April 04, 2022, 02:51 PM
Flash-LBCostco's Beef has gone downhill
If you guys quit buying beef from your butcher to buy beef from Costco, you really had a terrible butcher.
The Costco prime beef I've eaten is right up there with Sizzler steaks.
April 04, 2022, 03:16 PM
smschulzSo what are you guys criteria?
Do you inspect it?
Look at the marbling?
Or just dismiss because of where you buy it?
I don't think I ever got any bad or sub-par PRIME beef from Costco.
I still inspect it - FWIW some of their Prime Tri-Tips are awesome.
If you are buying less than prime then your results may vary more than a Prime cut, IMO.
April 04, 2022, 04:12 PM
Johnny 3eaglesWe have always gotten good beef at COSTCO , not so much at Sam's.
Pork belly was $4.99 today at COSTCO.
April 04, 2022, 05:15 PM
Flash-LBquote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
So what are you guys criteria?
Do you inspect it?
Look at the marbling?
Or just dismiss because of where you buy it?
I don't think I ever got any bad or sub-par PRIME beef from Costco.
I still inspect it - FWIW some of their Prime Tri-Tips are awesome.
If you are buying less than prime then your results may vary more than a Prime cut, IMO.
My criteria is from buying, cooking and eating Costco Prime steak and comparing the tenderness and flavor to what I get from my local butcher or Fry's supermarket.
There's essentially no comparison. The difference is so huge I won't even consider buying Costco beef again.
April 04, 2022, 07:05 PM
AnushI ordered a untrimmed prime whole tenderloin from Creekstone farms on sale for $129. It was trimmed of all fat & was an incredible tasting & very tender for about $18.50/lb. Even the side meat which I usually use for stew was great with no gristle. I added prime flank steak to get free shipping & got a 10% discount.
https://shop.creekstonefarms.c...ections/premium-beef