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.

[Fish]

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

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Always find great deals at the mexican supermarket counters.

Good luck everyone knows to film you

[oldman]

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.

[frozenchief]

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/

[crazycoffey]

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……

[Nickhead]

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




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

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

Good luck everyone knows to film you

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.

[seclark]

Yes
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[Stewie]

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.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by seclark

Yes
They’re also a bakery, so…
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Are they also a candlestick maker?

[Rain Man]

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.

[wazu]

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

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

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

[FlaChief58]

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

[redfan]

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