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[heffneil]

Hey folks!

I finally went to a restaurant depot.  It isn't very close but with full packers getting difficult to find locally I went up there for a party I am cooking 2 packers for.  I spent 2 hours just walking around.  I ended up buying 4 packers and they are beautiful.  Price was $3.46 for Prime after 41 pounds which was easy to do with 4 packers.  Can't wait to try them.  The store was amazing and I had to walk out of the other side a couple times to warm back up!  I was looking for a raw, boneless turkey breast to smoke but they didn't have it! Crazy that they wouldn't have something!


I wonder if I should cook them a little lower since they are prime.

[triplebq]

I frequent my local RD quite often. This is where I get all of my large cuts. I always find the boneless turkey breast in the freezer section inside the big cooler. Next time you go ask one of the people working there where they are located.

[reubenray]

Do they have St. Louis style ribs?

Also how much will it cost to join?

I travel enough in my motorhome that I am close enough to some of their stores.  The closest one to me at home is 270 miles away.

[ScottWood]

I've never been to a RD, but we do have Cash and Carry stores here in Western Washington which I suspect are somewhat similar.  I buy all of my large cuts there.

As for cooking a prime brisket, I do them regularly and do them the same way I would a choice. 

[Bar-B-Lew]

Do they have St. Louis style ribs?

Also how much will it cost to join?

I travel enough in my motorhome that I am close enough to some of their stores.  The closest one to me at home is 270 miles away.

You need to have a business to join.  Or, and I am not sure if this is still the case, you can join the KC BBQ Society and use your membership card to shop at RD.

[LowSlowJoe]

I don't think there are any near me... I'd like to go sometime, but not sure it's practical for me.

[Skyking]

LSJ. There is a RD in Troy.  I have a membership there but it is an hour away from me, so do not get there very often.  They have just about everything and in large quantities. I think it is mostly for restaurants and large consumers. Prices are good.

[GrillinGlen]

Bentley and Larry took me to the one in Kansas City to pick out a brisket for the Royal, first and only time, it was amazing! I have a Cash and Carry here, same idea but 1/10th of the size and selection.  My KCBS membership got me in but that was 2015

[ScottWood]

Bentley and Larry took me to the one in Kansas City to pick out a brisket for the Royal, first and only time, it was amazing! I have a Cash and Carry here, same idea but 1/10th of the size and selection.  My KCBS membership got me in but that was 2015

That's a great point about the size and selection.  When I lived in the Phoenix area there was a RD that I would drive by from time to time but never stopped in.  Since moving back home to the PNW, and with Olympia being a fraction of the size of the metro Phoenix area, I am happy that we have a Cash and Carry.  I am even more excited that we are getting a second one which will be about 5 miles from my house.  :-)

[riverrat49]

So ScottWood when I go to Olympia next month I just follow the smell of BBQ to your place. 

Bentley and Larry took me to the one in Kansas City to pick out a brisket for the Royal, first and only time, it was amazing! I have a Cash and Carry here, same idea but 1/10th of the size and selection.  My KCBS membership got me in but that was 2015

That's a great point about the size and selection.  When I lived in the Phoenix area there was a RD that I would drive by from time to time but never stopped in.  Since moving back home to the PNW, and with Olympia being a fraction of the size of the metro Phoenix area, I am happy that we have a Cash and Carry.  I am even more excited that we are getting a second one which will be about 5 miles from my house.  :-)

[LowSlowJoe]

LSJ. There is a RD in Troy.  I have a membership there but it is an hour away from me, so do not get there very often.  They have just about everything and in large quantities. I think it is mostly for restaurants and large consumers. Prices are good.

I see there's one in Dearborn, that's about a hour from me, but I don't have membership... not even in the KCBS... I'd likely have to join KBCS and use the day pass offer to go to RD..  Which I think would end up costing me $40...  maybe someday.

[Jcorwin818]

They still honor KCBS membership cards.

[triplebq]

To get into RD you have to have a business license of any type business or be a member of KCBS. Being a member of KCBS allows you to get a day pass. All you have to do is go to the desk when you enter the store and ask for a day pass and tell them you are with KCBS. They should ask for your KCBS membership card but I go so often they never ask me. The downside is I have to ask for a day pass every time I go. If you have a business license you can get a RD membership card.

I'm, sure there are other ways but these 2 are the one I know.

[Skyking]

Yes, I think that is correct. I have a construction business and that is all I needed to get a membership. Not too much related to the restaurant business, but that is all they cared about is that you had a business of any kind.

[mowin]

Correct, they don't care if your business has anything to do with the restaurant/food industry. Have a buddy who's son has a business that has nothing whatsoever to do with food. I've got a card from him that I use several times a yr.