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USDA Prime and Choice Grades
The Unites States Department of Agriculture uses terms like Prime, Choice,
or Select to categorize beef. For suppliers who wish to have their beef
graded, USDA inspectors carefully analyze for such attributes as maturity,
marbling, and firmness. In the case of Prime beef, generous "marbling"
throughout the meat gives it a somewhat less bright red appearance than
most of us are used to (unless you're a chef). But those flecks of "crisp,
white" fat make it so tender it's like butter melting on your tongue.
Prime Beef
The highest grade of beef, Prime is in very limited supply and rarely
finds it's way to the supermarket - until now. Schooner Bay Market Place
carries certain cuts of Prime beef, including Tenderloin, Rib Eye, Top
Round, Top Butt, Dry-aged Rib Roasts, and Strips.
Choice Cut Beef
Choice (and Select) beef are the grades found most at grocery stores.
Schooner Bay Market Place offers Choice, the higher quality grade of
the two, with great beef flavor and juiciness. It is graded for tenderness
and a good amount of marbling for tender, juicy, flavor cuts, and is
more economical than Prime.
Angus Beef
Most meat experts agree that the best tasting beef comes from the most
prized cattle - Angus. Descended from Scottish bulls imported to the
U.S. in the 1880's, the Angus breed is renowned for its taste and tenderness.
We're the only place where you'll find CERTIFIED Angus beef meticulously
raised without the use of antibiotics or hormones so it tastes the way
nature intended.
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