Rib Eye Costco Vs KC Steak Company

Rib Eye Taste Test

KC Steak Dry Aged Rib Eyes

Costco USDA Prime Rib Eye Steaks

First Impressions

The Costco Steaks are on the Left and the KC Steak Company Steaks are on the Right.  The Costco Steaks appear to be a lighter color,  The KC Steaks are Dry aged up to 28 days hence the darker color,  The KC Steaks are USDA Prime, they are about 10 oz each and are thicker then the KC Steaks which are 8 oz each and no grade assigned. The Costco steaks are fresh the KC are flash frozen and vacuum sealed.  The Cost steaks were about $18 a lb and the KC Steaks were about $12 a lb on sale and using a $25 off Promo Coupon with free shipping.

Costco Steaks on Grillgrates

Cooking Method

I use the reverse sear method for this cook the Rib-Eyes were removed  from Fridge about 1 hour prior to cooking then Seasoned  well top and bottom  with salt and Pepper. 

They then sat at  room temperature for 45 minutes or so.

Pre heated the Grill to 350 Place the Rib Eyes  on the grill  

When the Internal temperature reaches 130 remove from grill and rest tented in foil

Turn up the grill to Max Temperature and sear 2 minutes then flip and sear for 2 more minutes

I use GrillGrates to get a better Sear

The Taste

The Costco steaks won the taste test hands down.  They were way more tender.  A lot more juicy and they tasted better.  If the costco steaks are an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 then the KC Steaks are at most a 4.  I dont see myself buying these KC Steaks again not when Costco was way better.

USDA Prime Ribeye

Beef Ribeye Eye of Rib Boneless USDA Prime

Beef Ribeye Eye of Rib Boneless USDA Prime

About 75 to 85% of the time when the wife and I go out to eat we go for breakfast, it works best for our schedules. I was in Costco Today and I saw some Beef Rib-eye Eye of Rib Boneless USDA Prime beef.  I don't very often buy Prime beef but I may start to buy it more often its cheaper then dinner for 2 and way better on the Traeger.

Ingredients

About 2 lbs of Boneless Rib-eye (USDA Prime Optional)

Salt and pepper or your favorite rub

Grill Setup

Start Traeger on smoke for 10 minutes with lid open'

Preheat lid closed to temperature 350

Reverse Sear Method

The Cook

I use the reverse sear method for this cook

Removed the Rib-Eyes from Fridge about 1 hour prior to cooking
Seasoned  well top and bottom  with salt and Pepper (or your favorite rub) 
Set at  room temperature for 45 minutes or so.

Place the Rib Eyes  on the grill  

When the Internal temperature reaches 130 remove from grill and rest tented in foil

Turn up the grill to Max Temperature and sear 2 minutes then flip and sear for 2 more minutes

I use GrillGrates to get a better Sear

Rib Eye and Sweet Potatoes

The Taste Test

The meat was tender and Juicy.  It tasted amazing. My wife made her signature sweet potatoes to go with the Ribeyes,

Please Note:

Any recipe I make is just a guideline.  I am not a big fan of gooey sauces so almost everything  I cook would be a dry rub.  You of course should experiment and see what works best for you.  I don't often recommend a rub because it is a matter of personnel taste.  This recipe would also work well on most other pellet grills or charcoal and gas grill using indirect heat for the low temperature recipes.