GUIDE TO MEAT
In order to choose a great steak, you must consider three things: quality, flavor and texture. With Strassburger Meats, the quality is guaranteed. And we are here to assist you with the differences in flavor and texture that make each steak unique.
There are three levels of meat quality: Prime, Choice and Select. The chart to the right explains the differences. Strassburger Mears will deliver to you only Prime, Prime Aged or Choice meats.
PRIME (best) |
Less than 2% of American beef is good enough to earn the coveted USDA Prime rating, the highest grade of beef. Strassburger Meats hand selects from the very best within this 2% category. Prime meats have lots of marbling -- flecks of fat within the lean -- which enhances both flavor and juiciness. |
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Prime sells at premium prices because it is produced in smaller quantities than other grades. Only the very top restaurants and hotels purchase most wholesale Prime meat and the rest is sold to the top butchers. |
CHOICE (better) |
The next grade after prime is Choice. Most of today's supermarket meat is USDA Choice. It has less marbling than Prime, but is of very high quality. |
SELECT (good) |
Select is the much leaner due to less marbling and is the lowest grade available to the consumer and makes up the rest of meat in the supermarket. It may be sold with a house brand name. |