Buying meat at Costco

[Yavin4]

I've just joined Costco and wanted to know what experience anyone has had buying meat at Costco. Was it good or bad? How did it compare with meat from other grocers? Better? Worse? The Same?

Thanks for the feedback.

[redstateblues]

1. Great! Tenderloin was as good or better than Publix

For a lot less $

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. I always see people buying up the meat products like it's a clearance sale.

The selection always looks like the meat is high quality for a low price. Disclosure: I'm not a meat eater.

[Flaleftist]

3. I find the quality about the same.

The prices certainly are cheaper. I'll buy a whole boneless pork loin and slice it myself, then package it and freeze it. Their steaks are pretty thick, those can easily be cut in half for two portions.

[beveeheart]

4. I like their steaks a lot better than King Soopers.

[hlthe2b]

5. Only purchased ground beef. The quantity requires you to cook it all but it freezes well for chili

and meat sauces. Quality was good (very lean) and you couldn't beat the price. Given I eat very little red meat, I think itis my "go to"...

They have a pre-cooked turkey breast sans any nitrates or other fillers that I buy regularly. Very good quality and only $3.99/pound.

[NurseJackie]

16. I buy their frozen ground beef in 1-lb "sausage tubes"

Perfect size for most recipes. It only takes 30 minutes to thaw in a pan of warm water. The fat content is WAY lower than it says on the package.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Costco Meat Buyers are

some of the best. Personally,I would put Costco a cut above all the Major Super markets. Note,they use top choice and also offer Prime.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Good. Costco is awesome.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Excellent. We only buy our fresh proteins from Costco. 😋

[RainCaster]

9. We buy most of our meats at Costco now

When we had two teenagers at home, we would buy a half-beef. Now we can't eat that mush, so we buy most of our meat at Costco. The one exception is pork butts- theirs are too well trimmed, and makes poor pulled pork because of that. We buy those at the local restaurant supply store.

[lettucebe]

10. My husband does all our cooking and food shopping and he always buys meat at Costco

It's always excellent quality.

[dem4decades]

11. I thought they had their own suppliers. Like Kirkland Farms.

[yellowdogintexas]

15. I always have Kirkland Farms canned chicken breast in my pantry

stir it up with Ro-Tel, chicken broth, rinsed and drained black beans ; add some spices if you need them then when it has almost come to a boil throw in about a cup of frozen corn.

Awesome quick soup with 0 WW points

[hlthe2b]

17. Sounds good, but how on earth can that have zero WW points?

I really don't get their new system.

[Kali]

12. I have had steaks that were very good from there.

I mostly eat homegrown or Safeway but have had them at friends before. no idea how the pricing is but was impressed with the quality.

[Gothmog]

13. I love the ribeyes from Costco

[yellowdogintexas]

14. get the blister packed chicken breasts

they have organic and regular
2 to a blister pack, thick enough to slice across into fillets
They are sealed in, and you cut the packs apart before freezing

Handiest thing ever.

Caught a great buy on pork tenderloin the other week.

Very good quality meats.

PSA Costco roasted chickens can not be beat.

[dalton99a]

18. +1. Their $4.99 chicken is the best value anywhere