since gas prices have gone through the roof i really havn't seen any good deals on meat untill this last week. luckys in my area has country style pork ribs on sale for .99 a pound, i bought about 30 pounds of the stuff and threw them in the freeze. i know they are just pork butt cut the other direction but for .99 i couldn't resist. with the gas prices going as they are whenever i see a deal im backing up the truck. if i had a freezer full of .69 a pound whole chicken from last year id be looking like a genius right around now.
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How you gonna cook the country style pork ribs? Every time I try to cook them, they don't taste quite right.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Cheapest meat product down here is chicken necks at $1/lb.
Believe I'd have to start experimenting with some a them 'roos!
Bob
Cheapest meat product down here is chicken necks at $1/lb.
Believe I'd have to start experimenting with some a them 'roos!
Bob
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The capybaras at the zoo look succulent.
Originally Posted By: alreadygone
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Cheapest meat product down here is chicken necks at $1/lb.
Believe I'd have to start experimenting with some a them 'roos!
Bob
I could harvest the coat of arms within a 5 mile radius of my house, or even clock a kangaroo at work....family wouldn't eat it. Can't interest them in underground mutton either.
My boy enjoyed steak and kidney pie last night...there's hope still.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Cheapest meat product down here is chicken necks at $1/lb.
Believe I'd have to start experimenting with some a them 'roos!
Bob
I could harvest the coat of arms within a 5 mile radius of my house, or even clock a kangaroo at work....family wouldn't eat it. Can't interest them in underground mutton either.
My boy enjoyed steak and kidney pie last night...there's hope still.
Rabbit is great and plentiful. I eat Skippy but family wouldn't. Can't win
Your best bet is to actually buy a half beef and then have it butchered for you. At least down here, everybody raises cattle and they are usually grain fed and not dropped off at a feed lot for about two weeks and then who knows what you get. You buy a half cow, now at about 1.00-1.20 a pound on the hoof. Processing will costs about 120 to 140. You get like about 300-400 pounds of meat. And it's GOOD meat. You really don't have to marinate the steaks. You can get all the steaks, TBone, Ribeyes, Filets, etc. etc. some good roast like Pikes Peak, Top, etc. etc. and the rest you can have made into hamburger meat. It will keep you fed for about a year, depending on the size of your family and stomach. But you have to have a deep freezer.
Another trick that a lot of people don't know about is that your better meat at the local supermarkets are the ones that have "Been reduced for quick sale." There is not one thing bad about the meat and it's actually better. These supermarkets ususally don't let the beef age. It's shipped in boxes of the killing floor and then immeadiately cut and put out in the freezers for sale. The stuff that's been price reduced has been sitting in the refrigerator and aging actually. Don't be fooled by the color, a lot of places put dye in their meat to make it look fresh, that's B.S. Also, don't buy filet mignon, your paying a high price for that cheap bacon they wrap it in. Also, check the container the beef is on, those blood suck up pads also weigh something and your paying for that. Ask if they can cut your meat for you, then weigh it and then put it on the packing plate.
Another trick that a lot of people don't know about is that your better meat at the local supermarkets are the ones that have "Been reduced for quick sale." There is not one thing bad about the meat and it's actually better. These supermarkets ususally don't let the beef age. It's shipped in boxes of the killing floor and then immeadiately cut and put out in the freezers for sale. The stuff that's been price reduced has been sitting in the refrigerator and aging actually. Don't be fooled by the color, a lot of places put dye in their meat to make it look fresh, that's B.S. Also, don't buy filet mignon, your paying a high price for that cheap bacon they wrap it in. Also, check the container the beef is on, those blood suck up pads also weigh something and your paying for that. Ask if they can cut your meat for you, then weigh it and then put it on the packing plate.
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