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Oct 12, 2021 4:16 PM

Costco - Japanese A5 Grade Wagyu Ribeye Steak - $49.97/lb YMMV

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My Costco had the Wagyu Ribeye for half off yesterday. I was tempted at the original $100/lb price, but finally grabbed some this time.

This is the Superior, CO store. Seems like some stores are already out of stock and others aren't on clearance yet. For those with stock at full price, I'm guessing they'll go on clearance at some point soon. The * on the price tag means it is discontinued and will no longer be restocked, so for stores with no stock you might be out of luck. The price ending in .97 means it's a manager special, so other stores with stock may or may not follow suit unfortunately.

This item doesn't appear to be on the Costco website so the required link is to an older deal when this first showed up in stores.

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My Costco had the Wagyu Ribeye for half off yesterday. I was tempted at the original $100/lb price, but finally grabbed some this time.

This is the Superior, CO store. Seems like some stores are already out of stock and others aren't on clearance yet. For those with stock at full price, I'm guessing they'll go on clearance at some point soon. The * on the price tag means it is discontinued and will no longer be restocked, so for stores with no stock you might be out of luck. The price ending in .97 means it's a manager special, so other stores with stock may or may not follow suit unfortunately.

This item doesn't appear to be on the Costco website so the required link is to an older deal when this first showed up in stores.

https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/14718185

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Oct 12, 2021 5:14 PM
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DrakeTOct 12, 2021 5:14 PM
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Quote from Wizvriz View quoted comment :
most of the Wagyu beef you'll find at restaurants and gourmet shops in American is a crossbred version that lacks many of the superior qualities of authentic Japanese Wagyu

https://wagyuman.com/blogs/resour...wagyu-beef
This one is labeled Japanese A5 tho
Oct 12, 2021 5:14 PM
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LAST_EXITOct 12, 2021 5:14 PM
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Quote from jd2010 View quoted comment :
Cooking this would give me too much anxiety even at 50/lb.
Sous vide
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Oct 12, 2021 5:15 PM
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CaptGeechOct 12, 2021 5:15 PM
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Ugh... FML.. why can't Daytona beach area have a Costo nearby. I've said it a million times seeing all of the good deals Costco has on networking, electronics, household items... But THIS... This one hurts the most.
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Oct 12, 2021 5:17 PM
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racker15Oct 12, 2021 5:17 PM
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Quote from LAST_EXIT View quoted comment :
Sous vide
this is the way
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Oct 12, 2021 5:22 PM
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clarOct 12, 2021 5:22 PM
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Quote from rwest View quoted comment :
Is this good with A-1?
East meets West.
A5 meets A1
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Oct 12, 2021 5:25 PM
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samp3814Oct 12, 2021 5:25 PM
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$99 in the Bay Area
Oct 12, 2021 5:31 PM
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cheapcommunistOct 12, 2021 5:31 PM
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Quote from EZ_PZ View quoted comment :
If you call your local Costco and give them the item number (appears to be 60000) they can tell you the price over the phone. They can also look up the price at other locations around you as well if you're willing to drive further to a different Costco.
So which location was this?

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Oct 12, 2021 5:33 PM
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PedroROct 12, 2021 5:33 PM
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Quote from joedtx View quoted comment :
but for real Wagyu its truely a luxury.
Less so for the cow
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Oct 12, 2021 5:34 PM
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Jack2oOct 12, 2021 5:34 PM
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At that price, i am doing steak tartare.
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Oct 12, 2021 5:36 PM
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yourr8Oct 12, 2021 5:36 PM
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$50/lb for half fat meet, I will pass.
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Oct 12, 2021 5:38 PM
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techheroOct 12, 2021 5:38 PM
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bought from costco before at $99, $50 is a steal. Someone mentioned US wagyu is crossbreed, but this is imported directly from Japan, not a american version.

I also managed to get from crowdcow at price point lower than $99/lbs after all the introdutory discount + coupon codes. Worth checking it out. You also can buy smaller portion compare to Costco. I personally do not think you can consume lots of this, way tooooo much fat.
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Oct 12, 2021 5:39 PM
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Quote from aznxenon View quoted comment :
Holy dude which location?!?
Quote from forumz View quoted comment :
But which location did you see this at?
Quote from cheapcommunist View quoted comment :
So which location was this?
This was the Superior, CO location.
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Oct 12, 2021 5:50 PM
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forumzOct 12, 2021 5:50 PM
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Quote from LAST_EXIT View quoted comment :
Sous vide
i wouldn't sous vide these. these are normally cut thinner than your typical steak when packaged like this and it's already super tender from all the fat marbling. get your cast iron pan super hot with some neutral flavored oil (you probably wont even need any oil to be honest) and sear for 30sec-1min on each side. i would only stick with salt and pepper for seasoning cause you don't want to overpower the flavor of such an expensive cut. if you have wasabi, a small bit of it on the side with the steak is also really good.
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Oct 12, 2021 6:04 PM
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HussDelRioOct 12, 2021 6:04 PM
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Quote from forumz View quoted comment :
i wouldn't sous vide these. these are normally cut thinner than your typical steak when packaged like this and it's already super tender from all the fat marbling. get your cast iron pan super hot with some neutral flavored oil (you probably wont even need any oil to be honest) and sear for 30sec-1min on each side. i would only stick with salt and pepper for seasoning cause you don't want to overpower the flavor of such an expensive cut. if you have wasabi, a small bit of it on the side with the steak is also really good.
The thickness of the cut doesn't really affect sous vide at all. It's all about precision temperature and getting the desired doneness across the entire steak.

Your recommendation of "30sec-1min" per side has a range of 50%, on top of the variability of a "super hot" cast iron pan.

I totally agree with you about only using salt & pepper. I've never tried wasabi on the side, have to give that a shot drool
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Quote from HussDelRio View quoted comment :
The thickness of the cut doesn't really affect sous vide at all. It's all about precision temperature and getting the desired doneness across the entire steak.

Your recommendation of "30sec-1min" per side has a range of 50%, on top of the variability of a "super hot" cast iron pan.

I totally agree with you about only using salt & pepper. I've never tried wasabi on the side, have to give that a shot drool
As someone who has done both sous vide and regular cast iron on thin cut steaks, I'm going to disagree. Sous vide is great for thick steaks where you want the steak to already be at an ideal temp and you only need to add a crust. For these thin cut wagyu steaks, adding the crust will already put it at a high enough temp to cook it all the way through. Sous vide is not only unnecessary but could potentially result in a higher final temp than you'd want. Very difficult to get 137F med rare and a properly Maillard-ed crust when your steak is less than 1" thick.

Also, wagyu has a much higher tolerance for over/undercooking because of the marbling. You can eat wagyu raw as sashimi or even close to well done because the marbling helps temper the negatives of overcooking.
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