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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: Bentley on December 13, 2024, 02:19:17 PM

Title: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: Bentley on December 13, 2024, 02:19:17 PM
Was just curious what others thought?  Will post results in a couple of days.


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Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: urnmor on December 14, 2024, 09:00:39 AM
I have no problem with them.  the bigger issues is that some stores have developed their own grades and that some who work in the meat section of big box stores no nothing about the grades of meat,
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: Brushpopper on December 14, 2024, 10:31:04 AM
At the H-E-B here they do some strange grading of the meat sometimes but it's in the consumer's favor.  It will sure look like Prime to me but be priced as Select or Choice so no one argues the point.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: Bentley on December 14, 2024, 12:09:23 PM
It is a Select grade.  I though when I looked at this cross section it was more of a Choice look with that amount of marbling!  It was a double sweet deal as it was on the sell quick rack, so I got an additional 25% off regular price.  It came out to about $8/lb.  You cant get Tri-tip or even Chuck around here for that!
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: yorkdude on December 14, 2024, 02:43:14 PM
Quote from: Bentley on December 14, 2024, 12:09:23 PM
It is a Select grade.  I though when I looked at this cross section it was more of a Choice look with that amount of marbling!  It was a double sweet deal as it was on the sell quick rack, so I got an additional 25% off regular price.  It came out to about $8/lb.  You cant get Tri-tip or even Chuck around here for that!
Great find.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on December 14, 2024, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: Bentley on December 14, 2024, 12:09:23 PM
It is a Select grade.  I though when I looked at this cross section it was more of a Choice look with that amount of marbling!  It was a double sweet deal as it was on the sell quick rack, so I got an additional 25% off regular price.  It came out to about $8/lb.  You cant get Tri-tip or even Chuck around here for that!

That's a steal for what your prices are there.  I have not bought one for a while , but I think chuck are closer to $6/lb here.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: NorCal Smoker on December 14, 2024, 08:30:17 PM
I honestly thought high end choice or lower end prime. I always look at choice at Costco and buy anything that looks like that because it looks more like prime.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: hughver on December 15, 2024, 03:06:26 PM
Chuck on sale here is frequently $3.95/lb.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: BigDave83 on December 15, 2024, 05:07:29 PM
Quote from: hughver on December 15, 2024, 03:06:26 PM
Chuck on sale here is frequently $3.95/lb.

Don't think I have seen that price around me for a couple of years.$5-8 a pound here.
Title: Re: U.S.D.A Beef Grades.
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on December 15, 2024, 06:23:47 PM
Quote from: BigDave83 on December 15, 2024, 05:07:29 PM
Quote from: hughver on December 15, 2024, 03:06:26 PM
Chuck on sale here is frequently $3.95/lb.

Don't think I have seen that price around me for a couple of years.$5-8 a pound here.

same on the east side of the state