On May 31, 1:29*pm, Grant Erwin > wrote:

>
> One thing Seattle has in spades is ethnic markets. I see cheap flank steak,
> cheap pork shoulder etc. but I've always been told that these are strictly grade
> B meats, not prime, not choice, not grade A. So be careful.
>

For the cuts we're talking about, who cares? Someone tries to sell me
a premium USDA Prime cut of any of those and I'm running the other
way. We've got an up scale market nearby that quoted me $4/lb for a
brisket, I laughed at em, Prime brisket my ass.