Costco Brisket vs Sam's Club Brisket - Is there a difference?

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@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

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@ourlifeinwyoming4654 22 күн бұрын

We only have Sam's here in Cheyenne, WY. For Costco, we drive about 48 miles south on I-25 to Fort Collins, CO. For a while, I made the drive to CO because the briskets at Sam's weren't good. But, that's changed in the last few months. I now prefer the Angus choice. I tried the Angus choice after your video about Black's BBQ.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

That Black’s video was a good one. We are planning on trying to do a “one brisket to rule them all” video like the ribs one from a few weeks ago and Black’s 2-stage cook will definitely be a part of that experiment. Thanks for always watching your support means a lot!

@ourlifeinwyoming4654 22 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV That sounds awesome! Can’t wait!

@brisketwizard8004 22 күн бұрын

Here in SE Texas, I get briskets from my local HEB. I recently became a member of Restaurant Depot. Haven't purchased one there yet, but did a recon mission and they have prime and angus. Will get a couple soon. I let my Sam's business membership lapse years ago when their briskets were over priced and poor quality. No Costco near me. Over 50 years ago, when I started attempting smoked briskets, they were $.99 / lb (they didn't offer multiple grades. just "brisket") Would go on sale for $.69 / lb at local grocers (before HEB). I would stock my freezer and learned from trial and error. Burned up a lot of briskets before I got it dialed in!! Long time subscriber here .....Great video here and all your previous ones. Keep them coming.

@MrThespian4 22 күн бұрын

porter road or creekstone farms

@stephenlong4748 21 күн бұрын

Observation.. Both briskets are sold in the meat packer bags. The Prime from Costco was from Swift packing and the Choice from Sam's was from Excel packing. Excel and Swift butcher the cow and bag the primal cuts for retail stores. Sam's and Costco just unloaded the briskets from the truck and put in the display. Sam's and Costco didn't trim them. The quality grades Prime and Choice are added at Swift and Excel by USDA inspectors. The price of beef sold in the US are based on quality grades: Prime, Choice, Select, Cutter, Canner Prime should cost more than choice because it has more fat marbling. Angus (cow breed) has nothing to do with quality, but is a marketing gimmick to charge more. Pork uses the same breed gimmick with Duroc pigs. The benefit of buying beef from Costco and Sam's is the price value is better than a grocery store. As always buyer beware

@KevinWindsor1971 20 күн бұрын

20 years ago I worked in the Sam's Club meat dept. as wrapper/rotisserie. Nobody bought briskets back then. A case of briskets was about 60 pounds, or about 6 briskets. That's all we would sell all day. Back then we were getting Excel and IBP beef. Each day the prices were downloaded into the system for the wrapping station, and occasionally there would be a major screw-up where some prices were not input correctly by corporate.

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Hey Stephen. Having spent decades in the corporate world I can assure you that the supply chain doesn't start at the meat counter. Sam's is clearly demanding and getting a higher quality of butchered beef than Costco. I guarantee there are both better Swift briskets and better (and worse) Excel briskets out there.

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

@@stephenmitchum5864 read my answer to him. I knew all of those things and I understand how products including food are procured. Since you clearly don’t, please refrain from commenting on any more of my content. We have a no trolls rule here.

@watermanone7567 5 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV You

@watermanone7567 5 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV You can't fix stupid, "and boy are you stupid"

@aram325302 22 күн бұрын

I appreciate the video but there are so many variables that you made a conclusion based on two random briskets with different grades that make this video pretty pointless.

@DiegoOrtiz-jl1hg 20 күн бұрын

Not sure how. Not trying to troll, just want to better understand your thinking. I mean the Costco brisket was a prime brisket and Sam's was Angus choice

@BehindTheFoodTV 20 күн бұрын

You’re right Diego. If the Prime had turned out better the test would have been a failure. This way I stand by my results.

@aram325302 20 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV they were different types of beef. Angus is already known for its marbling. A good Angus Choice will beat a Regular Prime any day

@josephkordinak1591 19 күн бұрын

@@aram325302 Do you have a clue about the grading process?

@christinenieto7160 19 күн бұрын

First of all we can’t taste to make our own judgement, don’t get brainwashed, these 2 mensos “grading” look clueless

@ivantreyton2445 Күн бұрын

thanks for showing us how you select the cut in store, we see so many people just showing how to trim, not the real world in store judgement of the individual cuts,

@BehindTheFoodTV 12 сағат бұрын

You're welcome!

@TOMGARVEYtheKETOCOOK 22 күн бұрын

Great video Al, here in Vegas Costco meat prices are NUTS!!! I enjoyed watching!

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Thanks Tom - I didn't know you were watching! 3K subs looks like you're doing something right! Keep up the good work - and ALWAYS BET ON RED! :-)

@fredstone9016 22 күн бұрын

Remember the days when brisket was at 2$? Oh those were the days! Great vid!

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@fredstone9016 wasn’t that long ago I’m afraid. Maybe someday we will be able to see those prices again!

