However, in 2005, it was reported that miners in Madagascar dug up a gem weighing 1,182 pounds which has also been feted as the world's largest emerald. Of less contention is the largest known pearl which was found by a Filipino diver off the island of Palawan in 1934.
USDA Beef Grades. Beef is graded for quality by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) graders according to standards established by the USDA. Grades are based on the amount of marbling (flecks in fat within the lean) and the age of the animal.
As someone who feels as though he knows most everything there is to know about a beef carcass, a conversation with Professors Jeff Savell and Davey Griffin, the masters of ceremony, quickly put me in my place. So I share with you five meaningful things that I learned while at Camp Brisket. Clockwise from right: Select, High Choice (Certified Angus), Wagyu, Prime, Low Choice. 1. Beef grades only matter to a point. Five briskets, all of different grades, were smoked by the Texas A&M students and staff.