"Gil Faver" > wrote in
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> "Zz Yzx" > wrote in message
> ...
>> >Now, the question for the experts out the does it matter whether
>>>its "choice" or "select" grade? I forgot to check when I was there,
>>>but I'm betting Walmart doesn't carry "choice" or "prime".
>>
>> OK, so I called a hoity toidy market in Petaluma (60 miles from me,
>> but I go there often anyways), who can order choice-grade, untrimmed
>> brisket in cryopack, for $4.99/lb. I just went back to the Super
>> Walmart, and the brisket there is $1.67/lb, but there's absolutely no
>> indication of grade on the package. There's a "USDA Inspected"
>> stamp, but no grade. I asked the lady, who said she'd go check the
>> box it came in. She returned a few minutes later and said "They
>> threw the box out, I dunno'".
>>
>> I'm thinking it's utility grade.
>>
>> Any help?
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> Grading is optional, so perhaps it was inspected only, and not graded.
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Look at a Sams club, onesin vacaville, They usually carry choice beef
and ones here in my area (Tx) carry the cryovac way cheaper than $5 a
lb