Beef But

[LeeBo]

I was at the grocery store tonight checking out the meat and came across a beef butt at $15.49 a pound. Heck, the chunk I was looking at was 2.6 pounds which came to $40.27

So uh.... what's the deal on beef butt? Is it as good as the price (hard to believe)? I've never heard of it.

I would think that it's comparable to a pork butt; however, the but is from the shoulder area and shoulder roast isn't that expensive.

[BrooklynQ]

a beef but at $15.49 a pound

$15.49 a pound isn't expensive? Damn I want your job.

[LeeBo]

Oh - I didn't buy it. I had to look at it twice to believe it. They had about 10 of them for sale. I don't see people buying it.

[qman]

LeBo, The only thing I can think of that makes any sense is that it was the Butt(big) end of a Beef Tenderloin. That cut might be priced at $15 plus in a supermarket.

[Neil]

LeBo, The only thing I can think of that makes any sense is that it was the Butt(big) end of a Beef Tenderloin. That cut might be priced at $15 plus in a supermarket.

I gotta agree with qman on this one.

[kcquer]

I passed this question on to a friend who's former butcher. He agrees with qman. Butt end of the tenderloin that would normally be cut into filets.

At $15.49/# it had better be good!