SupaRookie

I recently move to my new house and started buying food. I think it's been 3 yrs since I last cook. I bought some top eye round from Costco and marinade it. My friend said it's ugh...hard to chew, but my marinade is good. So for the people who shop at Costco frequently. Which meat is tender? What do you cook with those meat?

Whiskers

Costco Meet? Im there.

bz268

If you want something nice and soft with minimal amount of effort to prepare, get T-Bone, Porterhouse, or fillet mignon. (basically these 3 are the same meat).

moeronn

Depends what you are looking to make. For steaks, try the rib-eye or fillet (tenderloin). They are the more expensive, but most tender cuts you'll get.

(Almost, but not quite.)

mastertl

I like tri tip or a roast cut. But I usually make pot roast, bbq or some dish that will force any tough meat to be tender anyway.

thunder04

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I'm by no means good at cooking, but I do know that if you prepare/cook the meat properly you can tenderize just about anything. The cheaper the meat usually means the more work involved to tenderize it.

This is something I definitely have not mastered, yet!

Costco

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I usually get the filet mignon.

The Dougler

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did you overcook the meat?

Moog-Type-S

Rib-eye FTW!!!

Real steak lovers get the Rib-eye.......posers get the fillet.

Ken1997TL

Ribeye is where its at

Doom878

We get the cheap stuff like the top round. But I'm taking notes.

moeronn

My parents bought some tri-tip and had us over for dinner last night. The wierd thing was the way the meat was cut. It wasn't a roast. It was cut into several pieces with some of them being really odd sized and shaped.

Regardless, it still tasted good.

SupaRookie

I dont think so.

I would like to get that too, but I gotta keep everything in budget.
My mom usually get rib-eye. I just thought there are other options.


I buy all the meat, cut them, divide into ziploc bags, and throw them in the freezer. I know this affect the quality, but I dont have any other choice. First time living by myself since I graduate in 05. Only difference is, I work now and manage 5 other tenants. Curious how long can meat stay in the freezer and taste relatively good?

moeronn

If you seal it well, it will last upto 6 months (or more). If you plan to buy and freeze a lot, you may want to invest in a vacuum sealer. This will help prevent frostbite on the meat, plus it's good for freezing other things and sealing cheese in the fridge. Coscto usually has one for ~$125 with some extras.

If budget is a real concern, you can get New York Strip or Sirloin. Not quite as good as rib-eye, but still pretty good. T-Bone and Porterhouse are good, too, but usually priced in between rib-eye and Sirloin.

Coscto meat will generally be close to the same price as supermarkets, but the quality is better. Supermarkets will sell USDA Select, while Costco sells USDA Choice and some times you can find USDA Prime.

mrtortoise

On the topic of rib eye from Costco, the price dropped from $7.99/lb to $5.99/lb in the Long Island store. I'm not complaining, but anyone know why the price drop and are you guys seeing this elsewhere?

Oh and what do you guys marinate your rib-eye with? Thanks.

michimonster

I always buy meat at BJ's nothing odd about it and I save a ton of money

subinf

I've had a few filets from Costco and thought they were great.

SupaRookie

I will look into this once my wallet stop bleeding.

quad150db

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The prices here are usally 7.99 for Rib Eye Steaks which i never buy.. 5.99 For boneless rib roast or 4.99-5.99 for Bone in Rib roasts.

I usally either buy smaller boneless rib roasts and cut them into steaks or like last month bought 2 full bone in rib roasts cut a few Bone in "coyboy" rib eye steaks took the bones off the rest and cut into steaks and roasts. kept the racks of ribs and smoked them.


As for marinate....BLEHHHH only three ingredients needed for a good steak Salt,Pepper and FIRE.!!!!!