philpom
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Read the adds weekly, I found t-bone, NY strip, and Chuck roast for $5.99/lb last week. We use coupons too, Kroger sends us a lot, picked up an 8lb butt 2 weeks ago for $1.03/lb and spares for $1.49.
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Beef Cost is Unreal!
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It's kind of long winded... but here is an excellent article about how beef pricing actually works, and a breakdown of where the money goes.
cowboystatedaily.com
By The Numbers: How Much Beef Can You Get From A Cow?
Turning a 1,500-pound cow into a freezer full of steaks, roasts and hamburgers is more complicated than it might sound. But if you're fed up with pricey…
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That's a pretty good price anywhere... Is it the 10lb tube ??
Elf@shore
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Yes? Back in day in College, went to a Fed Slaughterhouse.It's kind of long winded... but here is an excellent article about how beef pricing actually works, and a breakdown of where the money goes.
By The Numbers: How Much Beef Can You Get From A Cow?
Turning a 1,500-pound cow into a freezer full of steaks, roasts and hamburgers is more complicated than it might sound. But if you're fed up with pricey…
Experienced the slaughter from live cow to being cut down .
Its a very extensive process to get Beef on the huff to cut down.
On top of that now ?
The high increase costs to get that cow to slaughter.
Its due to Economic increased costs to produce cattle.
Call it what you want ? Not going there.....
My work experience being in Grocery Sales for over 30 yrs, learned alot from the butchers from multiple food chains, But basically they all say the same.
IMO: There is too many steps to see the meat in yur local store.
Also see some wild stuff working kitchens after college. Not going there either ...
ELF
Depends on the lean to fat ratio . If it's the 10 lb. tube of of 73 / 27 ,,, that's a BUNCH of fat that renders out .
I buy the 81 / 19 . Just got 20 lbs. for $4.19 a pound . Good clean beef without a bunch of rendered waiste . That gives me around 100 lbs. in the freezer . If it hits a certain price point I buy it .
These came from Friona Texas . Cargill meats .
Ya have to figure out your own price point on what eating beef is worth it. It's different for all of us. Being expensive sucks, but it's not changing anytime soon. Sometimes those cravings get in the way lol!
Can't find anything decent under $6.18 / lb for burger.
I think this was 80/20…
We just bought 20 lbs of 80/20 burger for 3.99 a lb.
Son in law is picking up 50 lbs of pork belly tomorrow for $2.50/ lb
Son in law is picking up 50 lbs of pork belly tomorrow for $2.50/ lb
Where is that at ??
My son in law does alot of work in packing plants dealing with packaging and has installed some robotic lines. That has it's perks...takes a bit of trimming though as there's quite a bit of rib meat still attached... but makes great chef snacks!
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When I read that Donald Trump is going to allow 610 million tons of foreign beef into our domestic market, I went on a spending spree and bought $500 worth of good domestic HEB Texas beef, both 80/20 and in steak form.
I guessed well because I managed to fit it all in the deep freeze, a small miracle.
That was a LOT of vac sealing at one time!
I guessed well because I managed to fit it all in the deep freeze, a small miracle.
That was a LOT of vac sealing at one time!
Ground Chuck is on sale at Publix.. $4.89lb for 3lbs or more... Save $3.80 lb... Picked up 9+ lbs... Gonna get more before Wed.
Charlene G
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This week one of our local grocery stores (No Frills) was selling Ungraded Beef Rib roasts from Mexico. 1/2 price of other retailers like Costco. Very skeptical of quality. Found out that beef from Mexico is from heat-tolerant cattle or older cows and bulls rather than the specific European breeds commonly raised for marbling in North America, leading to differences in taste and tenderness. This beef is best cooked in a braising method. Also, Mexico is know for using historical use of growth promotants.
So, the store is selling it as Rib roast...but suggests stewing the meat or using it as ground beef. Yikes!!! I will stick to North American produced meat.
So, the store is selling it as Rib roast...but suggests stewing the meat or using it as ground beef. Yikes!!! I will stick to North American produced meat.
I didn't realize that ungraded beef (regardless of the source) could be sold in retail markets. In the States, meat processors can process non-graded beef but it's treated as an individual order for specific customers who usually buy a steer from a rancher and have it processed.
A few years ago a friend of mine bought some roping steers descendent from a Mexican breed of cattle. His plan was to fatten them on grain for several months then have them processed. He gave me some hamburger and a few steaks and to my surprise the meat was pretty good.
You know more about it than I do , but some retailers have a " No Roll " program . Some of the beef I buy at GFS is no roll . Just means it has not been graded , not that it wasn't good enough to make the grade .
See where it says No Roll on the tag . Still passed USDA inspection .
This is what came out of it . They're not all that good . The cap meat was awesome .
Oops, maybe not
.... I didn't consider USDA inspected, verses USDA graded. I jumped ahead to individual or custom exemptions. This brochure mentions a retail kitchen exemption too. That said, "No Roll" is something I've never seen in my town.
That's been my experience with most beef I've had in Mexico. Older, tougher steers, best braised. The better steakhouses advertise that their beef comes from the US or Canada.
Saw this in Costco the other day. And this is the price for Choice.
OUCH! Will the price ever stop rising... I saw a 20lb SRF wagu brisket for $200. Costco might get that high soon.
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