A Costco shopper stumbled on a great meat hack after noticing a labeling disparity on what he thought was a package of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choice ribs. His video is highlighting the difference between Choice and Prime meat.
After speaking with a Costco butcher, Taz (@tazfrase) was ultimately able to get to the bottom of this meat-sticker mystery. The Phoenix, Arizona-based cooking content creator decided to share his newfound knowledge in a viral TikTok, which accrued over 292,000 views.
USDA Choice Ribs… Or Are They?
Taz begins his video by issuing some words of caution to Costco shoppers who purchase their meat from the popular bulk retail chain. “All right, guys, for those of you who buy your meat at Costco, this video is for you. Learned something very, very interesting,” he says, before delving into his recent shopping experience.
“I was at Costco getting some meat. I had just picked up a few steaks. Went over to the ribs section,” he says, holding a slab of frozen, plastic-wrapped ribs…