@paulm1978 22 күн бұрын

Not sure where you're shopping, but I haven't seen it under $3 in at least 7 or 8 years. Considering how many more individuals are doing backyard BBQ, I don't expect demand is going to fall off.

@fredstone9016 22 күн бұрын

@@paulm1978 upper Midwest. They’ve been having some great chicken and pork sales recently.

@tireddad6541 19 күн бұрын

Kroger had it recently at 1.99@@BehindTheFoodTV

@PoolamRules 16 күн бұрын

@@paulm1978 Costco has choice for 2.99 on sale very often in even MCOL areas. If you live in LCOL or Midwest, you'd find brisket under 3 without sales pretty often.

@bonefisherman71 19 күн бұрын

Last time I was at Costco (probably 6 weeks ago) I bought a Prime American wagyu brisket, and it was the best brisket I have ever cooked. I don't know if they have them all the time but you should try one.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Those are fantastic if/when you can find them. Primarily because the supply chain is totally different for heritage and specialty breeds. A lot of care goes into those cows, including the slaughter and butchering.

@bobby350z 15 күн бұрын

My local Costco has them quite a bit more but prices are like $150 plus. I need to try once.

@Tim_Marshall73 14 күн бұрын

@bobby350z where exactly is this costco. I've never heard of this. And I'm a Costco Meat Cutter

@declanfarber 5 күн бұрын

My experience with Wagyu vs Prime briskets is that the Wagyu’s were more tender but the Primes had a fuller beefier flavor. I’ve been smoking briskets for a long time, and I preferred the Prime briskets.

@SmokingDadBBQ 22 күн бұрын

Happy 4th of July Al. Enjoy the weekend

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ thanks James! Happy belated Canada Day!

@brian2359 19 күн бұрын

Great video guys! Those look fantastic!

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Thanks Brian!

@charlesbolin7249 16 күн бұрын

Where I live, the Costco Business Center carries a good selection of large, whole cuts, as to where the retail Costco does not.

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

Good to know! Closest CBC to me is 350 miles away in Georgia!

@Mrhandfriends 22 күн бұрын

Can’t wait for this one !!! ❤

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@Mrhandfriends Now I need to come over and compare the UK brisket sources!

@McBrewmeister 22 күн бұрын

We’ve found 100% the exact opposite in central Ohio. The Sam’s Club Prime Briskets are very poorly trimmed and far thicker fat. Your finding is interesting, we have a Costco membership specifically for brisket, chicken , ribs and pork belly.

@matthewgreazel7343 19 күн бұрын

sams briskets vary so much from what store and who they have employed

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Very interesting - I wonder if the meat buyers are regional?

@Tim_Marshall73 14 күн бұрын

Glad to see a Columbus Costco shopper in here 😊. I'm a meat cutter at the easton store

@KENNEY1023 10 күн бұрын

Sam's club doesn't have a prime brisket. The brisket is called Members Mark prime not USDA prime and is cheaper than the Sam's club USDA choice. I have researched this and couldn't come up with what grade of beef Sam's club Members Mark is and why it is always cheaper than choice.

@SoulDuJour 10 күн бұрын

@@KENNEY1023 my guess is that the Waltons own a cattle farm somewhere and when they can source it from there, it keeps the price down

@daviddesmond2143 4 сағат бұрын

Cattle probably came from the same place

@ElectricLuvz 19 күн бұрын

Most of the time when I go to Sams they have Prime briskets for sale. Costco on the other hand is almost always Choice only. Very rarely do I find Prime at Costco. That said, I've bought briskets at both and I can't recall any negatives to either.

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and chiming in!

@williamwilson2624 22 күн бұрын

Great video, guys!

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Thanks William!

@user-td1dd4xn2c 16 күн бұрын

Been waiting on this video. I'm a costco fanatic but this video confirms it what I've been experiencing, Sam's brisket is better. I'm in Texas so I have the great luck that my costco and sams only carry Prime, and the angus choice at Sam's. the best brisket I've made have been from Sam's. Based on these comments, i guess i might need to try an Angus choice now. Costco for me has way too much fluff in their packer brisket, I'm trimming a good 6-8 lbs off.

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

Ok I agree with everything you said BUT….. you live in Texas and you don’t buy yours at H.E.B.? I thought that was like going to church down there! 😂

@user-td1dd4xn2c 15 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV haha, you got me there. Costco/sams prices are better per lb than HEB, but i have heard that sometimes HEB does stock snake river farms brisket. I'll have to check it out!

@seanandersen 2 күн бұрын

That's crazy you got bill paxton eating your q, GAME OVER MAN!

@vaajchang 22 күн бұрын

Trimming can DEFINITELY be better

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@vaajchang no question about it. I suck at trimming brisket.

@benwagoner9741 22 күн бұрын

Walmart has very high quality beef. I shop Costco as it’s so much closer than Sam’s club. Great video!

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ben. I'm hoping Costco sees this and steps up their quality controls!

@russ350r 22 күн бұрын

I wonder if different regions get their beef from different areas. Here in Arizona, I find the beef at Costco is much better than Sam's.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@russ350r that’s really interesting. You could be right!

