On Feb 23, 11:34*am, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Manda Ruby wrote:
>
> > NOTE: I am no longer interested in steaks except once in a while
> > probably because beef here doesn't taste good like in Illinois.
>
> The beef tastes fine here in Illinois. *
Oh, it's way much better than Texas. My spaghetti with groundn
sirloin tasted way much better.

> You are being picky and folks do
> not need to take that into account. *

That should be more of a reason to take into account. If costco has
good beef and their price is cheaper, I don't have to wait for sale at
Belaire to stock up at a time when I get home, I really don't want to
put them into ziplock bags and label, etc. to freeze them. I can go
anytime I have time to freeze them. Or better yet, I won't have to
stock up. The main reason I won't want to to go Costco would be the
hugeness of the store.

> The pickier you are about food the
> more you need to do special order products. *CostCo does not do special
> order products.

I don't need special order products. I just need regular stuff that
are decent quality.

>
> > I can also train myself to buy non food items from Costco as much as
> > possible. *Vitamins (and cosmetic stuff) if they carry what I use.
>
> We now use a fair amount of non-food items from CostCo. *Check the
> prices.

If they do a good job on eyeglasses (brand name progressive lens like
Varilux), I'd would do it there.

>
> > So what I need to know is all the good stuff available at Costco when
> > it comes to meat (fish)
>
> We buy most of our meat from CostCo these days. *It's more consistant
> than the local groceries. *But when we want the special good stuff we go
> to a local butcher.

These days, I don't have the luxury (of time or energy) to try
different cuts for different recipes and so, I'd be only interested in
Sutter Sirloin and may be London Broil (for tacos) and fajita meat
occasionally. After my initial post, I started thinking that may be I
should start eating steaks again when I am realy busy.
>
> > and salad packages.
>
> They are good but too big for us. *We ended up switching to ones from
> the grocery store because of size. *The best salads are from whole
> lettuce and veggies from the grocery store, so premixed salads are a
> compromise. *They cost quality; they pay convenience.

If it's too big for the two of you, it would defintely be big for one
of me.

>
> > If their vege pacakages re not too big, I'd buy that too.
>
> The depends on the individual type. *They have a lot of good fresh
> veggies.
>
> > I prefer to eat varieties and eat the same thing all the time.
>
> That did not make sense to me. *Sounds like a language barrier issue. *

I mean different veggies within a week but would eat all those
veggies every week per availability of the season except for carrots.

> I
> prefer to eat variety and so I do not eat the same thing all of the
> time.

I guess, I should just stick to the way I am shopping now. From now
on, I'd just ask the meat department to cut the the sutter sirloin
into 1 inch cubes and packed them per .75-1 lbs and then re-warp it so
that when I get home, I can just put them in the freezer bags
straight. Then, when cooking, I can just throw straight into the pot
once thawed. A lot of my cooking time is in washing anything the meat
touches in pre and post cooking as I am very concern about cross
contamination. I never got food posion at home though I have had one
from a fine restaurant eating a burger. I almost had to call 911 but
got better after I threw up in the middle of the night though I could
sleep in lying position after I threw up.