On 6/26/2010 5:11 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:32:21 -0500, ceed wrote:
>
>> No, I they were not that big. I would assume around 8 lbs.
>
> That's waaaay too much. I've never seen an 8lb bag of Rancher. I
> think they're at least 18lbs.
>
>>> I need to pick up something today. Hopefully CostCo has something
>>> decent because I'm getting a couple pork butts there as well. I
>>> don't buy butts from HEB any more - CostCo pork is 5x better.
>>
>> Why?
>
> I don't know - cause they give it beer and massage it daily?

I know cattle raised for Kobe beef get that treatment. I didn't some
pigs get that to ;-)


> I'm sure CostCo has a different feed program and higher standards than
> the mass-market supermarket pork.

CostCo is not mass-market?

> You can taste the difference between HEB pork and CostCo pork, no doubt about that. I went
> back to CostCo pork a year ago after a 9 year hiatus and I
> realized I forgot what pork tasted like until then.

Will have to try them out. One is nearby me. Do they have a
complimentary 1 day membership for a trial?

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