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USDA Prime Beef

Would Robert Parker Rate A Wine On Appearance Alone?

June 1, 2009

This is how we grade our beef. When farmers participate in my artisan steak and burger tastings, they are like kids in a candy store. Why? Because in the conventional system, farmers are given little feedback on the flavor and texture of their beef. Surprisingly, when the USDA grades beef as Prime or Choice they [...]

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Why I Wouldn’t Pay More For A Prime Burger

April 21, 2009

We’ve been trained to think that USDA Prime beef is better. So a Prime Chopped Steak or Prime Sirloin Burger – from Morton’s no less – sounds like it would be better, too, no? I am not so sure and here’s why. USDA Grade measures the % fat in a single muscle and that muscle [...]

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