@GOLFADDICT65 15 күн бұрын

what kind of gloves are you wearing and where from thx great video cheers from Vulcan Canada

@btb6011 3 күн бұрын

Not fair!!!! Not fair at all. Was going to finish fasting (24 hrs so far) till morning and now I HUNGRY. LOL Looking good. Lets see if I have willpower.

@BehindTheFoodTV 3 күн бұрын

@@btb6011 I’m so sorry to have ruined your fast! Hope you can pull it off until morning!!!!

@tealnexttimebond8859 13 күн бұрын

I got a brisket at Kroger. Just a regular ole one. My first brisket. Used blacks seasoning. Man I think it came out great. A little tough on flat. But blacks was great.

@WA-eg7ft 18 күн бұрын

I only have a Costco in my area. Fortunately my second brisket cook ever was an 11pd prime from Costco and it turned out better than I ever expected. Costco had only 1 prime in the cooler, all the rest were Choice and much bigger.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

What's your third going to be?

@ftswarbill 3 күн бұрын

*You can always tell if a cooking video is good by how much you salivate.*

@jp4751 21 күн бұрын

Your taste tester gets it😂 I have thought how great it would be to just get bark😅.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Right?

@medvetz7010 17 күн бұрын

Totally agree. Sam’s club meat seems to be better quality and taste. I go to both stores often.

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

I just hope maybe this puts some pressure on Costco to up their game!

@theunclejeffchannel1 4 күн бұрын

First-time viewer and now I'm really hungry! Maybe I missed it... when you put it in the warmer to "sleep" for the night... what's the temperature and best way to do that for someone without a fancy Treager (or whatever your warmer is)?

@BehindTheFoodTV 4 күн бұрын

Hey Jeff - if you're handy, you can recalibrate your oven to act as a warmer (Google "How to recalibrate a [brand] oven"). But for about $300 you can just get the warmer I have lol. emv4.me/vevorwarmer for the Amazon link!

@Dan-rp9wu 22 күн бұрын

I just got into smoking briskets and I’ve noticed from the time I started with Costco, till now that all their brisket has been crap lately I just thought about firing up the Sam’s Club account. That’s why I watch this video. So thanks for making up my mind for me,😂 Costco‘s out, Sam clubs in

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

That was me a few months ago! Welcome!

@praetorxyn 22 күн бұрын

Sam's Club is always have here (closest Costco is 2 hours away in Knoxville, Sam's is about 40 minutes away in the tri-cities), and I've been happy with their briskets. They've usually got a basket full of Primes when I get there at 1 to 3 in the afternoon. I'm surprised that a Choice from Sam's Club beat a Prime from Costco so soundly though.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

There's a huge difference in quality. Stick with Sam's and enjoy it!

@chriswagoner5406 19 күн бұрын

Nice video. To what would you attribute the points getting done faster than the flats?

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Thanks! Most likely it has to do with the time they spent over under the vertical chamber. I haven’t tested that far in for temperature stability.

@econ0003 16 күн бұрын

You should try the Costco Business Center. They have a much bigger selection of brisket there. The price is always cheaper than the regular Costco too. The supplier can vary from time to time with any store.

@BehindTheFoodTV 15 күн бұрын

Closest one to me is 349 miles away 🤧

@pizzapaul94 22 күн бұрын

I've never been to Sam's Club since it's extremely far away from me in my city so I always go to Costco to get brisket. Once in a blue moon I'll get lucky and they'll even have picanha for sale.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I'm working on some mail order alternatives Paul - stay tuned!

@larryweiss7170 7 күн бұрын

Unless you compare equal cuts to each other, (Oranges to oranges) the "test" is meaningless.

@BehindTheFoodTV 7 күн бұрын

Tell me you didn’t watch the whole video without telling me you didn’t watch the whole video.

@larryweiss7170 5 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV I DID watch the whole video. The cuts of meat were of a different quality. Kind of like comparing a .223 to a .308 bullet. They're both bullets, but not the same. I do like a meat that is marblier though.

@josephkordinak1591 19 күн бұрын

Good video, I would have preferred a prime to prime but I have seen some primes that should have been choice and some choice that could have been primes so they probably weren't a whole lot different. I usually find primes make a better finished product but at the expense of more waste. The primes I cook always have less yield than other grades.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Interesting observation about yield. I'll have to pay attention to that going forward!

@chrisfromnj3995 18 күн бұрын

I've bought from each location and it's a love hate relationship, both places are hit or miss. Costco had some exquisite marbling on a few, looked borderline Wagyu, while other times its looked like Stevie Wonder trimmed it before vacuum sealing. I don't think either place has their "butcher" trim on site. I also like doing the bend test and Sam's cuts seem to be good on that front. Thanks for the video!

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the "Stevie Wonder with a scimitar butchers knife" visual. That will carry me for a while :-)

@fiberjunkies 19 күн бұрын

Holy crap $59 for prime brisket??? You'd fall over if you saw what we are paying in Ca for it!

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

I think you’re paying the cow fart tax out there. Plus Gavin needs a new limo 🤷‍♂️

@Crowns57854 17 күн бұрын

Just keep voting Dem in CA.

