How come Costco never gets any love here in the brisket department lol? I detest the Costco crowds but their beef is great (at last to my palate) and the price is consistent. AAA beef brisket is always $10.99/kg ($4.99/lb). I picked up a case of brisket today it was 28kg for $301.06 ($4.88/lb). I'm set now, 5 slabs are brining for pastrami, 3 nice pieces for smoked brisket, and 35lbs of trim to add to our venison for all those yummy treats.
I also picked up 2 12 lb pork bellies and they are brining for bacon. I wish I could find a better deal on bellies as $5/lb just for the meat makes it more of a labour of love than anything. A person could probably buy gourmet bacon almost as cheap.