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Costco's Ribeyes are USDA Choice, not Prime

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
why NOT
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I use the costco choice stew meat and it rocks. Tons of flavor. Or just get a choice rump or chuck roast and chop it up yourself.
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i'm over stew meat

braised short rib FTMFW (and costco's shortrib is awesome)
 
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
why NOT
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I use the costco choice stew meat and it rocks. Tons of flavor. Or just get a choice rump or chuck roast and chop it up yourself.
Click to expand...

i'm over stew meat

braised short rib FTMFW (and costco's shortrib is awesome)
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Really? I mean I like the flavor the marrow and bones give but as far as meat goes, I like the butt.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
why NOT
Click to expand...

I use the costco choice stew meat and it rocks. Tons of flavor. Or just get a choice rump or chuck roast and chop it up yourself.
Click to expand...

i'm over stew meat

braised short rib FTMFW (and costco's shortrib is awesome)
Click to expand...

Really? I mean I like the flavor the marrow and bones give but as far as meat goes, I like the butt.
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Short rib is really good if you know how to marinate the meat or use it for stews. Koreans mastered the art with their galbi/kalbi. Costco boneless short rib prices have doubled since Korea ended their US beef import ban so it's not a deal anymore.
 
Originally posted by: Naustica
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Ns1
why NOT
Click to expand...

I use the costco choice stew meat and it rocks. Tons of flavor. Or just get a choice rump or chuck roast and chop it up yourself.
Click to expand...

i'm over stew meat

braised short rib FTMFW (and costco's shortrib is awesome)
Click to expand...

Really? I mean I like the flavor the marrow and bones give but as far as meat goes, I like the butt.
Click to expand...

Short rib is really good if you know how to marinate the meat or use it for stews. Koreans mastered the art with their galbi/kalbi. Costco boneless short rib prices have doubled since Korea ended their US beef import ban so it's not a deal anymore.
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are you serious?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO
 
I love cooking steaks on the skillet, but in my house I can't go hot like I need to because it will smoke up and smell up the house for DAYS!
 
Originally posted by: Jadow
I love cooking steaks on the skillet, but in my house I can't go hot like I need to because it will smoke up and smell up the house for DAYS!
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Mine does too, but it's worth it.
 
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Jadow
I love cooking steaks on the skillet, but in my house I can't go hot like I need to because it will smoke up and smell up the house for DAYS!
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Mine does too, but it's worth it.
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When I'm cooking steaks on the skillet, I know it's not hot enough unless I set off the smoke alarm.
 
Originally posted by: Vic

When I'm cooking steaks on the skillet, I know it's not hot enough unless I set off the smoke alarm.
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I used clarified butter last night for the steaks (strips from costco). Apparently according to the intarweb clarified butter does not smoke or burn.

The intarweb lies.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Vic

When I'm cooking steaks on the skillet, I know it's not hot enough unless I set off the smoke alarm.
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I used clarified butter last night for the steaks (strips from costco). Apparently according to the intarweb clarified butter does not smoke or burn.

The intarweb lies.
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LOL :laugh::thumbsup:
 
For those that have done it, does that pan searing method lead to a delicious steak?
Is it worthwhile to even do it with Prime steaks, or is that overkill and won't lead to the same deliciousness?

Being here in a apartment/dorm, I have no access to a grill. But I'm tired of missing out on good food, and might invest in one of those USDA Prime 4-packs through Costco online. Works out to like 20-something per steak, but for a heavenly taste I think it can be worth it.
And one of the things I have noticed is I'm just not getting basically any red meats into my diet while I'm down here for school, because cooking them myself is always the issue, not to mention getting anything on campus is basically impossible.

So basically, is cooking Prime beef indoors going to give me the reward to the palate that I am seeking? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: LS21
1. no
2. not worth it
3. its only 8/9$ per steak (thats a POUND worth of steak) from costco
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okay for 1 and 2.
But, please tell me how you can get Prime-grade steak from Costco for less than $10/steak.
Looking online, I see they have 14oz NY Strips for $95 per 4-pack. That's over 20 per 14oz steak, USDA Prime.

Not seeing Prime for any less than that. Even stepping up to the value pack, which is 12 14oz steaks, only brings it down to about $17/steak.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: LS21
1. no
2. not worth it
3. its only 8/9$ per steak (thats a POUND worth of steak) from costco
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okay for 1 and 2.
But, please tell me how you can get Prime-grade steak from Costco for less than $10/steak.
Looking online, I see they have 14oz NY Strips for $95 per 4-pack. That's over 20 per 14oz steak, USDA Prime.

Not seeing Prime for any less than that. Even stepping up to the value pack, which is 12 14oz steaks, only brings it down to about $17/steak.
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In-store, their USDA Prime ribeye is under ten bucks a pound.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: LS21
1. no
2. not worth it
3. its only 8/9$ per steak (thats a POUND worth of steak) from costco
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okay for 1 and 2.
But, please tell me how you can get Prime-grade steak from Costco for less than $10/steak.
Looking online, I see they have 14oz NY Strips for $95 per 4-pack. That's over 20 per 14oz steak, USDA Prime.

Not seeing Prime for any less than that. Even stepping up to the value pack, which is 12 14oz steaks, only brings it down to about $17/steak.
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what a nice person i am, going so far as to take pictars 4 u!
 
I love real prime steak, particularly a porterhouse 😀 It's expensive and a little hard to find, but so worth it. I prefer to cook it myself, rare.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: LS21
1. no
2. not worth it
3. its only 8/9$ per steak (thats a POUND worth of steak) from costco
Click to expand...

okay for 1 and 2.
But, please tell me how you can get Prime-grade steak from Costco for less than $10/steak.
Looking online, I see they have 14oz NY Strips for $95 per 4-pack. That's over 20 per 14oz steak, USDA Prime.

Not seeing Prime for any less than that. Even stepping up to the value pack, which is 12 14oz steaks, only brings it down to about $17/steak.
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I went to Costco last weekend and picked up some prime rib-eyes that they had in the refrigerated meat section right next to the choice rib-eyes. They were priced at $10.99 a pound, a bargain for prime. Grilled up great.
 
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