Right outside Sonic, I think.
Posted on 12/01/2010 11:39:58 AM PST by JimVT
The latest screw the consumer attack is coming from Angus Beef cattlemen and America's meat sellers.
Try and find a piece of meat with the "Certified Angus Beef" (CAB) sticker on it that also has the acceptable USDA grade on it. Very difficult, if at all.
My local market managers when asked about the USDA grade on thier CAB meat say: "Oh, it's choice or select."
So how are we supposed to know which? I don't knowingly buy "select".
This is a scam...ripoff...and consumer fraud!
Complain to your meat seller and tell your congressman to force the USDA to stop this fraud!
Try and find a piece of meat with the "Certified Angus Beef" (CAB) sticker on it that also has the acceptable USDA grade on it. Very difficult, if at all.
My local market managers when asked about the USDA grade on thier CAB meat say: "Oh, it's choice or select."
So how are we supposed to know which? I don't knowingly buy "select".
This is a scam...ripoff...and consumer fraud!
Complain to your meat seller and tell your congressman to force the USDA to stop this fraud!
It’s almost as much marketing hype as “Copper River Salmon”.
I’m not clear on what the problem is ...
SnakeDoc
Can you point out the angus area?
Huh?
I think the "g" was a typo ;-)
How about putting a little sticker picture on meat showing us what it is; a steer, cow, lamb, chicken etc. That should trip McDonald’s up. ;-)
First thing I did when we moved to Florida was to get to know the meat market manager at the Winn-Dixie.
You can't beat their meat.
Well, that didn't come out right.
Prime... the highest grade is sold only to restaurants and high end hotels.
Most consumers buy choice, the next highest grade in their market store and after that select.
well, what are you going to do about it?
Right outside Sonic, I think.
If the meat is in clear packaging so you can see the surface area of the steaks, and you need a label to figure out what the grade is, you better just stick to hamburger.
Prime has a lot of marbling.
Select almost no marbling.
Choice is somewhere in between.
I have heard some similar talking in the recent past that what we get as angus in the grocery is not near what would pass as real angus beef in other arenas.
Kind of like Kobe/Wagyu in a way.
It's worked for Culver City Meats for years!
There is plenty of prime beef sold in stores even if it is labeled choice.Ya gotta know what to look for.
Some people have bought into the idea that Angus cattle produce the best meat. The Angus Assn. is taking advantage of that, by labeling meat from their herds as Certified Angus. Another words the meat didn’t come from a Herford.
Since I don’t hold a bias against other breeds, the Angus Brand isn’t something I look for when I shop. But if other people want to do it, it’s no concern of mine.
To me, the USDA grade is far more important than the breed. But that’s just ME. To each his own.
In my old days of working in the cold storage biz, “select” wasn’t yet formed as a grade — it was “utility grade”.
I don’t want the government telling me which cut of meat is which. I’d rather pay the butcher or someone else if I need to know.
I also believe the county construction inspectors are a rip-off. Uhhhh your drywall nails are too dimpled or aren’t dimpled enough. Please leave $50 bucks in an envelope and you’ll pass inspection.
You don’t need the government to solve all that concerns you.
All that is required of you is one simple step; don't buy any meat without a FDA grade indication. The problem will be readily corrected.
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