Don't mess this up

[tbob4]

I don't buy Prime filets because the difference in price is not worth the difference in quality at Costco. Briskets, tri-tips and ribeyes are another story. So yesterday I saw these just sitting there in the meat section. What the heck? I have never seen marbling like that on the Prime filets at my Costco. They are going on the Santa Maria tonight and I sure hope I don't screw anything up. Not because the price was well above what I would like to pay but because if I can't do justice to these I need to go back to grilling 101.

[Huskee]

Holy cow. I'd splurge on those too!

[tbob4]

My wife thought I looked stupid dancing in the meat aisle. I couldn't help myself.

[FireMan]

Yup we can just picture you dancin in the streets, with yer hat on & everything. Yeah, & we don’t need pics.

[pkadare]

I'm hoping that they haven't been blade tenderized!

[tbob4]

Hahaha! Should I take my meat mallet to them before I slap them down on the grill? I may have to buy more expensive salt and pepper for them.

[pkadare]

Shouldn't be necessary but would definitely be safer than blade tenderizing. You don't want to cook those babies to 160 degrees!

[Huskee]

What was the per lb price?

[pkadare]

They look like wagyu. I've never seen prime look like that!

[tbob4]

pkadare - I hadn't seen a Prime like these, either. I bought one pack of 4 - almost bought two packs but I was already pushing my limit. I was shopping with my wife who liked the price of the pork butts I bought.

[Porkies]

It would be tough for me to pick those up. But, look at this way... you'd pay that much for a less valuable piece of meat at any decent restaurant, and more than that at a good steak restaurant.

[Greygoose]

Not too far from goin’ wagyu by the looks !!!

[Huskee]

I'm with you 100% I have a moral limit as well, and usually that means no filets, and def not Prime filets, but again those are spectacular and I just might've done the same. Happy eating!

[Dewesq55]

My "moral limit" is, unfortunately, dictated by my bank balance. I would have bought those in a heartbeat.

[Steve B]

WOW!!!
From the looks of those beauties I woulda never thought those were filets.
That marbling is insane.
Your’e gonna rock this cook. Looking forward to the pics.

[Red Man]

Every prime fillet I’ve seen still has very little marbling, usually not much different than choice. For a fillet to have that much marbling, I’d think it’d have to be wagyu.

[Red Man]

Medium...yikes! Does 135 count? Serve with dim lighting (candlelight dinner?) so she can’t see it 🤣.

[Dewesq55]

OMG! Even 1 degree above 120°F for those is a sin, IMHO!

[JGo37]

I know for a fact Red Man that the dim lights trick works!

[mountainsmoker]

Wow. have never seen filets that look like that except for A5 Waygu. Congrats on your pickup.

[marshall]

check the batteries in your instant read thermometer!

[HouseHomey]

Those look amazing! Wow. You’ll be fine. Prime meat at medium is still tender n soft. No worries. Those will rest up like a beast.

[tbob4]

Turned out delicious!!!! Thanks, you all. I would do it again in a minute but at the price, only every so often.

[CaptainMike]

Bravo!

[crazytown3]

Super nice job on those! If it were me, that beer would have been gone before I even started, trying to steady my nerves. You only needed it part way gone haha.

[tbob4]

pkadare , RonB , CaptainMike , crazytown3 - thanks! Crazytown - you notice that the beer wasn't touched between the cooking, pre-sear sauce and the finished product. HAHAHA. I was paying way too much attention to time and elevation on the Santa Maria.

[Steve B]

Perfect. 👊👊

[tbob4]

Thanks Steve - it really was mouth watering

[Mudkat]

Sloberlicius!!!

[tbob4]

Yeah - got some on my shirt, too!

[gcdmd]

Yes, SIR ! ! !

[tbob4]

Thank you very much. It was something else.