USDA Prime ribeye cap at Costco

[dustb0wlkid]

Thanks for the heads up! Screaming hot skillet, sear in cast iron with butter, finish in the oven. Massively delicious, will eat again.

 

[drum]

It's even more rare to find it in cubes.

 

[Fritzo]

$16.99 is not a bargain for ribeye- $7.99-$9.99 a pound is (and it sold for that two weeks ago at Costco). Made the best damned steak I ever had

 

[Jeeebus]

$16.99 is not a bargain for ribeye- $7.99-$9.99 a pound is (and it sold for that two weeks ago at Costco). Made the best damned steak I ever had

Reading comprehension fail FTW. Thread is about ribeye cap, not ribeye.

Oh and I usually buy the 'bulk' boneless ribeye that requires you to slice it yourself for $6.99/lb at local meat shop.

 

[Howard]

Oh, I'll have to keep an eye out for this. It seems like a fairly uncommon item for them to stock.

 

[Fritzo]

Reading comprehension fail FTW. Thread is about ribeye cap, not ribeye.

Oh and I usually buy the 'bulk' boneless ribeye that requires you to slice it yourself for $6.99/lb at local meat shop.

I didn't see the "cap" part. I had to look up what it is and it turns out it's what I always called a calotte steak. It's a fairly odd-ball cut because it devalues the parent ribeye it is removed from.

 

[ponyo]

Costco sells the Prime ribeye center for $17.99 /lb. That's the part of the ribeye left over after the removal of the cap. Ribeye center looks sort of like NY Strip.

 

[Fritzo]

Costco sells the Prime ribeye center for $17.99 /lb. That's the part of the ribeye left over after the removal of the cap. Ribeye center looks sort of like NY Strip.

Honestly, from a butcher standpoint, they're kind of ripping you off. They're removing a prime part of the cut and then selling it at normal price...kind of like getting double money out of the same cut.

 

[Pantoot]

Honestly, from a butcher standpoint, they're kind of ripping you off. They're removing a prime part of the cut and then selling it at normal price...kind of like getting double money out of the same cut.

Yeah, I was hoping one of the resident butchers would come along and explain why they charge more per pound for the cap than they do for the center.

 

[JEDI]

Yeah, I was hoping one of the resident butchers would come along and explain why they charge more per pound for the cap than they do for the center.

because people like me only buy the rbieye for the cap.
and since the other part of the ribeye is on the plate, I might as well eat it.

w/o the cap, no one will buy the eye at the regular $10/lb (costco usda choice).
so they have to sell the eye at a lower price.
but I have no idea what this new meat section is called nor the price since I haven't seen it at Costco.

 

[Howard]

Yeah, I was hoping one of the resident butchers would come along and explain why they charge more per pound for the cap than they do for the center.

Because the cap tastes better. Why do you think anyone pays more for anything?

 

[ponyo]

Yeah, I was hoping one of the resident butchers would come along and explain why they charge more per pound for the cap than they do for the center.

They actually charge less for the cap than center. $16.99 /lb for cap. $17.99 /lb for center. Win-win.

 

[Ns1]

They actually charge less for the cap than center. $16.99 /lb for cap. $17.99 /lb for center. Win-win.

makes no sense

 

[Howard]

They actually charge less for the cap than center. $16.99 /lb for cap. $17.99 /lb for center. Win-win.

wat lol

 

[ponyo]

makes no sense

Makes sense if you view ribeye center as just more tender NY Strip. It's not like ribeye center is bad cut of steak. I'll take ribeye center over NY Strip at the same price.

 

[Ns1]

Makes sense if you view ribeye center as just more tender NY Strip. It's not like ribeye center is bad cut of steak. I'll take ribeye center over NY Strip at the same price.

...but it's not better than the cap.

 

[Linux23]

God I feel like picking up a steak tonight.

 

[JEDI]

They actually charge less for the cap than center. $16.99 /lb for cap. $17.99 /lb for center. Win-win.

wait.. prime ribeye is $17.99/lb at Costco?
ahh.. didn't know that.

so they are actually selling the cap for less. thx!
but I still don't wat they are repackaging the eye as. nor the price.

And I wish they sold usda choice cap instead.

 

[ponyo]

wait.. prime ribeye is $17.99/lb at Costco?
ahh.. didn't know that.

so they are actually selling the cap for less. thx!
but I still don't wat they are repackaging the eye as. nor the price.

And I wish they sold usda choice cap instead.

eye is the center.

 

[Xellos2099]

I did salt, pepper, cast iron, garlic (roast) and butter to baste. My cuts were kinda thick so technically it was more cube and I did about 2 minutes each side but that only got me to rare. Probably gotta finish off in the oven or take it to 3.5 or 4.

I just bough soem today and they are in strips. IF i pan fries it for 2 minutes per side, would it be medium rare or should i finish it off in oven?

 

[brainhulk]

I just bough soem today and they are in strips. IF i pan fries it for 2 minutes per side, would it be medium rare or should i finish it off in oven?

it will always vary. i use a meat thermometer now. takes the guesswork out

 

[Imported]

I caved. Tomorrow shall be glorious!

 

[Linux23]

60 for a 3 pounds of fat with a little meat left in it?

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I caved. Tomorrow shall be glorious!

I've seen it packaged in small-tied rolls, large-tied rolls, and now untied.

Untied is probably the best way. Having it tied serves no real purpose. However, it could be tucked and tied on the skinny end, much like tucking the tail under a tenderloin and tying it, so it cooks more uniformly.

 

[Matthiasa]

60 for a 3 pounds of fat with a little meat left in it?

What you described would actually be $600+.
Of course once all meat is gone its back down to like $6.