@fiberjunkies 17 күн бұрын

@@Crowns57854 Not all of us do. Most of the country doesn't get this, but the state is controlled by San Francisco, L.A., and Sacramento. It's winner take all and they've redistricted to the point that my vote doesn't matter at all.

@PoolamRules 16 күн бұрын

@@fiberjunkies Redistricting stuff doesn't matter for national votes lol. Only ever really matters for the House/local elections which republicans dominate due to geographics anyways. Senate/president/governor doesn't matter at all unless you're doing voter suppression, which is a tactic only used by the republicans anyways.

@knarfster 4 күн бұрын

I too recently switched to Sams' but only because mine always has Prime and Costco is hit and miss.

@jimeboyd3226 7 күн бұрын

I make beef bacon out of this thin brisket

@BehindTheFoodTV 6 күн бұрын

I LOVE that idea! Can you get it tender enough without a long slow cook?

@scottsmith379 19 күн бұрын

As a former secret shopper and Asst Manager from Sam's Club I can tell you're not wrong. It might sound like I'm biased but I go to both chains for different things, Sam's meat typically but not always IS better. Costco Seafood does have an edge over Sam's Club.

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for the validation Scott! Can you get the Sam’s people to start carrying whole pork bellies please?!?!?!?!

@goodoldbubba6620 12 сағат бұрын

@@scottsmith379 I know you're correct. It seems both chains have a problem with declining quality. I'd love to know why that is. Are the cattle not being fed as well as they once were? What is happening?

@scottsmith379 4 сағат бұрын

@@goodoldbubba6620 it's about the Almighty dollar bro and shareholder value....it's not about us the consumer.anymore.

@jimeboyd3226 7 күн бұрын

In the southeast no one trims brisket before they smoke them . The fat gives the brisket the flavor , but what do I know ? I’m 82 and was taught a long time ago by old men older than me

@BehindTheFoodTV 7 күн бұрын

@@jimeboyd3226 lol thanks for watching Jim. I’m sure you could teach us young folk a lot! (I’m 57)

@cly1575 18 күн бұрын

Learn the brands of the Big 4 packers. Excel is Cargill, Black Canyon is National Beef, Swift is JBS, Five Star is JBS, IBP is Tyson. Both Costco and Sam's buy Beef from the Big 4. Sam's Club is more prone to buying from Cargill and Tyson where I'm located in the Midwest Northern Missouri. Costco deals a lot with JBS for their BEEF and Pork at Costco but JBS controls 55% of all three of our major proteins in the USA being BEEF, Pork, and Chicken. In Des Moines IA I was only able to find Prime Excel Briskets from Cargill and they were imported from Canada. Beings that the USA cattle inventory is at an all-time low, down to 1956 numbers at only 27.6 Million cows. Brazil currently has 232 million cows, so you can see where we are going to get most of our BEEF in the future. People don't know nor do they have a clue this is happening and they label this BEEF product of USA because MCOOL (Mandatory Country Origin of Labeling) was repealed under Obama in December of 2015. But soon coming I'm January of 2026 the Big 4 packers won't have to label anything so it will open the floor gates for more cheap foreign BEEF into the USA since it will be voluntary for them label their product. We no longer have enough BEEF in the USA to feed ourselves, we have to import to meet demand. We are still losing 1 cattle farm every 25 minutes in the USA. The last 5 years we've lost 105,000 cattle farms in the USA. Sad, and it sucks but this is the world we live in now. Educate yourself.

@BehindTheFoodTV 15 күн бұрын

Hey welcome to the channel - I don't think I've seen you here before. Of course all of this is true. What you left out though is that the process isn't just that a retailer orders and sells whatever they get. Not all Excel briskets are created equal - nor are all Swifts, etc. The buyers from Sam's are clearly focusing more on the quality of the selection than the buyers at Costco - no other way to explain that with the vast variety of quality available from any of those packers, Sam's has consistently higher quality options than Costco does. Hope this helps you with my perspective.

@jetrauger1748 7 күн бұрын

The Sam’s club brisket had 1 1/2 hours more smoke. Sheesh

@BehindTheFoodTV 7 күн бұрын

Had nothing to do with the result. Sheesh! 🙄

@joshbimthedoctor 11 күн бұрын

This was a prime vs choice test. Not a costco vs sams test. You might as well test Japanese wagu vs grass feed prime ribeye. Of course the prime is better... The real answer to this "test" was buy prime.

@BehindTheFoodTV 9 күн бұрын

You know what's cool Dr. Josh? Is that people who don't watch the video are really apparent to everyone else. Did you get to be a doctor by not reading the whole text? Or do you diagnose your patients before seeing the test results? Go watch the WHOLE video including the END, then come on back over to apologize for wasting everyone's time with this comment. See you in 20 minutes!

@georgepagakis9854 22 күн бұрын

Why don't you use the boat coil on a brisket? Maybe do a video 195F vs 204F and boat or no boat :) Amazing video AL!!!!

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Hey George! Both of those videos are in the queue to be made!

