On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 06:27:24 -0800 (PST), Cryambers wrote:

> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> 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?
>
> I buy a fair amount of meat at Costco, and it's always good. Of
> course, I haven't noticed mice in the store I go to. That might put
> me off a bit. (That doesn't mean there aren't any, just that I haven't
> seen them;-) I'd rather not know.)
>
> pat

your store has a better class of mice. they're very polite.

your pal,
blake