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Old 02-16-2011, 01:12 PM
Ruinous Ruinous is offline
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Originally Posted by DetroitVelvetSmooth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Buying "prime" tenderloin is not very smart - it is the leanest part of the animal and usda grading is based on marbling. The poster who mentioned a "nicely marbled" filet mignon is lost.
I'll direct you here for some education:

http://meat.tamu.edu/beefgrading.html

Yes, tenderloin is a leaner cut compared to others. That does not mean tenderloin is not graded and rated upon marbling (PRIME+ for abundant down to STANDARD- for practically devoid)

Don't troll for the sake of trolling, fool.