Where to buy USDA Prime

Charles Gifford

That must've been awhile back, Allen Brothers doesn't list any only sell those dogs by the five pound package, Regulars (40 dogs) and Jumbos (20 dogs)... $49/either size... that's like $10/lb for dogs.

I guess when it's not you paying... you're not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

With shipping your friend paid more than $60/lb for frozen beef, that's sad. I'm sure it tasted fine but unfrozen would have been much better.... USDA Choice porterhouse from the stupidmarket ($8/lb) would be better than frozen Prime. From reading the Allen Brothers web site it's obvious to me that they increase sales volume by taking advantage of the lower shipping rate for frozen (2 day) as compared with the much higher rate to ship never frozen (over night shipping)... they've learned a common marketing fact, more people will buy when total cost is lower... even wealthy folks purchase by total price. Allen Brothers has hidden away on their web site that they also ship the same products unfrozen (they'd not if they truly thought unfrozen were equal), but they tout frozen by pandering to those who for whatever reason will not cook their meat within a reasonable time (2 days) upon receipt... again to increase sales volume.

I would never purchase any tender beef for my freezer, and I'm certainly not going to pay the price of USDA Prime and accept frozen. In teh US of A fresh meat is available every day, I see no real savings in stocking up on expensive cuts just to initially save a dollar if when I go to use those steaks/roasts they've lost half their value I don't care what anyone claims, there is no way I can be convinced that freezing any fresh food doesn't cause mbuttive deterioration. I'll buy frozen corn on the cob when fresh is not in season, it's texture (and flavor) is nowhere as good as fresh picked, but with corn we're talking a few pennies per serving, not $50/serving. To me freezing beef is no different than freezing fish... I suppose those used to Mr's Pauls wouldn't notice. Even less tender cuts like chuck and round are noticeably better when never frozen, even when ground for burgers, especially burgers... anyone who hasn't eaten a fresh ground burger they've ground themself from never frozen beef has never tasted a real burger.... pre-ground mystery meat is bad enough, but then when it's been frozen, that's heaping harm on injury. Didja know that never frozen burgers can contain far less fat and still be juicy, in fact they'll be juicy rather than greazy.