For instance, Whole Foods and Meijer claim that they don't sell any mechanically tenderized beef. And a spokesperson for Omaha Steaks told us the company does not mechanically tenderize its steaks ...

Many of us are already familiar with the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) standard beef grades ... characteristics of a steak cut. Thus, the tender label was born.

The price is generally cheaper than other retailers, though still more expensive than many other cuts of beef. The one hitch in the giddy up is that these steaks are also blade tenderized ...