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LaTigresse -> RE: Sam's Club-type shopping (10/24/2009 7:35:48 AM)
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Level it depends.
Most of the beef I get in bulk, locally. My boss has a childhood friend that we purchase a beef from and split. It is much less expensive per lb.........the whole thing ends up averaging out less per pound than medium priced ground beef......and OMG, I cannot describe the difference in taste quality. I swear if I had to eat what passes for beef in areas of the country outside the midwest I would not eat beef.
I've also purchased a lamb from him and slaughtered it myself. Which is rather misleading but the whole story is beside the point.
Pork, well I am in Iowa. I have multiple options and all of it is fresh, grown locally, and butchered locally. Chicken I get in the grocery store because, again, it is grown and butchered locally.
The meat I purchase in the grocery store, I watch for sales. We have a local chain, Fareway, that has the BEST meat of any chain grocery, bar none. Even the high priced whole foods and co-ops in Iowa City do not have better meat than Fareway. And they have good sales. Recently I bought $30 of pork roasts for $ .99 a pound and tossed them in the freezer. Last month I bought a whole pork loin for a great price. I just cut it up, packaged it, and froze it, when I got it home. Now I have meat for quick stir fries, pork loin chops, and a small loin roast, sitting in my freezer. Yesterday I got a great deal on some fresh chicken hindquarters (my favourite part to grill) at $ .79 a lb. Just tossed them in the freezer.
Yes, Iowan's are quite fortunate to have fantastic meat at great prices. We are even seeing more and more of the exotic meats available. Buffalo is my favourite.
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