@CH-ec5on 22 күн бұрын

Those Costco briskets look more like the Select Grade briskets Walmart will sit out here and there. Which I’ll pick up to do chopped beef and use the trim for burger/sausage. But yeah they aren’t pretty.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Exactly. And that was Prime.

@foxsdream 20 күн бұрын

Some serious bias against costco. I'm 8 minutes in and already know who is gonna win here.

@BehindTheFoodTV 20 күн бұрын

Well I did open the video by saying that I used to buy Costco briskets and switched to Sam's Club because of quality right? Feel like I was as upfront about my bias as a guy could be!

@jimr5703 18 күн бұрын

"Someone should sell the bark" It's called burnt ends. Enjoy.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

lol I think we both know that’s not what he was talking about 😉

@markfowler5577 22 күн бұрын

Al, can you please put a link to "Brisket Land"? I'd like to book a couple days there to eat Sam's Club meat.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Oh you know where the guest room is old man! B-)

@jeriks7894 2 күн бұрын

What type of wood is used in the smoker?

@BehindTheFoodTV Күн бұрын

These were cooked over post oak

@robertwoods4457 22 күн бұрын

You should do WILDFORK brisket

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I'm working on evaluating mail order options now......stay tuned!

@jlaw3255 22 күн бұрын

Nick gives me real Forrest Griffin vibes.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

My money's on Nick!

@joewhite917 16 күн бұрын

It wasn't brisket, but I found a 4 package of NY strip steak that had a lot of marbling, so I figured that they were choice, but we're just under prime.

@joewhite917 16 күн бұрын

At Sam's Club

@BehindTheFoodTV 15 күн бұрын

Hey Joe - when you can find those it's like winning the lottery sometimes!

@dres-bbq3569 22 күн бұрын

We dont have Costco or Sam's over here, and Brisket is not a normal cut of meat at our butchers. I normaly buy mine from a special butcher or a whole sale like Sligro or Hanos in the Netherlands. One big let down here is that they call the cut a brisket even at 3 Kg and it is verry lean. So looking for a right cut is realy a big pain in the butt here. Somethimes i get a good cut, or i get lucky at the local turkish butcher for a nice piece :-). Would love to get my hands on a good nice USA cut of brisket, any advice for a dutch meat lover?

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Oh man, Dre - you might have to fly over here and we'll cook it together!

@dres-bbq3569 18 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV that would be an honor sirr :-)

@jasonpettis4691 22 күн бұрын

IBP, Swift, Excel, National Beef, and Certified Angus Beef, which is usually Excel. Sam's and Costco sell any and all of these brands at one time or another, and those names and the grading are what make a difference. Not whether it came from one store or another. I have personally found IBP and Swift to have more consistent quality. Here, the Sam's Clubs tend to carry a lot of Excel, and National Beef, which I have not had the best luck with.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

Hi Jason - I've seen pretty solid brand consistency at the Costcos that I've shopped at over the years. Granted I haven't shopped in every region, but in Chicago, NY, North Carolina and California I've seen the same products - and the Costco buyers just aren't focused on quality anymore. It wasn't always this way though. I've only been shopping at Sam's Club for about 6 months but I've seen the same product there for the whole time in all 4 stores I visited. I think the Sam's Club buyers are putting more effort into making sure the products they get from their suppliers are higher quality (not all Excel briskets are created equal, right?).

@jasonpettis4691 18 күн бұрын

Definitely sounds like a regional thing. Here in the deep south, Sam's never even carried Prime beef at all, until Costco started moving in, and it kinda forced their hand. Even then, Sam's still wouldn't carry it, at locations that were not fairly close to a Costco location.

@KENNEY1023 10 күн бұрын

Sam's club has a Members Mark prime that is cheaper than the Sam's club USDA choice brisket. After a lot of Googling I couldn't find out what grade is Member Mark prime beef is. It certainly isn't USDA prime, my best guess is it is USDA select which is why it is cheaper than the choice. I quit buying briskets from Sam's club and buy it from a source I know what I'm getting.

@BehindTheFoodTV 10 күн бұрын

I just talked to the local manager about your question. He said that Members Mark Prime is USDA Prime, and the more expensive stuff is likely both Angus and USDA graded. Hope this helps!

@tdtommy196 22 күн бұрын

Interesting experiment. I came to the conclusion that unlike a steak, when it comes to roasts, especially very fatty roasts like prime rib or brisket, I prefer choice over prime. There is so much fat in those cuts anyway, that the extra intramuscular fat from prime grade almost dilutes the flavor. Just like when you inject with beef tallow the flavor kind of gets washed out. I definitely think Prime is better for something like a steak where you are searing a large cross section of the meat. So a prime ribeye is going to be better than a choice ribeye, but in a whole roast I prefer choice. Unless its something that is naturally lean like top round. Then I would go with prime over choice for one of those.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@tdtommy196 really interesting take Tommy!

@alancarlsonmd145 8 күн бұрын

Costco is overall better for meat except for bone-in Pork Shoulder, definitely better at Sams. Also, Lobster Tails and Sams better although Costco has gotten better, Bacon - Oscar Meyer - much better at Sam's. But if I could only have one membership, today, it would be Costco.

