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They’re not mechanically tenderizedHenryC422053 wrote: ↑ How do they compare with the steaks from Costco?
I didn't know it used to be the top 20%.thriftshopper wrote: ↑ The Sterling Silver (formerly Alex Campbell Signature Series Sterling Silver) quality has gone downhill. Moniker came from Thrifty Foods which Empire Foods bought a decade or so ago. Used to be the top 20% of AAA beef but a few years ago, that had expanded to top 60-70%, and now the claim is gone entirely.
I bought a few packs of such in the past few months when Thrifty Foods had it on sale and quality, unfortunately, was no better than RCSS (I suspect the stuff on sale is the cheapest they can get their hands on) so always a disappointment. I prefer to wait for markdowns of regular-priced.
See this
real-canadian-superstore-whole-beef-ten ... #p33770683
Sterling Silver appears to be a TM of Cargill now.
https://sterlingsilvermeats.com/?lang=en-ca
I should correct myself. As you say Sterling Silver is a trademark of Cargill. The Alex Campbell Signature Series (dude co-founded Thrifty Foods) was the best 12% of Sterling Silver (or all beef) initially according to a Canadian Grocer article in an issue that has now gone offline. After Empire Foods acquired Thrifty Foods (which resulted in it having to shut down many Safeways on Vancouver Island), the Alex Campbell moniker was dropped and so eventually was the Signature Series. Looks like the Sterling Silver claim of top 2/3 of all AAA beef which was what the Thrifty Foods site stated a few years ago. And yes, the AAA beef is indistinguishable from any other AAA these days.Excitations wrote: ↑ I didn't know it used to be the top 20%.
It's been Cargill for many years, and the claim has been the top 1/3rd. The quality remained excellent.
They still claim to be the top 2/3 — LOL. But you're absolutely right, it's indistinguishable from any other AAA now.
Thank you for elaborating. Do you have any more information about this 56-day aged beef? Wet-aged, I assume?thriftshopper wrote: ↑ I should correct myself. As you say Sterling Silver is a trademark of Cargill. The Alex Campbell Signature Series (dude co-founded Thrifty Foods) was the best 12% of Sterling Silver (or all beef) initially according to a Canadian Grocer article in an issue that has now gone offline. After Empire Foods acquired Thrifty Foods (which resulted in it having to shut down many Safeways on Vancouver Island), the Alex Campbell moniker was dropped and so eventually was the Signature Series. Looks like the Sterling Silver claim of top 2/3 of all AAA beef which was what the Thrifty Foods site stated a few years ago. And yes, the AAA beef is indistinguishable from any other AAA these days.
As for beef quality, what is particularly disturbing is that you can buy a multi pack of steaks and some in the pack are tastier (or less tasty) and more tender (or less so) than other steaks in the pack. Doesn't seem to matter if I buy it from Thrifty or RCSS.
I do buy the 56-day aged beef now and then when it is severely marked down (usual price is ~$56/Kg for the top beef cuts). It does taste good.
Dinner tonight is a marked-down Sterling Silver flank steak.
FWIW, looks like Thrifty Foods had a little scandal 9 years ago when E coli-contiminated ground beef was not only sold but reportedly mistakely labelled as Sterling Silver when it came from XL meatpackers (wich was sold to Brailizean JBS the following year).
https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/ ... es-3007537
My mistake again, it is 58 days dry aged.Excitations wrote: ↑ Thank you for elaborating. Do you have any more information about this 56-day aged beef? Wet-aged, I assume?
Must depend on the province and store. Here, they are the best there is. And the price is sick.
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