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.

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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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:16:29 -0500, Sky >
wrote:



>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

It's on sale here for $1.59/lb. Just says extra lean ground beef
though..not sure what it is. It is that ratio, 85/15.

Christine

On Aug 25, 4:09 pm, 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've never been impressed with Shaw's, expensive, often a bit stinky,
and far too often spoiled veggies and moldy cheeses on the shelves.

I started buying meat from a local butcher too, now that we have a
good one in town again. Better prices, better flavor, and higher
grade than what Shaw's or Hannaford sells.

Speaking of Hannaford, I inquired as to what the difference was
between their choice beef and their "Angus Pride" beef other than
steer breed and price. The answer was in a nutshell that there are
different grades of choice, and that the "Angus Pride" is the highest
grade choice. I've never heard of USDA grades having sub-grades.

The absolute cheapest ground beef that can be had here is 75/25 for
$1.99/lb on sale in the supermarket. For $2.99/lb the local butcher
shop has very flavorful freshly ground sirloin. They grind beef at
least four times a day, so when they say freshly ground the mean it.
The ground beef they sell is at least 90% lean, probably closer to
95%.

Jessica

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:16:29 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>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
>
> It's on sale here for $1.59/lb. Just says extra lean ground beef
> though..not sure what it is. It is that ratio, 85/15.
>
> Christine
>

I just bought 2 kilos of a beef pork mix and a kilo of ground
veal....Time to make meatloaf in the smoker so sunday I will. I went
with veal cause I couldn't find ground lamb and didn't want to use bison,
cause for meatloaf I think it is too lean..

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In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:16:29 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >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
>
> It's on sale here for $1.59/lb. Just says extra lean ground beef
> though..not sure what it is. It is that ratio, 85/15.

We pay around $4.50/pound for ground beef (we call it beef mince).

Miche

--
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Before enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper
After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

Miche wrote:

> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:16:29 -0500, Sky
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > It's on sale here for $1.59/lb. Just says extra lean ground beef
> > though..not sure what it is. It is that ratio, 85/15.
>
> We pay around $4.50/pound for ground beef (we call it beef mince).

USA Today's currency calculator says that's equivalent to $3.23 US.

I would expect mutton to cost less.


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