@melvingibson4525 22 күн бұрын

I've had good luck with both

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I used to have good luck with Costco. Not anymore unfortunately.

@AppaJooey 15 күн бұрын

Wow, big price differences... your USDA Prime Costco brisket @ $3.99 lb costs $6.81lb ($14.99kg) here in Toronto, Canada for a slightly lesser quality AAA Costco brisket. (equivalent to US Choice.) Although, while marbling attributes are apparently uniform between Canadian and USDA beef (Prime = Prime, AAA = Choice, AA = Select) higher grading requirements for other factors like age, muscling, colour, and fat colour in Canada could help explain the higher costs here.

@marcustoney7762 10 күн бұрын

The prime costco briskets are great!

@BehindTheFoodTV 9 күн бұрын

Ummmmm.........did you watch the video? ;-)

@Mrhandfriends 22 күн бұрын

Wish we had Sam’s Club over here :(

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@Mrhandfriends I will take you any time you come visit me!

@jtplumbing6592 22 күн бұрын

Is Nick the guy from the full house reboot 😂

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

LOL

@moogs 8 күн бұрын

Costco brisket flats are always so thin. Drives me nuts.

@BehindTheFoodTV 4 күн бұрын

Easy answer. Buy Sam's :-)

@KritonelectronicsNet 14 күн бұрын

Your voice sounds the same as the only Sam lol

@BehindTheFoodTV 13 күн бұрын

lol you’re not the first to say that!

@Keith80027 22 күн бұрын

Thanks guys for doing this comparison as I not happy with Costco meat anymore either. I check to see if they have prime meat next week and will become a Sam's member and drive the 36 miles to get there and back. Thanks for the detailed how to trim too as it has been a while since I trimmed a brisket. Nick you need to be careful around a person that has one glove on as all of older men know what the single glove means.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

It's worth the drive, Keith. And trust me - Nick could kick my ass and I have no interest in either hand getting in range!

@Keith80027 17 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV Smart move!

@jolseywales 15 күн бұрын

You don't wrap them in foil and butchers paper like all the bbq boys??

@petebrandstrom1038 17 күн бұрын

Nice video, different meats

@BehindTheFoodTV 16 күн бұрын

Thanks! Were you surprised which one was better?

@petebrandstrom1038 16 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV not really. When it came down to angus choice vs prime beef. I would have liked to try it myself though! I was a Sam’s member and switched to Costco. Better meat at my Costco, but I live in a different part of the country.

@grode2b1 19 күн бұрын

Great Cook / love the way you insert the Total Cook time on your videos, as the cook progresses along--Thanks, follow you all the time

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Thanks Gary!

@crushingbelial 22 күн бұрын

Piedmont triad area NC here. Costco stocks screw all for prime briskets anymore. Sams club prime quality has been pretty trashy as well. US foods variants will stock prime at 4.99 a lb which sucks but the quality is acceptable

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial you’re not far from me. Come to my Sam’s Club lol.

@crushingbelial 22 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV hey hey I've been to the one in gso and it's often so picked over

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial meet you in Durham? 😂

@crushingbelial 22 күн бұрын

@BehindTheFoodTV haha we can get down soon buddy. I'm overdue for a Wegmans run too!

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@crushingbelial I live around the corner from the Morrisville store. Lmk when you’re coming!

@user-yr9hl2mk5h 21 күн бұрын

I’m Not a hater I love your content

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I'm also not a hater I love you watching!

@marco785 10 күн бұрын

I think they stopped taking on smoke about 4 or 5 hours ago my friend.

@BehindTheFoodTV 9 күн бұрын

Hey Marco. Actually that's a myth that's been busted lots of times. A brisket carried unwrapped the whole way always takes on more smoke than one that's been wrapped - because they keep taking on smoke. Of course you know me an my experiments.......adding it to the list!

@powrguy1696 12 күн бұрын

Depends on who cooks it. Sam's Club members brag about Sam's. Costco members brag about Costco. Skill of the chef can make shoe-leather palatable. Your mileage may vary......How much did Sam's club pay you to promote them?

@BehindTheFoodTV 12 күн бұрын

Great question - not a sponsored video and I paid the price on the price tag for the product. I don't have a business relationship (other than as a customer) of either company. The story is just like I told it - I used to buy at Costco, but because of quality problems I switched to Sam's. The viewers asked for a side-by-side so I made it for them. And for you now that you're a regular viewer. You subscribed right?

@alancarlsonmd145 8 күн бұрын

Why didn't you wrap when you were up over 170?

@JGill0124 22 күн бұрын

I think it’s wild that the Angus Choice beat out the prime. Makes me wonder if Sam’s prime is that much better than Costco?

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

I couldn't get one for this video but I've been cooking the Sam's prime for a few months and I can tell you I'm much happier.

@lutomson3496 19 күн бұрын

costco does have Wagyu briskets at times like Wagyu burgers...this comparison and trimming was not equal..and i would rather have grain finish vs grass finish and Im from a 5th generation farm family

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

They do sometimes have Wagyu beef - but of course that wasn’t the topic here. Nor was grain vs grass. Just everyday brisket vs everyday brisket.

