Looks like choice/certified/ certified prime – is there a big quality difference?
Looks like choice/certified/ certified prime – is there a big quality difference?
by PotatoGlass1337
30 Comments
Agitated_Belt4161
Between the choice and angus not much if you look for a good one you can get a beautiful choice roast. Prime is noticeable absolutely.
SprittanyBeers
I’d roll with choice. Half the price of prime and angus is just a “brand”/cattle type. Doesn’t necessarily make it better.
Illustrious-Coat3532
The angus aren’t USDA Certified.
ReplacementLevel2574
If you dry age it for 10 days doesn’t really matter…
Weekly_Barnacle_485
Not much difference between choice and angus. Big upgrade to prime…if you can afford it.
Strict_Breath_5657
CAB choice versus regular choice will be similar, but CAB is the better bet, in theory. Price is pretty close. CAB Prime is going to be the best rib roast you can get (within reason) – but you pay for it. I’d personally go with Prime but all options are solid.
3rdIQ
The choices look like CAB Choice grade, and CAB Prime grade. The latter is the best choice.
lockednchaste
Angus beef is like brown eggs. The color of the cow doesn’t really matter all that much.
The grade obviously matters. But twice the price? Maybe for a special occasion, but you’d better not mess up the cook.
I’d buy the cheaper one, trim it, bone it, tie the bones back on, then put it in the fridge uncovered to dry age a bit. You’ll get a slightly better flavor and a good crust. Salt it liberally 12-24 hours before cooking.
Sensitive-Reason-699
Prime grading is kind of a joke if you browse enough inventory a lot of “choice” will look just as good as the prime grade stuff. The way they classify a carcass for grade is silly imo
Kdubs3235
For $11.99 / pound the Certified Angus Beef is the winner. CAB has a much higher grading and certification process vs. regular beef.
Angus isn’t the color of the cow but the breed. Originally from Scotland, they have a higher % of fat vs. other breeds.
backdoc983
Certified Angus Beef is a brand name/organization name. Research them online to see their criteria for allowing meat to use their name, it’s pretty interesting. Prime/choice is USDA grading, but either can be CAB as long as it meets the necessary criteria.
CuntyBunchesOfOats
$9.99! Damn we’re selling out for $6.47
That’s rough
Intrepid-Contract833
Amazon has rib roasts for 6.99/lb right now
Kc68847
The best prime rib I’ve had is piedmontese. It’s worth trying
Dear_Mycologist_1696
“Prime bone-in prime rib roast” is the meat version of the “Mazda Speed Mazda Mazda 5”. Isn’t “prime rib roast” technically supposed to be prime, and if it’s a different grade it’s just a “rib roast”?
DoughBoy_65
Yes the beef is graded based on the quality of the cow. You can have 2 Rib Roasts look identical and both be from Black Angus Cows but one is graded Choice $11.99 per pound and the other is determined higher in quality, Prime, and priced at $19.99 per pound.
FunLevel7464
It is not from a cow!
wurst_barbeque
You can’t go wrong with either of the two on the bottom. Certified Angus Beef is different from regular Angus beef. There are quality requirements for the beef to be Certified Angus Beef. I would even take a choice grade certified Angus beef cut of meat over a commodity prime equivalent. If you can swing it. The certified prime will be even better.
potatochobit
buy an affordable priced prime sirloin steak and make yourself a simple steak, they are like 12$. I guarantee you will taste the difference and understand why prime costs more.
Haunting-Subject-819
Everything in this flyer is of Choice grade (with no indication of where the meat sits in the Choice scale). The “Prime Rib roast” refers to prime rib cut and not the quality grade. The “certified angus” label just means that the cow was black. Shop with care
Wonderful-Loss827
I’m guessing you’re in the northeast. ShopRite first time at 9.99 for choice. Been $4-5lb last year. Stop n shop has $8.99. Amazon has $6.99 but it’s JBS. Not sure where the other two get their meat but JBS is Walmart of meat. Terrible conglomerate.
Lots of people know their meat but if you’re asking no, you probably cannot taste the difference between the choice and the prime certified Angus. At double the price, not worth it.
Outrageous_Ad4252
We got a couple at Shoprite today. They cook up well, and compared to the price for Prime, worth it
rossmosh85
I wouldn’t buy prime for $10 more per pound. When it’s a few bucks it’s a different story.
Embarrassed_Soup1371
Certified angus beef is an awesome brand of beef. 30 years cutting meat and it is top quality. Not prime but very good.
