Walmart has their choice rib racks on sale again for the holidays.*ETA with pics

Is that what SAMs sells?

Well, I put it on the smoker last night. I dry brined it for about 3 hours on the counter. Then seasoned with kosher salt, black pepper, garlic, and a touch of rosemary, and a bit of sage. Put in the smoker at 200 degrees for 4 hours until internal made it to 118. Only put smoke on it for about 30 minutes. Wanted more beef flavor than smoke flavor. Here it is resting.





I heated the oven to 550, and in it went to get a crust. Sorry, I forgot to get a pic after it came out. But here it is cut up.



It was absolutely amazing, and as tender as any prime ribeye I've ever had. Great flavor, absolutely zero gristle. The cut up picture makes it look redder in the middle, and greyer on the edges than it actually was.

Couple notes...while resting (about 20 minutes), the internal temp went up from 118 to 122. At around the 20 minute mark, it went down to 121. Placed in the oven at 550 for around 15 minutes, and the internal temp dropped another degree to 120 while in. Rested it for 10 minutes before slicing. It was a 6.27 pound roast.

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Premium choice does not equal USDA Choice

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You're right, but the blue and red "USDA choice" sticker on it does.

But when looking over it again, I didn't see the CAB sticker on it that I thought was on there earlier. I'll update the OP to reflect that. But it is, indeed choice, and a good grade of choice, at that. They always have been and why I put this up.

Thanks for the heads up. Went to my local walmarks and found a 7.87 lb for $38.40. Yep $38.40. It was to be $54.85 but that had it marked down $16.45. Not sure why doesn't need to be frozen until 1/11/17
I'm no math wizard but that's around $5lb. What a bargain! Cheers

I'm going look after work. Never cooked one before but I wouldn't be too upset if I messed it up and it was only $35

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I'm going look after work. Never cooked one before but I wouldn't be too upset if I messed it up and it was only $35

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Just cut it up as steaks if nothing else. It's a pretty decent price for choice ribeyes. And it's really good quality choice. I'm eating leftovers right now. Still good.

Yeah that's pretty good for a cross rib roast. But you do know that a rib roast and a cross rib roast are totally different pieces of meat taken from different parts of the animal, right? It's not actually taken from the rib area.

ETA: I have had a cross rib roast that was cooked wonderfully and was tender and juicy and very good. But I've seen about a dozen that were like eating an old shoe when cooked to the same temp as a rib roast.

But it is a great piece of meat for pot roast.

I'm clueless as to what I'm looking for. Can you post a pic of it still packaged? Going to go run by the local walmart to see if I can pick one up.

Ah okay, mind posting it whenever you do? I'm going later tonight most likely.