Price of Scallops
On 3/5/2019 7:50 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2019 18:57:10 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 3/5/2019 5:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> I checked today and the price of scallops at Costco is 2 pounds for
>>> $24. That's a pretty decent price I thought. I'll get them more
>>> often. While I was looking at the frozen scallops I noticed that
>>> Costco has increased the number of items carried in that area.
>>> Something to look forward to.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Half of what I paid at Publix. Good, but expensive. Are they dry pack?
>
> what do you mean by dry pack. They are individual scallops, frozen
> with a thin coat of ice on each one.
> They are a nice large size, 15 to a pound.
> Janet US
>
Dry pack means they aren't treated with with a solution of water and
sodium tripolyphosphate, or STPP, which preserves them as soon as they
are harvested at sea and frozen. It should be on the label.
Jill
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