USDA prime beef is not as plentiful as other grades like choice or select. This is because the standards used to award that label are hard to come by.

Choosing the perfect cut of meat for backyard grilling and barbecue needs is no small task. When selecting beef at the grocery store, shoppers often face decision fatigue from refrigerated shelves ...

If you aren't an expert, meat labels can be intimidating. You might find yourself wading through declarations of "grass-fed" or "organic" or "antibiotic free" — wondering how all these designations ...

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Beef labels can be confusing at the meat counter, especially when Prime and Choice sit side by side with noticeably different prices. To many shoppers, those words feel like vague quality signals ...

• USDA Prime beef boasts superior marbling, tenderness, juiciness and flavor. It's also more expensive than USDA Choice. • USDA Choice beef offers a balance of tenderness and affordability and is ...

The American beef cattle sector has a problem. A good problem, but a problem nonetheless. American cattle are getting better quality grades than they used to. Investments in better genetics, feed ...

Spencer Tracy famously appraised Katharine Hepburn like this: “Not much meat on her, but what there is is cherce.” That’s probably the most famous line from the 1952 comedy “Pat and Mike.” But I don’t ...