Cost per lb for Tri-tip?

[basuraman]

What do you normally spend per pound? Was just at Costco and it was $5.99 per pound.

 

[landarc]

That is about middling, I have seen as high as $6.99 and as low as $4.99 of late.

 

[Bushay]

Bought a case last month from our local Costco. About $270 worth of Tri tip for 4.23 a pound.

 

[Smoothsmoke]

On sale, select, untrimmed at the grocery store can run 1.99 - 2.49/lb. Normally they're about 3.99/lb.

 

[deepsouth]

when you can find them down here, they are about eight bucks a pound.

 

[tappymac]

4.99 trimmed.

 

[Big_T_BBQ]

Hippy Grade is $8.99/lb (trimmed)
Regular is $5.99/lb (USDA choice and trimmed)

 

[Groundhog66]

Beware when buying packs of multiple untrimmed, you can run into lots of waste.

 

[WC BBQ]

Bulk at cash and carry, untrimmed, $2.50 lb. Just trim and vacuum pack.

 

[martyleach]

3.99 untrimmed on sale bulk. 10-15% waste though

 

[Cook]

$2.50 per pound in California...$102.50 per pound in Alaska.

:noidea:

 

[CenTech]

Only place I've seen it in Texas is $7.99, $5.99 on sale.

 

[big brother smoke]

4.67, I was quoted for angus by the case though.


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[leanza]

Untrimmed are reasonable many times around here in So Cali. which means between $2.50 to 3.00lb, Select. Trimming close seems to add up to about 7% or so waste. Most of us trim to meat level.

Why not go to a liter trim and use that layer of fat in the cook, maybe get a crisp portion (ala steak) which might possibly earn us around 5% waste?

 

[Norcoredneck]

Keep in mind Vons "Ranchers Reserve", Ralphes, Albertsons sales id for untrimmed select meat where Costco is choice and trimmed very well. I bought a cryo bag at costco for ~ $4.24/lb that was "Pealed". Still had a little fat which is good. Very tasty.

 

[syndicate559]

It's getting harder and harder to find it trimmed for under $4.00 a pound. In fact, I don't think I've seen a 3.98 sale for months. Smart 'n Final in my area has untrimmed bulk for $3.29 a pound, but it looks pretty messy. I just can't bring myself to pay more than $4 though. Just seems wrong to me, even though everything else is going up right along with it.

 

[Theboz1419]

I went to "butcher on the Block" in the Chicago subburbs and paid about 4.99 a pound. I wish Costco had it in our area, I think their tri-tip had more flavor.

 

[Jack of Spades]

NEVER seen in for under $7.99/lb. here in NJ. I've just come to accept it and try and buy a nice two pounder.