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Customer reviews for Member's Mark 88/12 Ground Beef, priced per pound for
Member's Mark 88/12 Ground Beef, priced per pound
4.6 out of 5 stars
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5,798 ratings1,242 reviews
  1. 5 stars77% (4,446)
  2. 4 stars14% (804)
  3. 3 stars4% (245)
  4. 2 stars2% (89)
  5. 1 star4% (214)

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Mar 20, 2023
Reviewer name: TraceyMichelle
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Gristly & rubbery…where did this come from?!?

MM used to select great beef, but every bite I am taking of my chili has tiny ground up gristle chunks and it’s incredibly rubbery with hardly any flavor. I bought this $20 pack of meat because I wanted GOOD chili, instead of using the “junk” tube meat I found on markdown at the local grocer. I wish I had made my chili with the cheaper meat! I am sorely disappointed with the quality of this and will not buy it again.

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Jan 10, 2026
Reviewer name: Ann
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Ground Meat

Always Fresh

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Feb 14, 2026
Reviewer name: PJ
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Very good value & great taste for taco meat.

Tasty Chuck

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Mar 13, 2026
Reviewer name: Mrs P
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

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Not as lean

Not as lean

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Jun 8, 2023
Reviewer name: Brandy
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Tasted Like Chemicals

I've purchased this 88% ground beef in the past and never had it taste as bad as this last time I purchased it. It tasted metallic and like chemicals. I reached out to Sam's Club in Denton, TX about this, and they never responded. I won't buy this again. It was so bad that we had to throw most of it away.

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Mar 6, 2023
Reviewer name: Alex
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

More expensive, lesser quality.

Sams Club packaged ground beef used to be far superior quality, no more. Recent batches are far more expensive, a much higher fat content and had numerous bone chips. Very concerning. Will no longer purchase this. Sams has severely hurt their reputation by selling such an inferior and concerning product. Unfortunate. Cant believe this passes US health standards.

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May 4, 2022
Reviewer name: Oz
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

LOOKS better than IT IS.....

I was so happy to find these large packages of 88% ground beef. Enough fat for flavor, but a healthier mix and easy to cook with. BUT, after buying 3 or 4 packages, at different times, we have not had even ONE MEAL without BONE fragments in it. Once would be an "oh, it happens' moment, but EVERY package so far has had them. I cannot save on ground beef and then spend it at the dentist. Too Bad....but we will NOT be buying this again.

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Mar 28, 2026
Reviewer name: Shirley
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Ok

Normal hamburger taste

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Aug 22, 2024
Reviewer name: HuskerHawk
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Serious Issues - Chemical Flavor/Browning Quickly

I don't leave reviews very often but felt compelled to write a review on the ground beef after the last few purchases. We've been buying the ground beef for years and never had a problem until recently. The beef now tastes and smells like chemical (almost a bleach-like taste). Also, the beef used to last around a week and now turns brown within a day or two. I'm not sure what they have done but I will definitely not be purchasing the ground beef anymore.

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Apr 12, 2023
Reviewer name: AR granny
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Meat is chewy…yuck!

I have purchased the 90/10 version of Sam’s ground beef for years with complete success until the last 6 months. Now whatever I try to fix with the meat comes out chewy and very off putting. I waited a couple of months to try again and my next purchase had the unpleasant chewiness too. So no more ground beef from Sam’s for me.

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