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cshenk

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Jill McQuown wrote:
> > > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> >Julie Bove wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm not talking about the boxes.
> >>
> >> Of course you aren't. You want to hijack the thread and make it
> about >> what your family won't eat.
> >>
> >> > I already know that even if I were
> >> >> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough
> for my >> >> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap
> there. *Good * >> >> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular
> price.
>
> *See comment below.
>
> >> Steak can be fairly inexpensive. I watch for sales.
> >>
> >> >> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY
> (which is >> >> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per
> pound, >>
> >> Which is it? $9.99 per pound or $15-26 per pound? Make up your
> mind. >> I often find good cuts of steak for $3.99 lb.
> >
> > Grass-fed chuck is $9.99 per pound.
> > NY (probably New York strip) is $15-26 per pound.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Here in NY bone-in chuck steak is around $5/lb.
> NY boneless strip steak runs between $7-$8/lb
> Those are everyday prices at the Tops Market in town, sometimes on
> sale in family packs. This is all USDA Choice.
> I can buy grass fed orgasm beef from the farmer who cuts my hay but I
> don't like it, much too dry and slightly gamey. They may call it
> grass fed but truth is it's pasture fed (fed the same as goats and
> sheep), they eat most every weed growing and rarely any actual grass.
>
> *There's no such thing as "Good" ground beef unless you grind it
> yourself.

Hey fellow meat grinder, I've found the following works well for *us*.
1lb chuck, 1lb eye of round, 1/2lb pork loin, 1/2lb pork butt. I know
it's not 'pure' but it's working and the fat balance seems right for us.

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