlessness6168 2 ай бұрын

You’re pretty captivating. Keep it up brother

@galaxygharibian4764 Жыл бұрын

Lol great click bait

@WillieStubbs 5 ай бұрын

Wait, I've seen his videos before and love the lessons and realized I didn't pound that subscribe button. Awesome info!

@MissRed-AKgirl 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@stxray1 Жыл бұрын

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

@michalemichale5880 Жыл бұрын

You are good at it.

@kevinliveez4192 Жыл бұрын

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

@David_Arteman 6 ай бұрын

I love your fuzzy math!

@rongraham1951 Жыл бұрын

loved your video good start brisket was mispelled the rest was good

@bigrich6750 5 ай бұрын

Keep the videos coming. Just bought a meat grinder.

@billballerballerbill9884 Жыл бұрын

I'm starving now! Thanks for the great content

@oculosprudentium8486 Жыл бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@brettmills1394 9 ай бұрын

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!

@cofoothills Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kevinmorris4517 Жыл бұрын

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

@pascaljoanne 7 ай бұрын

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

@Celtic-Texan 9 ай бұрын

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.