Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in message
...
> Our traditional Christmas dinner is prime rib with Yorkshire
> pudding
> (the DH, who is generally entirely clueless in the kitchen,
> has become
> something of an idiot savant when it comes to Yorkshire
> pudding - his
> puds turn out brilliantly) and we generally order 2 rib
> roasts from
> Gelson's (an upscale SoCal market) b/c they've always
> delivered top
> notch meat and I won't scrimp on a Big Dinner such as this.
> The DH
> either read or heard about Costco's meat, which is supposed
> to be top
> notch, too. He wants to order our roasts from Costco,
> selecting the
> prime 4+ pounders, but not having tried their meat dept.
> wonder if
> anyone can weigh in on the quality of their meat. Their
> roasts aren't
> *that* darned much less, running about $75 per roast, but
> he'd like to
> give it a try. I have reservations about *anything* edible
> from Costco
> that doesn't live in a freezer, as I've seen mice scurrying
> from
> pallet to pallet during *daylight* and shudder to think what
> surfaces
> might be contaminated by the little buggers.
>
> What say you?

A worthwhile purchase. FIL, the judge of all things beef --
including his regular standing rib at Fat Man's Holiday --
swears by the quality to cost of Costco. He's not easily swayed
by cheap beef, either, preferring quality over quantity.

I purchase all lamb, most pork, and several cuts of beef from
Costco. I _would_ purchase chicken from them too but find the
double-pack breasts too funky and not easily separated.

The Ranger