“. Damn .... I just bought a bunch of 1-1/4” thick Ribeyes on Friday for $6.99/lb .... Now I almost feel guilty ........ Pays to shop around ..... Here in SoCal I alway hit up Stater Brothers Market for their steak deals ......”
Ditto, just shared a large one with the wife. Staters didn’t advertise them as being choice cut, so I suspect they were lower grade select. But the wife picked through what was available and found a couple with decent warbling, may have been some choice grade that slipped through.
“Marbling” damn auto correct.
....... Yup ..... We did the same ..... They used to sell them at the counter only and you were able to pick from the fresh cut steaks on display ... After picking the steaks they would wrap them in brown butcher paper and hand them to you .... Unfortunately now they sell the cuts that are on sale separately and are not as fresh and are packaged and wrapped in cling wrap .... But if you get there early enough you can find some decently marbled steaks .... The ones we had this past weekend happened to be the most tender and juiciest we have ever had ...... We were very pleasantly surprised.
... FYI ... The choice cut was still available at the counter for about $9/lb which is still a great bargain!!!