Some of Costco's steaks have been mechanically tenderized, which is a process of piecing the meat with actual blades.

In her response, Pryles says the method of meat tenderization the man mentions is correct, though whether it’s safe is a little more complicated. “All of the steaks at Costco are blade tenderized.

Read more: 12 Costco Grocery Products To Buy And 7 To Avoid. Costco Labels Its Mechanically Tenderized Steaks. Mechanical tenderizing helps loosen the fibers in the meat, giving it a more tender ...

A typical label includes safe cooking instructions. This label on blade-tenderized beef sold at Costco recommends 160 degrees as the minimum internal temperature, which doesn't require a three ...

Costco labels mechanically tenderized beef it sells as "blade tenderized." Until now, the USDA hadn't required producers to label mechanically tenderized meat so consumers know what they're buying.

Before labeling became a requirement, the grocery giant Costco voluntarily began labeling its mechanically tenderized beef in 2012, after an E. coli outbreak in Canada was linked to its ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Some steaks and roasts on store shelves have been mechanically tenderized but until recently there were no rules in place to let consumers know if what they were buying had ...