Anonymous wrote:Costco wild salmon is excellent. That’s about it

I agree with first half. It grills nicely. The red meat cuts are too big for us to try.

Costco wild salmon is excellent. That’s about it

In descending order of quality from our experience

- Springfield Butcher
- Costco
- Harris Teeter
- Safeway/Giant

Anonymous wrote:Find a local butcher or family farm if you want quality meats. Most grocery store meat is treated with chemicals like carbon monoxide.

+ 1, since it's close to me, Organic Butcher for the win.

I buy meat from Wegmans and have never had issues. I generally don’t buy from Costco because the package size is too large but I once got a pack of lamb loin chops for a party and they were spoiled when I went to cook them the next day despite the date on the package.

Its unhygenic they run their meat through a tenderizer

I never buy meat from Costco. A few years ago I noticed the meat started tasting off and never got better.

Find a local butcher or family farm if you want quality meats. Most grocery store meat is treated with chemicals like carbon monoxide.

Another vote for Whole Foods meat counter. I actually did an experiment where I bought the same cut of beef at WF, another smaller organic meat counter and regular grocery store. WF was by far the better quality and taste. (No, I have no ties to WF.)

A friend gets her meat at Sam's Club, and that has been very good. But she has several kids with a son in high school sports, so they eat a lot more than we do.

Anonymous wrote:The best is at Wegmans or Giant. Costco is awful. Always tastes old or flavorless.

I shop at all of those places and it's simply not true.

The best is at Wegmans or Giant. Costco is awful. Always tastes old or flavorless.

Costco and Lidl for me

I buy all of my meats at Costco. I think the quality is better than most grocery stores. I do not think it's any cheaper though.

It is pretty good and generally better quality than Safeway/Giant, etc., but obviously you have to buy in pretty large quantities. Whole Foods is where I buy my meat (including a decent amount of red meat) usually and I haven’t noticed any quality issues. I shop at the butcher counter for red meat and pork so I can choose the exact pieces I want.

In the past few years it seems to me the quality of meat at Harris Teeter / Giant / Safeway has declined even as prices have greatly increased.

Someone told me Costco has good meat (red meat) - agree?