Do you go to local butcher shops?
 

Or do you just use the grocery stores? I’m thinking about this because every year we make a few special visits to some local places for meat or services for the holidays. But I don’t really go to them outside of that. We love Krizmans for sausage (best around as far as I’m concerned) and then use Bichelmeyer for getting a Turkey smoked whenever we need two turkeys and don’t want to cook two.

I don’t really buy meat regularly from them though to know if the quality is better or if the prices are better at all. I’d like to visit them more often but they are not exactly close to us. Just curious what peoples experiences are.

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Yeah. I live in feedlot country. It’s better. Expensive but better.

I shouldn’t say it is expensive. It’s expensive as hell at the store too.

I try to use the local butchers when I want a specific cut of steak. Otherwise, I get meat from a butcher that is local to my folks.

I butcher my own meat chickens and will begin butchering my own goats for red meat. Looking to add rabbits as well.

Broadway butcher has a lot of high quality unique stuff I enjoy. I do not always hit it up but like it every now and then. It is a go to place when I want high quality fish they have great salmon.

Absolutely.

Yes, I have a few that I frequent for different things that I can’t get at the store but a store with a good meat counter is the best.

Yeah.

Leeway Butcher in Lawrence is fantastic. Went and bought a gift for a friend couple of ours a few weeks ago - a three pound piece of Bavette that was juuuust cut.

Yes. For hot links and all types of sausages. For most things though, the cost just doesn't make sense at the butcher over the grocery store.

when Red Meat was on the menu absolutely

I really enjoyed hitting up the mexican super markets

Always find great deals at the mexican supermarket counters.

This butcher shop lived close to you?

Mostly Sams or Costco. Special occasions either Paradise Locker or Gladstone meats. Been hearing good things about The Upper Cut KC off Cookingham Drive will try soon.

Can't remember the last time I got anything but lunch meat from the grocery store.

Since we're on the topic, if you're a pork chop person like myself give this marinade a whirl, it's simple and absolutely amazing. I go for the 24hr soak but if you can't give it at least 12hr.

1/3 cup (85 ml) soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves , minced
¼ tsp black pepper

I use the oven for this one. Put it on broil and when at full speed brown each side. As close to heat as possible.

You can thank me later.

2nd for Broadway Butcher. Great quality. Worth the extra cost.

Good luck everyone knows to film you

There's not any close to me, but I do make a occasional trek into the Dotte to pick up Krizman's. I'll backtrack to 7th and roll into Amourdale for some Art's Mexican and then on to Bichelmeyer's for a 1/2 dozen steaks from the case. Hey, gas isn't cheap and oldman isn't as spry as he used to be. It was much easier when we lived in Topeka.

Is Fritz’s still around? They used to have really good smoked turkeys.

And I got something new this year. In the late 30’s, someone put some beef cows on an island off of Kodiak. The descendants of those cows roam free range all year. While it can get cool, it doesn’t get super, super cold so the cows can eat grass all year long. No steroids. No antibiotics. No growth hormones. And every fall, a few of them are butchered and sold. I’ve been on a waiting list for a couple of years and just got this year’s shipment so I haven’t had any yet but I’ll post the results.

more info about the cows, their environment, and why they are unique is here:

https://alaskameat.com/cattle/

This family owned farm is in Odessa

https://www.madsenbeef.com/

Second year in a row I’ve bought a half cow from them. Very good results. They use a local butcher/packaging plant. Very customizable in your order. Whole cow, half. 1/4 or just get a bunch or ground beef.

You should probably have a freezer……

i bought a whole lamb from the butcher a few weeks back. i seasoned it before i vac sealed it. $290 for the lot:


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only on the 'rare' occasion will i buy meat from the store...

Film? Huh? Is it some Hollywood production. Is this my screen test?

As long as they aren't taking my kidney I think I'll be okay.

Yes
They’re also a bakery, so…
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My butcher has raised prices to the point it's not worth it. Sprouts has really good meat. It's a bit more expensive than other grocers, but the quality is top notch.

Are they also a candlestick maker?

There's a butcher shop a few blocks away from us, and I've been there a couple of times in my three decades of living here. There are two grocery stores that are closer, and I'm not that discerning in my tastes.

For anybody in the KC Northland looking for a good butcher - The Upper Cut KC is incredible.

buy 1/2 beef from a local farmer and the local butcher prepares and wraps for freezing.

For most things I get my meat frim Winn Dixie. If I'm looking for something special I go to the butcher. There's a place in Tampa called Wild Fork we go to when we want game meat like ostrich, yak, antelope etc

Yep, Paradise Locker meats in Trimble is my northland go to. They have nice bacon.

We go every month or two. Usually $125 on ground beef and then whatever special they're running. Spend around $250 and fill the deep freeze up. My wife makes a lot of our bread so we only have to get odds and ends.

During the spring and summer we get enough fresh veggies we don't need much.

Once you've had "fresh" meat it's hard to go back. Granted I don't eat much anymore I can't help but get me a special steak from time to time
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I shall. Thank you.

Oh, sorry

Best friend growing up runs beef cattle. Other best friend growing up owns the butcher shop where we all grew up.

Buy a 2 full butcher beefs from him a year, keep 1 for myself, give my girls at the office the other one as a gift.

The one we keep we usually keep most and I give my grandparents and parents their pick. Grandparents used to run cattle, but sold out as they got to old. Now with grandpa gone grammie needs some help with stuff like that so I do what I can.

I've always been tempted to buy a commercial meat slicer and order cold cuts in bulk from a wholesaler.

Any do this?
Benefits?
Good prices?

It seems like you'd need to eat 20 pounds of cold cuts a week to justify that. What's the smallest bulk cold cut package you can buy?