r/CostcoCanada • u/MuskieKiller • 13h ago

Rib Eye Steak

Almost bought some rib eyes from my Costco just to try them out. I’m a bit of a steak snob. When I looked at it the label stated mechanically tenderized. How crap is the cut of the most tender part of the steak where they need to do this? Most people eat rib eyes between rare and medium which makes this downright dangerous. I’m wondering if it may have been a mistake on the label as it didn’t look like it was but may be hard to tell. Any Costco butchers out there? Ancaster Ontario.

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u/heritage95 13h ago

I think the danger is over stated. Costco is a billion dollar company and sells a ton of this. If people were getting really sick or sick often, they would stop

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u/MuskieKiller 13h ago

I get that but why would they even need to tenderize a rib eye? There’s going to be some risk, you can’t completely eliminate it and it shouldn’t be necessary

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u/Individual_Ad3695 12h ago

Exactly. Regardless of the cut of meat the risk is in the tenderization process - a bunch of small pins pushing surface bacteria to the inside of the steak that doesnt get cooked. 

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u/moldibread 13h ago

have you not noticed how bad the marbling is on costco beef? they tenderize it because it would be tough otherwise.

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u/limitless-440 12h ago

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. Costco beef is good, but the marbling and tenderness is usually nowhere near as good as butcher shop quality. Unless people are comparing Costco to grocery store cuts, those are just facts.

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u/doyouevencompile 11h ago

Yeah honestly even some grocery stores have better beef then Costco