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I did this once, and trimmed maybe 3 lbs of fat. Beneath that fat was meh steaks. Very little marbling. At least when it's cut and packaged you can see if it's worth buying.
Kirkland USDA Choice boneless ribeye is being treated as a solid ribeye price, especially where regular Costco pricing runs closer to $18.99 per pound and local grocery stores are often higher. The cut is praised for its thickness and holiday usefulness, with some preferring to buy the pack, trim it at home, and save the fat for burgers or tallow. Quality can vary by package, though, and the marbling is worth checking closely because some cuts look lean or heavily trimmed. Costco blade tenderizing is also a concern for those who prefer a non tenderized steak, making this a good value if you find a well marbled package.
Steak buyers who want a lower-cost ribeye than local supermarket pricing, because the per-pound price undercuts nearby ribeye prices in several markets.
Holiday meal planners who like breaking down a larger pack at home, because the fat can be trimmed for burgers and tallow while the steaks are portioned and vacuum sealed.
Buyers expecting the absolute lowest ribeye price, because similar or lower sale prices can appear at other grocers and Costco is not always the cheapest option.
Shoppers who want consistently well-marbled steaks without sorting through packages, because marbling can be weak and some cuts look worse than others within the same grade.
Yes. It is below the reported regular Costco Choice price of about $18.99/lb in New York and around $18/lb generally, and well under local Walmart pricing of $19-$20/lb in central Ohio. Some grocery chains occasionally hit lower sale prices, but this is a strong ribeye price for Costco.
Yes. Fat trim and marbling vary a lot between packages, and some packs can hide several pounds of fat with only mediocre meat underneath. Comparing individual packages within the same grade helps avoid a lean, less marbled steak.
Comparable sales can be lower at some chains, such as Safeway/Albertsons around $10/lb or less for bone-in ribeye and Kroger at $9.99/lb for thinner cuts. Costco's advantage is thicker steaks, often around 1.5 inches, and a more consistent in-warehouse cut.
Costco beef is reportedly blade-tenderized, which some shoppers avoid because it changes the texture. If you want a non-tenderized cut, ask the butcher whether they have one available.
I hope they do it again.They also usually do that during Easter, but this year it was more than usual.I used to stock up and freeze most of it.
Publix does the standing rib roast every year for this price. It used to be $4.99 lb/ now recently its $7.99 lb. Buy the pack, cut it yourself and vacuum seal. Trim the edges for some great burger, keep the fat, make some tallow - Its my yearly routine over the holidays. Nothing like that tallow in a cast iron skillet on the grill.
It will go on sale every Holiday including Easter. I usually pick up a Strip loin for Thanksgiving and the Standing rib for Christmas. Keep in mind the Christmas one is higher demand (sometimes cheaper).
Sources for any of that?
- it was Argentinian beef
- it was a single shipment that China rejected from a single supplier, not all beef from the entirety of Argentina.
Argentinian standards aren't the same as US standards though.
I did this once, and trimmed maybe 3 lbs of fat. Beneath that fat was meh steaks. Very little marbling. At least when it's cut and packaged you can see if it's worth buying.
Yeah I go crazy with the whole NY strips at Costco, poke each one on the backside to see which one is softest since they have more fat trimmed off of them. Still rolling the dice on the marbling though. I can't wait for the Shoprite prime rib sales, unfortunately I think they only do Christmas and Easter. They consistently have tastier ribeyes than what Costco offers, I'm willing to have extra fat on them if they are super tasty and marbled which they always seem to be. Only one of the 3 Shoprites near me will cut them into steaks for me as of last year. Cutting up ribeyes without the butcher band saw is not easy. I wind up with 3.5 inch thick steaks to avoid hacking the bone area apart.
I think Costco still blade tenderizes their beef. Not really a fan of that process. The Internet says you can ask the butcher if they have non tenderized cuts, but that seems like a bother.
Not the best sale price. I think regular price for Costco choice is around $18/lb and prime is around $25/lb. Hopefully they bring back the sale of $75 off an entire slab of prime ribeye, got that earlier this year and it brought prime down to around $16/lb. Now that was a deal!
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Kirkland USDA Choice boneless ribeye is being treated as a solid ribeye price, especially where regular Costco pricing runs closer to $18.99 per pound and local grocery stores are often higher. The cut is praised for its thickness and holiday usefulness, with some preferring to buy the pack, trim it at home, and save the fat for burgers or tallow. Quality can vary by package, though, and the marbling is worth checking closely because some cuts look lean or heavily trimmed. Costco blade tenderizing is also a concern for those who prefer a non tenderized steak, making this a good value if you find a well marbled package.
Costco's $14.99 per pound app price can undercut nearby Walmart ribeye pricing around $19 to $20 per pound.
The deal price can still be competitive versus other grocery chains when Choice ribeye runs in the $12 to $15 per pound sale range.
Buying the ribeye pack and processing it at home can stretch value by trimming for burgers and saving fat for tallow.
Costco ribeye cuts may be thicker than some competing Choice ribeye offerings, which can help with portioning at home.
Choice ribeye at $14.99 per pound can be unusually low compared with typical sale pricing, so quality may vary by package.
Trimming fat from a vacuum package can still leave steaks with limited marbling, so visual inspection of the packaged cut matters.
Prime ribeye can be worse than regular Choice at at least one Costco location, with consistently low marbling over time.
Costco blade-tenderizing may affect texture preferences, and getting non-tenderized cuts can require extra effort.
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It will go on sale every Holiday including Easter. I usually pick up a Strip loin for Thanksgiving and the Standing rib for Christmas. Keep in mind the Christmas one is higher demand (sometimes cheaper).
Sources for any of that?
- it was Argentinian beef
- it was a single shipment that China rejected from a single supplier, not all beef from the entirety of Argentina.
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