USDA Prime Beef
Tis the Season for Tantalizing Flavor
Your holiday celebration deserves the finest foods to enhance it. And when you've found a sumptuous main course, everything else comes together. That's why the meat department is featuring USDA dry-aged and fresh prime beef.
What is "Prime?"
USDA prime is the highest grade of beef sold in the United States. Don't confuse "prime" with "choice" or "select." The package must say "USDA prime" in order to be the best. Balducci's is one of the few markets that sell USDA prime, making us the place to go for quality beef.
Why Is Prime The Best?
Because of the high level of marbling that runs through the meat. When it's cooked, the fat melts and the meat is basted from within, creating that tender, juicy, buttery texture and flavor that's simply divine.
The Term "Fresh" Is Self-Explanatory, But What Exactly Does "Dry-Aged" Entail?
It is practically a lost art, a now-rare method of producing beef that is incredibly tender in texture and flavorful. Most cuts of beef are wet-aged, vacuum packed in its own juices. This process is definitely cheaper and easier to accomplish than dry-aging, but a robust taste is sacrificed. Since you know by now that taste comes first with Balducci's, naturally we sell dry-aged beef.
What's The Best Choice For Holiday Entertaining?
For serving a large party, I recommend our prime rib roast. Slow roast it, and serve it with horseradish sauce or a traditional Yorkshire pudding. That first cut of the juicy, tender meat with its distinctive nutty, buttery flavor will simply thrill your guests.
Your holiday celebration deserves the finest foods to enhance it. And when you've found a sumptuous main course, everything else comes together. That's why the meat department is featuring USDA dry-aged and fresh prime beef.
What is "Prime?"
USDA prime is the highest grade of beef sold in the United States. Don't confuse "prime" with "choice" or "select." The package must say "USDA prime" in order to be the best. Balducci's is one of the few markets that sell USDA prime, making us the place to go for quality beef.
Why Is Prime The Best?
Because of the high level of marbling that runs through the meat. When it's cooked, the fat melts and the meat is basted from within, creating that tender, juicy, buttery texture and flavor that's simply divine.
The Term "Fresh" Is Self-Explanatory, But What Exactly Does "Dry-Aged" Entail?
It is practically a lost art, a now-rare method of producing beef that is incredibly tender in texture and flavorful. Most cuts of beef are wet-aged, vacuum packed in its own juices. This process is definitely cheaper and easier to accomplish than dry-aging, but a robust taste is sacrificed. Since you know by now that taste comes first with Balducci's, naturally we sell dry-aged beef.
What's The Best Choice For Holiday Entertaining?
For serving a large party, I recommend our prime rib roast. Slow roast it, and serve it with horseradish sauce or a traditional Yorkshire pudding. That first cut of the juicy, tender meat with its distinctive nutty, buttery flavor will simply thrill your guests.