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11-15-2018, 03:17 PM | #1 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 11-30-07
Location: Mountains of Colorado
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Tri-Tip Cost
I just returned from a trip to CostCo where I found choice Tri-Tip selling for $7.95 a lb.
Seems a little pricey when choice Rib-eyes were $8.95 a lb. and if I remember correctly prime was $11.95 a lb. Do you think the Tri-Tip is actually worth that kind of money? |
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11-15-2018, 03:18 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: 09-25-17
Location: Oklahoma
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Personally, I would rather have the ribeye.
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11-15-2018, 03:43 PM | #3 |
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If you've never had tri tip, it's worth trying it to decide yourself. For me, there are equally good cuts for less money, but I would never had known that without tryng one.
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11-15-2018, 03:47 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: 07-14-13
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Not me, just ask yourself if Sirloin steak is worth 7.95/lb to you?
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11-15-2018, 04:16 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 08-31-18
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Name/Nickname : Mike
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Growing up in California and having cooked tri tips for the past 30 years, I remember when they were $1.99lb or even cheaper for Choice. My local Costco has trimmed twin-packs for $7.99, which isn't bad at all.
Most supermarkets in the area still have Choice for $2.99lb untrimmed/$3.99 trimmed in the summer time. I usually stock up and vac seal them at that price. That said, most of time I am finding that ribeyes or NY's are now cheaper than tri tip in a couple of different spots. |
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11-15-2018, 05:16 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: 10-24-15
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Name/Nickname : John
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Maybe tri-tips are ramping up in price like briskets did. Briskets used to be an afterthought, cheap cut.......not any more. They have cachet and demand now.
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11-15-2018, 05:38 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: 10-19-17
Location: Knoxville,Tn.
Name/Nickname : Gary
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I scored twin packs of tri tip labeled “members mark angus beef” at Sams for $5.98 per pound. No bones, fat or gristle. Great beef flavor. Very juicy and easy to cook. It’s UNDERRATED!
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11-15-2018, 05:43 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: 07-06-17
Location: atlanta, ga
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Trimmed tri-tips are more expensive like trimmed brisket flats at Costco. Untrimmed tri-tip are cheap but have decent amount of fat that you need to trim.
I find tri-tip is similar in texture and taste to top sirloin steak. I can usually find choice top sirloin for little over $4/lb and prime top sirloin for little over $5 /lb so that's what I usually buy. But if I can find tri-tip in the $2.xx /lb range, I'd buy it over top sirloin. |
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11-15-2018, 05:46 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: 08-15-14
Location: Simpletown, USA
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Ribeye all the way before tri-tip for me. I remember buying tri-tip years ago for $1.29 lb. occasionally would sell for $.99 lb during summer holidays. I like tri-tip but in my opinion ribeye is a superior cut compared to tri-tip.
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11-15-2018, 05:49 PM | #10 |
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Join Date: 01-16-13
Location: USA
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Choice pretty consistent 6.99# at United Grocery
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11-15-2018, 05:50 PM | #11 |
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Join Date: 08-09-16
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Knock on the window of the meat department. Sometimes they will sell you a cryovac pouch with 5-6 of them at the case price. I do that at Sams and get them for less than they sell for from the meat case.
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11-15-2018, 05:59 PM | #12 |
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Join Date: 08-31-09
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Name/Nickname : John
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We rarely pay more than $5.99/lb, more often than not we buy it for less than $5 lb.
We eat tri tip every week for that reason. For those saying it compares to top sirloin...you may have not had a good tri tip, because I don’t find this to be the case at all. It is a far better cut than top sirloin for many reasons, taste leads the pack.
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11-15-2018, 06:20 PM | #13 | |
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11-15-2018, 07:12 PM | #14 | |
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11-15-2018, 07:19 PM | #15 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 10-12-15
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I love tri tip and Ya those prices are up therefor sure for that I might look at other cuts also I'm lucky I get them for 2.79 all day every day, not prime or anything and they need some trimming but I can feed 5-6 people for $12, no brainier for me
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