"John J" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:01:18 +1100, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
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>>"sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:38:01 +1100, John J > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:07:11 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>>>> >On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:45:52 +1100, "Farm1" >
>>>> >wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Doens't the US have any real butcher's shops?
>>>> >>
>>>> >They're few and far between. Something like lamb shanks and oxtails
>>>> >shouldn't be a butcher shop exclusive.
>>>>
>>>> You must all have adapted to supermarket quality. Convenience over
>>>> quality.
>>>
>>> Those items aren't anything I'd put high on any quality list, ever.
>>> Bleed money if you want. I watch my pennies and the dollars take care
>>> of themselves.
>>
>>I too am trying to learn to watch my pennies. It's a wonderful form of
>>discipline and a great learning experience, but the one thing I will never
>>stint on is meat. If I am going to buy it, I buy quality and cheap meat
>>is
>>never even cheap, it's just nasty and then needs to be disguised.
>
> And there's also the option of buying cheaper cuts of quality meat.
> They can taste just as good.

Yep. Or buying smaller portions of quality meat (which we probably all
should be doing anyway for health reasons).