If you’re looking to embrace the luck of the Irish for dinner on St. Patrick’s Day but haven’t found the leprechaun’s gold yet, you’re probably hunting for the lowest price on corned beef brisket.
Well, have no fear, dear reader. We’ve scoured the grocery stores to compare pricing on the traditional St. Paddy’s dish and compiled them in this neat little article — all for the benefit of your budget.
Prices and availability may vary.
Cheapest: Kroger
Kroger, ever generous with their meat prices, offers the lowest price on flat cut corned beef brisket at just $3.99 per pound. The Kroger brand meat comes in standard form: boneless, with the spice pack included.
Meijer
The Meijer brand USDA choice flat cut corned beef round comes in a standard and lower sodium version. Both beef briskets are $4.99 per pound and include the essential spice packets. Meijer also offers a certified Angus flat cut corned beef brisket, but that bad boy will cost you double at a whopping $9.99 per pound.
Albertson’s
Like Meijer, Albertson’s promises an affordable St. Patrick’s Day dinner with corned beef brisket at $4.99 per pound.
Aldi
Aldi offers a corned beef brisket under the Cattlemen’s Ranch brand. Shoppers can score the flat cut slab of meat for about $5.49, and packages average about 3 pounds each.
Publix
Publix offers a Murphy & David’s corned beef brisket, touted as “lower sodium.” The USDA choice flat cut brisket costs around $5.99 per pound.
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Walmart
For a 3- to 4-pound corned beef brisket, Walmart offers the Grobbel’s brand for $6.37 per pound. You can grab a smaller Grobbel’s brisket for $4 per pound, or grab a meal kit for around $17 that includes the staple St. Paddy’s vegetables.
Most Expensive: Costco
Not only is Costco’s corned beef brisket the biggest (it is Costco, after all), but it costs the most per pound. This $8.96 per pound package typically clears 6 pounds, making the whole shebang more than $50. We’ll stick with Kroger, thank you very much.
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