Do you go to local butcher shops?

[mr. tegu]

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.

[HayWire]

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

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Otter

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 shall. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Otter

You can thank me later.

Oh, sorry

[O.city]

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.

[scho63]

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?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by scho63

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?

[VAChief]

Originally Posted by scho63

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?

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