The Difference Between Prime Beef and Choice Beef
What Is the Difference Between Prime Beef and Choice Beef?
I get asked this question about the difference between prime beef and choice beef all the time. Which one is better? Which one tastes better? Which one costs more.
There are actually several more categories of beef grades but we don’t hear about them because they are not sold in our local supermarkets. The two you see most often are USDA Choice and USDA Select and if the store has a good meat department, USDA Prime.
How Is Beef Graded?
There are two ways beef is graded. Quality and Yield
For quality, beef graders look at the ribeye muscle between the 12th and 13th ribs.They’re looking at the meats texture, color, firmness and the amount of marbling. They are also looking at the age of the meat. Younger meat...