So I am trying to find a good brisket to smoke. So the local meat stores have brisket at between 9 and 12 dollars or more a pound. But then some places such as costco and other places will sell it for like 2.50-3 a pound but you have to purchase the whole packer. That’s like 14-18 pounds. I don’t ever cook for that many people and I feel it’s just a waste of meat. But the smaller briskets are seem to be very expensive. Why is this? I might as well make 14 pounds I guess I give some away? I am a little confused on buying brisket. And wet aged is the way to go since dry aged has too much moisture taken out. Most meat stores around me here are doing dry aged. I found one doing wet aged and it’s $13 a pound. Which for brisket would be very expensive. I eventually want to only cook with wet aged when I open my bbq/sports bar. I wanted to get everyone’s thoughts. I am cooking this weekend. But not wanting to make 14 pounds of meat. But I want to cook a brisket flat. But it seems to be way cheaper to just buy the whole packer brisket.