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Member's Mark USDA Choice Angus Whole Beef Special Trim, Cryovac, priced per pound

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Highlights

  • Used to create Angus beef steak
  • Also known as "Export Style" or "Lifter Meat"
  • Great flavor grilled or sauteed
  • USDA Choice
  • Priced per pound
member's mark usda choice angus whole beef special trim, cryovac, priced per pound centered, front-facing whole flat special trim cut with visible red muscle fibers and light marbling, shown with two separate portions of ground meat on a white background; suitable for grilling, slicing, or grinding.
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USDA Choice Angus Beef Special Trim Cryovac (piece count varies by bag, priced per pound) - is a specialty cut of beef that features a great taste and juicy texture. The beef is flat and somewhat thin, and it consists of muscles are just below and above the blade bone.

How Is Beef Graded?

The USDA separates the meat that you find on the grocery shelves into three main categories: Prime beef, Choice beef and Select beef. The grading system is based on the maturity, lean color, marbling and texture of the meat. As a good rule of thumb, the more marbling there is, the more tender and flavorful the beef. The USDA Choice Angus Beef Special Trim Cryovac has slightly less marbling than a prime beef cut, but it’s still very high-quality.

What Types of Meals Can Be Created with the USDA Choice Angus Beef Special Trim?

This cut of meat is very versatile. It can be marinated and then grilled or broiled. It can be ground or made into cube steaks. It can be chopped and added to stews, stir-fry or fajitas. It can be sliced thin and made into sandwiches.

The USDA Choice Angus Beef Special Trim Cryovac makes a good addition to your meal planning. It should be considered just as crucial to your beef choices as tenderloin and beef brisket. This particular cut of beef, just like beef tenderloin, can be used as a raw material source for creating a variety of dishes in your fine-dining restaurant, your corner diner or at home for your family dinner. You will find the USDA Choice Angus Beef Special Trim Cryovac next to the high-quality Angus beef steaks, the best beef tenderloin and the tender beef brisket. This particular cut may only be available at certain clubs. Feel free to ask your local Club if the Special Trim is stocked.


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Ingredients: beef

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Oct 22, 2022
Reviewer name: Tony Jr
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Excellent for processing

Okay we ordered two bags and I must say this beef product is beautiful. Lots of silver skin to clean off but it’s expected for inexpensive meat. You can process this meat into fajita, minute steaks, cubed steak, excellent ground beef for burgers, spaghetti meat sauce, and lasagna, stir fry, country fried steaks, sub steak meat, and barbicoa. Endless possibilities. You must put in the work though since this isn’t a ribeye. But for those looking to stretch your food budget during inflation, this is the meat for you. Each bag is roughly 15lbs or so. You can use every single part for food applications. A special tip to slice across grain, remove silver skin if not using for ground beef, tenderize with baking soda or ground pineapple skins from your left over fresh pineapple. The most tender beef you’ll ever taste if you can cook it correctly.

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Jan 7, 2021
Reviewer name: George1971
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Fajitas, Carne Asada, Stir Fry, Stroganoff etc

I saw this online and stopped by my local Sam's. I asked the butcher if he had "lifter" meat. He said they call it "stew meat" because this is what Sam's uses to make their stew meat. Per the title it's called "special trim" but also lifter meat. Blade/lifter cuts are the muscles that are immediately below and above the blade bone and related cartilage of the Primal Rib. This is a great cut of meat for a lot of dishes. It takes a little elbow grease and about an hour to process (goes faster with two people, one slicing, one vacuum sealing), but you can't beat the results. The pieces are well trimmed with very little silver skin to deal with and almost zero waste! It's so easy to cut across the grain, anybody can do this at home, no special skills required. We made 1/4" slices or maybe a little thinner, then rotated the meat 45 degrees and sliced it into bite size pieces. It's not necessary, but a little meat tenderizer mixed in before bagging helps keep the color and makes it even better by the time you use it. We use this sliced and diced meat for carne asada burritos, if you want that San Diego burrito flavor, this is it. It's also great for stir fry or stroganoff. Any sliced beef dish. I would imagine grilling it whole pieces first then slicing is amazing, but I haven't done it yet since the grill is put away for Winter. I also see marinating and grilling these pieces whole and then slicing for fajitas. It has a lot of possibilities and is a great deal. They seem to come in 12 to 14 lb crovac pouches, my last purchase was $49 for the bag. I'll be buying this every couple months for sure.

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Nov 28, 2018
Reviewer name: Joe
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5 out of 5 stars review

great cut for the price

Remember, it’s $3.50 ish a pound! This isn’t a premium steak cut or anything but great for stir fry and other methods of cooking if you know what you’re doing!

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