hell yeah i will definitely go to costco just to buy that one 32oz package of smoked pulled pork from the cold/deli section and get a hotdog on my way out. the pulled pork is only fractionally more cost effective on a unit price / per pound basis, but i will drive thrice as far to buy it so i can get a hotdog and a drink on my way out XD

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My local Costco always gets some amazing avocados. Maybe I'll go there on my lunch break today and pick up a bag, and get myself a hotdog on my way out.

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Update: ate hotdog.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

one recent trip i found out they carry big fuckin bags of those babybel cheese wheels, the tiny wax coated ones with the pull strips to get em out

it feels delightful and ludicrous to have that much cheese. enough of them that i can feel like i ate enough and then can come back LATER and have enough again!!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not saying the premade pulled pork isn't good, but if your idea of barbecue from Costco doesn't include the incredibly cheap prime-grade brisket and smoking it yourself, you're doing it wrong.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

valid! so here's my context: when i want really good bbq i got a place that i love and trust nearby and i'll always give them my business because i'm glad they exist and want them to continue to thrive

but

sometimes

i just really want that specific pulled pork

it's kinda like how sometimes i'll crave the quesadillas from taco bell. no other quesadillas will do. i've tried making them. even when they were good, they scratched a completely separate itch from the one that THOSE ones do, you know? it just hits different.

and at 14 bucks for 32 ounces, that one hell of a deal. everything else comparable is closer to 8 or 9 dollars per pound.

now, it is not impossible for one to smoke one's own pork, and then shred it.

except when i try to prepare food, there's a nonzero chance i'll accidentally burn pouring myself a bowl of cereal

and the amount of time it takes to set up, cook, process, and clean, if i were clocked in at work i'd be able to afford thrice as much of the prepared meat.

time is valuable.