Ribeye steaks 6116

Renee

I really envy you for the great price. Where I live choice ribeye steaks sell for $16.99-lb. A once-in-a-while sale price is usually $11.99-lb.

Many people, myself included, think they are the most flavorful.

The ribeye is taken, as the name indicates, from the rib and is the central muscle in the rib. If you look at a rib roast, that meat at the "heart" of the roast is the "ribeye".

Two comments about the word "prime":

1. "Prime" is a USDA clbuttification, or grade, for meat (in this case, beef) which is well-marbeled and meets some other criteria. It is the highest clbuttification, just above the "choice" clbuttification, and its price will be considerably higher than that for choice.

2. A "prime rib roast" is a term used to describe what is also called a standing rib roast. In this usage the term does *not* refer to the USDA grade of the beef(in fact, adding to the confusion, a "prime rib roast" may have a USDA grade of "choice").

If you bought a prime (USDA grade) ribeye without the rib bone the steak could be called a ribeye or possibly a Delmonico, altho that name isn't used much anymore. The names given to retail pieces of beef refer to the part of the animal the cut came from, not the USDA grade. For example, a ribeye steak could be choice, or select, or ungraded (there is another grade but that grade isn't seen in retail markets).

The term "filet" refers to a cut from the tenderloin, which is not part of the rib structure. The tenderloin, like that other cuts of beef, will be graded also but the grade is separate from the name of the cut.

Now that I've shed such light on the subject........

Mac