T wrote:
>
> So I noticed something this weekend. I'd been tired of buying ground
> meat at the nearby Shaw's (Which closes September 1st and good
> riddance!) that turned brown an hour after it was purchased.
>
> Seems they're starting to revive the tradition of cutting sides of meat
> and doing custom grinds at local venues now. And it's cheaper.
>
> I got a 2.69 pounds of lean ground sirloin for $8.00, or $2.97 a pound.
> The supermarket charges near $5 a pound for 80/20 meat.
>
> Ground pork is slightly cheaper.
>
> I'm seriously loving it.

I was shopping about two hours ago at my local IGA store (Independent
Grocers Alliance), and saw that ground chuck was $2.89/lb for 85/15! At
that price, I'll wait until it goes on sale!

Sky, who thinks it was ground chuck

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