@NotAsTraceable 18 күн бұрын

I've always thought Sam's Club had better meat than Costco.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Clearly I should have asked you instead of wasting all those years buying meat at Costco! 😉

@NotAsTraceable 17 күн бұрын

I'm available if you need advice in the future.

@stevenseagal26 22 күн бұрын

Get to know your local butcher. That’s my go to.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

I wish the butchers here carried decent packer briskets at reasonable prices. Seems I can get one or the other - good brisket for $7/lb (insane) or no brisket at all at the local butchers.

@Threefiddyz 22 күн бұрын

yea local here wants 2 to 3 times as much as costco or sams so nope. not happening

@stevenseagal26 20 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV bummer. I just got one at the butcher for 3.99 lb. Used the Goldees method. Came out great

@thenomenclature7243 19 күн бұрын

The flat being folded over isn't an issue since not all briskets will be smoked, someone might love the fact there's extra meat on the flat.

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

Interesting take. I think having that much ultra-thin meat at the end of a thick cut will make it unusable to pretty much every cook even those who braise their brisket. Also fwiw those who braise typically only buy brisket flats not whole packer briskets.

@thenomenclature7243 19 күн бұрын

@BehindTheFoodTV Mexicans call it suadero, literally boil it with spices amd make tacos, the more meat the better, I've not once seen them trim meat off only some fat as they remove it after the cook.

@bobby350z 15 күн бұрын

I suspect costco prime and choice brisket dont have much differences. They look the same as far as marbling is concerned. The american wagyu brisket at Costco has a lot more marbling.

@Thefertilityguy 15 күн бұрын

You never mentioned what your cooking temps were?

@BehindTheFoodTV 15 күн бұрын

For big primals I run the smoker between 250 and 275.

@tdtommy196 22 күн бұрын

I never bought a costco brisket before. But I bought a 3 pack of baby back ribs from there last month, and they sat in my freezer until this week. My Father In Law brought an additional 2 racks of smithfield baby backs that he bought at a local grocery store, over this week. So there I was yesterday morning with 5 racks of ribs on my little OKJ Highland. the Costco ribs look like they come from a completely different animal that smithfield. each rib in the rack is shorter and more curved, but the meat was thicker. Whereas the smithfield ribs are longer but less meat on top. Also the costco ribs had the membranes removed already which was nice. I just used salt and pepper on them and tacked them up with some blues hog original at the end. Honestly, they were both really good. The smithfields cooked about 30 min faster overall, but they were also closer to the firebox for most of the cook. I'm still trying to figure out which I like better. Ill be taste testing the rest of the weekend, because apparently when you make a pork loin roast, and 4 packages of grilled chicken thighs and legs as well for 9 total people, 5 racks of ribs is about 3 racks too many.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Sounds like a great accidental test! But you are finding that not all meat is created equal. Now if you really want to up your rib game, watch my video from 2 weeks ago....... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7agmLGfqde5dnU.html

@PJ-mb3ue 22 күн бұрын

You didn’t even get the same grade of beef…

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@PJ-mb3ue I know right? Do you think the Sam’s Ckub brisket would have been better if I had?

@TWC6724 22 күн бұрын

I just want to say I don’t know if it’s you or Nick that replies to the negative or snarky comments on your videos sometimes, but your replies are pure gold! 😂 One of y’all has a gift Lol!!! I don’t remember what video I was reading the comments on but I had to go get a beer and go through all comments because it was so hilarious 😆 Y’all crack me up

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

LOL it's me (Al) - and I will admit that sometimes I get in "a mood" and let both guns go ablazing for the trolls :-)

@TWC6724 22 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV Keep it up! I absolutely love your replies! 🤣

@BenFeldman-kz7gt 22 күн бұрын

Al, Great video! Love the footage of you walking out with the brisket on your shoulder! How about a video in which you punch briskets like Rocky? Costco vs Sam’s Club!😂 Keep up the great content!👍

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@BenFeldman-kz7gt lol thanks Ben! I can see that scene now…..with Nick holding the briskets up rolling his eyes at me and calling me a weakling 😂

@theironscorpion2128 12 күн бұрын

Where are you from originally? I only ask because your voice sounds a lot like Sam The Cooking Guy's.

@michaelkeselman 6 күн бұрын

The fats the most important part

@BehindTheFoodTV 6 күн бұрын

Ummmmmm not sure I'd agree with that statement! But it definitely is an important part of the experience!

@michaelkeselman 6 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTV that's where most the nutrition is, sir

@BehindTheFoodTV 6 күн бұрын

@michaelkeselman lol please stop.

@michaelkeselman 6 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTVI'm not trolling you man! First off, nothing but respect to your skills as a bbq expert, I'm sure you made those briskets perfectly. But it's not a joke. That's why people can not just survive but thrive on a meat only/carnivore diet. The meat part is mainly the amino acids and building blocks of the body, and the fat contains all the nutrients (which is why the term "fat-soluble nutrients" exists) such a essential fatty acids and vitamin A, D, E, etc.

