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Also, where did all the USDA prime meat go? I remember being a kid and seeing USDA prime in every grocery store as the standard meat for sale. Choice/select was
by erik998 10y ago
Also, where did all the USDA prime meat go? I remember being a kid and seeing USDA prime in every grocery store as the standard meat for sale. Choice/select was always in a corner... Now when you go into any grocery store, USDA prime is missing or you need to ask for it. I believe only Costco sells it locally for me.
- aidenn0 10y agoButcher shops and Costco are the only two places I see prime anymore.
- ethbro 10y agoChina?
- ISL 10y agoRestaurants and Costco.
- fencepost 10y agoCostco is carrying a lot more prime beef than they did 5-10 years ago. Back then you'd only see a few cuts, now it seems like they have prime for almost everything that's not ground.
- subpixel 10y agoWorth noting that prime (and other USDA labels) are a measure of fat content in the form of marbling - not quality. And certainly not provenance.
- pogo 10y agoPrime beef is only 2-4% of all graded beef(1). Of this, most is sold to restaurants. So I don't think it was ever the "standard meat for sale", but it is available if you look. Butcher shops and, as others have pointed out, Costco. (1) http://www.threetreesranches.com/documents/pdf/USDA-percentage-Prime-graded.pdf http://www.threetreesranches.com/documents/pdf/USDA-percenta...