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re: Prime vs 14 day dry-aged choice Ribeyes - what say the FDB?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:44 pm to Topwater Trout
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:44 pm to Topwater Trout
Rouse's and Costco buy their beef from the same places. There are 4 major packers that make up over 80% of the beef market. I work for the one of them. The packers all buy from the same feedlots. Rouse's seems to have been sourcing their choice Angus product from JBS of late, but I have seen Tyson and Cargill product as well. Costco also sells beef from the same packers. They both shop these packers for deals. To say Costco Steaks are better than Rouses steaks it absolutely unquantifiable. Now, you may have gotten a great piece of meat from Costco and a bad one from Rouse's, but there is nothing that differentiates the overall quality of an upper third choice USDA Angus Ribeye from Rouses vs. Costco. Period.
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Posted on 7/16/14 at 12:45 am to The Last Coco
14 day isn't old enough to make a difference. IMO
Posted on 7/16/14 at 6:51 am to fatboydave
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Is that the same as Sukarne? The Messican meat company?
no.. rouses replaced sukarne with texas star on the shelves..
with that said, when i inquired about texas star at my local rouses, i was told to avoid it..
Posted on 7/16/14 at 7:12 am to dpd901
In the last year I have had at least 6-7 steaks from Rouses. None of them were what I consider good. All were cooked on a green egg at the same temp to a perfect med rare. The meat seemed tough and chewy. Everything about the steaks looked great.
I've had 2 Costco steaks over the last few weeks and they looked the same and were cooked the same way. They were delicious. Small sample size but as of now in not buying anymore Rouses steaks.
I've had 2 Costco steaks over the last few weeks and they looked the same and were cooked the same way. They were delicious. Small sample size but as of now in not buying anymore Rouses steaks.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 8:37 am to EWE TIGER
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But you're probably better off handpicking the best of both.
The Brookshire's also carries Certified Angus which is about 60% the price of the prime and sometimes looks just as good as the Prime. I understand that CAB is guaranteed to be choice or better, and sometimes it looks just as good as the prime next to it in the case. I guess I may end up going that route if the general consensus is that prime and 14 day dry aged isn't really worth it.
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How will you be cooking them?
I'll be using cast iron on the stove to sear then into the oven to finish. The cooking part is not what I'm worried about. I cook steaks regularly, but I don't splurge on prime or dry aged.
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For big groups, I usually go to Sams and buy whole ribeye racks. No complaints.
I suppose thats an option as well. I would have to pick through the racks and try to find the best marbling. Any clue what the price difference is?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 8:46 am to The Last Coco
About $10 lb.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 9:39 am to Topwater Trout
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I've had 2 Costco steaks over the last few weeks and they looked the same and were cooked the same way. They were delicious.
Last week we got some prime filets from Costco. Cooked using cast iron sear followed by oven method and was delicious.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 8:32 pm to Clint Torres
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no.. rouses replaced sukarne with texas star on the shelves
What's the deal with Texas Star? Same or similar to Sukarne?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 9:34 pm to dpd901
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I work for the one of them. The packers all buy from the same feedlots. Rouse's seems to have been sourcing their choice Angus product from JBS of late, but I have seen Tyson and Cargill product as well. Costco also sells beef from the same packers. They both shop these packers for deals.
Very interesting but not surprising. What about prime sourcing, Rouses vs meat markets/specialty stores vs restaurants?
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upper third choice USDA Angus Ribeye
Are you saying that other stores are buying and selling a bottom two thirds angus beef, and it's all labeled the same for the consumer?
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