@absoz 22 күн бұрын

1130pm on a friday night here - I want to go fire up the bbq for nibbles of some sort. Great work as always gents.

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

Thanks Andrew - have a great weekend I hope you find something amazing to smoke!

@tetsballer1835 18 күн бұрын

Comparing a prime brisket to a choice ? :)

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Which do you think would be better? Any chance you watched to the end?

@6AM_YT 21 күн бұрын

Interestingly enough, I just smoked two briskets for the 4th; one a Choice from Restaurant Depot and the other an Angus Choice from Sam's. I didn't do a side by side taste comparison, however the Sam's Club brisket was really nicely trimmed out of the bag. No weird cuts anywhere, nice shape, well trimmed fat cap. The one from Restaurant Depot was a mess. Multiple slices in the meat, crazy fat cap, needed a lot of shaping. The butchering was so good on the Sam's Club brisket I was thinking about finding out who I can send an email saying how good of a job they do.

@BehindTheFoodTV 19 күн бұрын

You’re the third person to tell me RD briskets are crap. Thanks for making it easy for me to avoid them!

@vincentmilam2627 5 күн бұрын

why do you not wrap when you get to 170

@BehindTheFoodTV 5 күн бұрын

Over and over again we’ve found that the top brisket places don’t wrap while cooking. They get the best bark cooking uncovered the whole way and just wrapping to rest.

@smokingtarheel3003 22 күн бұрын

Sam's club for the win. I enjoyed the rib video you did recently. It's cool that you can shoot for a day and get multiple videos out of it. My next brisket is coming from Sam's since we don't have a Costco nearby. Awesome b-roll and great editing Nick!

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

Thanks man. Working on a brisket video similar to the rib one - combining everything I've been taught about briskets along the way. I hope you like that one as much when we make it!

@DiegoOrtiz-jl1hg 20 күн бұрын

Are you going to have a Costco vs Sam's rib battle?

@BehindTheFoodTV 20 күн бұрын

@@DiegoOrtiz-jl1hg Costco only has St Louis cut spares, and Sam’s has the full spare ribs. The battle would end at the meat counter! 😂

@toddpower4674 22 күн бұрын

When you gonna redeem yourself for that primo XXL review

@BehindTheFoodTV 22 күн бұрын

@@toddpower4674 if you mean when am I going to give the Primo XXL the opportunity to redeem itself…..I’m just waiting on some parts and accessories from Primo and I will be ready to try again!

@waldos9001 22 күн бұрын

Just go to Sam and buy prime and be done

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Yup.

@danielwolf2163 22 күн бұрын

So it's probably goes against the conventional wisdom. But I only Let mindset for about 4 hours 4 and a 1/2 after they're done. Having said that, I don't have a Sam's and upstate New York anymore by me. So I have b j's. We do have Costco I have not shopped there very much but I do know people with membership. I can tell you this b j's birthgets. A very rarely ever have to even trim if I get one from Walmart. Walmart's well definitely needs some trimming. And we have an Amish store which they have very good brisket there too. I don't have to trim it very much at all if it all. But I can tell you this when you get to a hundred and ninety degrees if you rap at and let it set 4 to 6 hours in the warmer, The best brisket I've ever made no matter where. I get it from 203f is ok, but I'm gonna tell you at 190f is the best temp to put in the warmer. I found leaving him in the warmer overnight. Cause system to have more of a tendency to dry out. Especially depending on the quality of brisket 4to6 hours is more than enough time.

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for chiming in, Daniel! I've found as long as they are wrapped tightly in foil and held in a warmer at 150F that pulling at 195 and holding 15 hours is perfectly mind blowing. Try it!

@mrhardy7660 11 күн бұрын

Kamado vs green egg vr treager

@BehindTheFoodTV 9 күн бұрын

We've got a KJ vs Traeger vs Stick Burner one coming soon........

@MissionaryForMexico 2 күн бұрын

The same.

@samsonhorvath3614 22 күн бұрын

1 head to head comparison is not conclusive evidence. This 1 video is not very helpful! Maybe try this 20-30 times and you might be on to something. Good luck

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I'm ready when you are - bring over 40-60 briskets and a cord of post oak and we'll get started doing the test your way!

@samsonhorvath3614 18 күн бұрын

@@BehindTheFoodTVoh so a one off experiment is conclusive evidence? I put the boat in the water for an hour, so yep sea worthy lets sail across the ocean! Good luck on those experiments!!

@samsonhorvath3614 15 күн бұрын

So what’s your cooking channel for? Looks like a lot of experimenting. Oh that’s a great way to get conclusive evidence, not just 1 head to head. KZfaq influencers need some humility when it comes to suggestions. Good luck with your experiments

@user-yr9hl2mk5h 21 күн бұрын

Iv noticed for months and just have to say something… anyone else noticed how much he strokes and slaps the meat does it when he prepares every piece of meat and loads when looking at the briskets in the shops 😂 like I know you need to touch it but way overly so..

@BehindTheFoodTV 18 күн бұрын

I looooooove my meat :-) lolol