Visit to Costco Today

[RickNessly]

So...I stopped into Costco today to talk to the butcher to make sure I could get some beef ribs to pick up on Friday. While I was there, I noticed they had a ton of beef items that were probably there for the Holiday's. I've included a couple of shots of some truly man food...

If you look close, you can see the "rack" would set you back $300.

Someday I'll make these...not sure how, but how cool would that be.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Whoa! $300... well, it is labeled as prime... But $300??

 

[SonnyE]

Whoa! $300... well, it is labeled as prime... But $300??

Not me. I'd have to put the bones in my safe.
Costco seems to be trying to fleece it's meat customers.
Look at their prices for Wagu (sp) Beef.
To me, ridiculous.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Not me. I'd have to put the bones in my safe.
Costco seems to be trying to fleece it's meat customers.
Look at their prices for Wagu (sp) Beef.
To me, ridiculous.

For that price, they'd better be including a nubile virgin or two to mop the sweat from my brow and hoist ice cold beer to my lips as I smoke that $300 hunk-o-meat!

 

[daveomak]

That's a nice looking hunk of loin hooked to those ribs... I'd eat it... can't afford it but I'd eat it....

 

[fivetricks]

A shop I stopped into over the summer won't even sell rack roasts like that. He says "why the hell would you wanna pay premium prices for all that bone?!"

Made me laugh, but it is true. How much extra are you willing to pay for pretty presentation?

 

[RickNessly]

so...to be most accurate...I noticed the pic I had was actually $279...$11.29/lb and total weight 24.78lbs.

most of that had to be bone weight...I think the prime next to it (w/o bone) was not much more per lb, so it must be just about the presentation.

 

[HalfSmoked]

To each his own but not me.

Warren

 

[crazymoon]

RN, I think this 'tomahawk cut" ribeye is the new trend .

 

[kruizer]

Looks good but no thanks.

 

[chilerelleno]

Not me. I'd have to put the bones in my safe.
Costco seems to be trying to fleece it's meat customers.
Look at their prices for Wagu (sp) Beef.
To me, ridiculous.

Real Wagyu beef from Japan is very rare here in the US, same for Kobe beef.
IF... If Costco's Wagyu is genuine Japanese Wagyu then it is priced accordingly.
But any beef labeled Wagyu or Kobe is a serious Caveat emptor no matter how good it looks.

 

[chilerelleno]

Daaaaang'it man!
Are them bones Sterling silver?

Yep, Tomahawk Ribeyes are like a culinary fashion statement, and you pay to make the social page.

Too rich for my wallet.

 

[texomakid]

We just bought couple of 3 bone (bone in) Choice rib eye roast at our local Brookshires for 6.99/lbs. I'm also fixing to run to the local Abertson and pick up another bone in rib eye roast there for $4.69/lbs with a $25 separate purchase.

We don't have a Costo but I didn't know they sold Wagyu?

 

[SonnyE]

Real Wagyu beef from Japan is very rare here in the US, same for Kobe beef.
IF... If Costco's Wagyu is genuine Japanese Wagyu then it is priced accordingly.
But any beef labeled Wagyu or Kobe is a serious Caveat emptor no matter how good it looks.

A Bargain at $86.18 a pound!

Makes my coronary arteries constrict....
One bite would kill me.

 

[fivetricks]

As you can see, clearly its already killed the cow.


That's way, WAY too much marbling for me.

I have a tough time with ribeye as it is because of intramuscular fat. That just looks awful. Hey, pay a terrible price to have to cook your wagyu like a chuck roast and make $400.00 shredded beef!

Pass.

 

[chilerelleno]

LMAO... Where are my waders? Cause man it's getting deep in here.