No-Pressure-1865
More fat, more taste, but USDA choice will make everyone very happy
joonjoon
I go to shoprite a lot. Some times angus is better than regular choice, some times it’s not. I’ll take 2 choices over 1 prime any day.
armex88
The cow is classified as choice or prime or whatever, keep a vigilant eye and you can get a great cut at a low cost
nickkline
CAB is upper 2/3 choice and sometimes better than prime. Go with that.
Welder_Subject
I only buy prime, life is til short for tough steak. Ask for first cut.
30 Comments
Between the choice and angus not much if you look for a good one you can get a beautiful choice roast. Prime is noticeable absolutely.
I’d roll with choice. Half the price of prime and angus is just a “brand”/cattle type. Doesn’t necessarily make it better.
The angus aren’t USDA Certified.
If you dry age it for 10 days doesn’t really matter…
Not much difference between choice and angus. Big upgrade to prime…if you can afford it.
CAB choice versus regular choice will be similar, but CAB is the better bet, in theory. Price is pretty close. CAB Prime is going to be the best rib roast you can get (within reason) – but you pay for it. I’d personally go with Prime but all options are solid.
The choices look like CAB Choice grade, and CAB Prime grade. The latter is the best choice.
Angus beef is like brown eggs. The color of the cow doesn’t really matter all that much.
The grade obviously matters. But twice the price? Maybe for a special occasion, but you’d better not mess up the cook.
I’d buy the cheaper one, trim it, bone it, tie the bones back on, then put it in the fridge uncovered to dry age a bit. You’ll get a slightly better flavor and a good crust. Salt it liberally 12-24 hours before cooking.
Prime grading is kind of a joke if you browse enough inventory a lot of “choice” will look just as good as the prime grade stuff. The way they classify a carcass for grade is silly imo
For $11.99 / pound the Certified Angus Beef is the winner. CAB has a much higher grading and certification process vs. regular beef.
Angus isn’t the color of the cow but the breed. Originally from Scotland, they have a higher % of fat vs. other breeds.
Certified Angus Beef is a brand name/organization name. Research them online to see their criteria for allowing meat to use their name, it’s pretty interesting. Prime/choice is USDA grading, but either can be CAB as long as it meets the necessary criteria.
$9.99! Damn we’re selling out for $6.47
That’s rough
Amazon has rib roasts for 6.99/lb right now
The best prime rib I’ve had is piedmontese. It’s worth trying
“Prime bone-in prime rib roast” is the meat version of the “Mazda Speed Mazda Mazda 5”. Isn’t “prime rib roast” technically supposed to be prime, and if it’s a different grade it’s just a “rib roast”?
Yes the beef is graded based on the quality of the cow. You can have 2 Rib Roasts look identical and both be from Black Angus Cows but one is graded Choice $11.99 per pound and the other is determined higher in quality, Prime, and priced at $19.99 per pound.
It is not from a cow!
You can’t go wrong with either of the two on the bottom. Certified Angus Beef is different from regular Angus beef. There are quality requirements for the beef to be Certified Angus Beef. I would even take a choice grade certified Angus beef cut of meat over a commodity prime equivalent. If you can swing it. The certified prime will be even better.
buy an affordable priced prime sirloin steak and make yourself a simple steak, they are like 12$. I guarantee you will taste the difference and understand why prime costs more.
Everything in this flyer is of Choice grade (with no indication of where the meat sits in the Choice scale). The “Prime Rib roast” refers to prime rib cut and not the quality grade. The “certified angus” label just means that the cow was black. Shop with care
I’m guessing you’re in the northeast. ShopRite first time at 9.99 for choice. Been $4-5lb last year. Stop n shop has $8.99. Amazon has $6.99 but it’s JBS. Not sure where the other two get their meat but JBS is Walmart of meat. Terrible conglomerate.
Lots of people know their meat but if you’re asking no, you probably cannot taste the difference between the choice and the prime certified Angus. At double the price, not worth it.
We got a couple at Shoprite today. They cook up well, and compared to the price for Prime, worth it
I wouldn’t buy prime for $10 more per pound. When it’s a few bucks it’s a different story.
Certified angus beef is an awesome brand of beef. 30 years cutting meat and it is top quality. Not prime but very good.
More fat, more taste, but USDA choice will make everyone very happy
I go to shoprite a lot. Some times angus is better than regular choice, some times it’s not. I’ll take 2 choices over 1 prime any day.
The cow is classified as choice or prime or whatever, keep a vigilant eye and you can get a great cut at a low cost
CAB is upper 2/3 choice and sometimes better than prime. Go with that.
I only buy prime, life is til short for tough steak. Ask for first cut.
Where is that?!