This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some very good
loss leaders.

Leading the pack

Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound. They do have a
limit so I have run by there with hubby to end up ith 12 steaks, frozen away
for when company arrives. They are about an inch thick cut, beautifully
marbled and look delicious. They aren't aged from the butcher shop but they
will certainly be a good meal. Not sure what we will make to go along the
side, I will follow along with what is fresh at the fruit stand.

We also did some stocking up with canned drinks at $1.99 a 12-pack which is
at least $1.00 a 12-pack.

Anyone else luck up on good prices this week at the supermarket?

Cindi

Cindi - HappyMamatoThree > wrote:

> We also did some stocking up with canned drinks at $1.99 a 12-pack which is
> at least $1.00 a 12-pack.

No kidding. It's at least $1.99 a twelve pack, too!

-sw

"Cindi - HappyMamatoThree" > wrote in message
...
> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some very
> good loss leaders.
>
> Leading the pack
>
> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound. They do have
> a limit so I have run by there with hubby to end up ith 12 steaks, frozen
> away for when company arrives. They are about an inch thick cut,
> beautifully marbled and look delicious. They aren't aged from the butcher
> shop but they will certainly be a good meal. Not sure what we will make to
> go along the side, I will follow along with what is fresh at the fruit
> stand.
>
> We also did some stocking up with canned drinks at $1.99 a 12-pack which
> is at least $1.00 a 12-pack.
>
> Anyone else luck up on good prices this week at the supermarket?

Darn! I just checked my local Raley's sales prices, and no such luck at
this end of the valley.

I'm trying to lay off sodas (I'm a Fresca freak), so nothin' for me there.
But good on ya for those porterhouses!!!

TammyM

"Cindi wrote:
> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some > very good loss leaders.
>
> Leading the pack
>
> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound.

At that price I'd pare out the filets for the grill. The filets will
be small; 2-3 per serving, so cook them all. I wouldn't freeze the
filets, they'd cook up dry. Trim out the bones and grind the rest to
fill your freezer with some great burgers; you'll get one 8-10 ounce
burger per steak.. Freeze the bones for soup; some cold winter
weekend will make an 8 quart pot full of wonderful beef barley
'shroom.

Now you've doubled your bargain.

Sheldon > wrote:

> "Cindi wrote:
>> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some > very good loss leaders.
>>
>> Leading the pack
>>
>> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound.
>
> At that price I'd pare out the filets for the grill. The filets will
> be small; 2-3 per serving, so cook them all. I wouldn't freeze the
> filets, they'd cook up dry. Trim out the bones and grind the rest to
> fill your freezer with some great burgers; you'll get one 8-10 ounce
> burger per steak.. Freeze the bones for soup; some cold winter
> weekend will make an 8 quart pot full of wonderful beef barley
> 'shroom.

Or you could just not **** with them and cook porterhouse steaks.
It doesn't need to be rocket science.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > "Cindi wrote:
> >> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some > very good loss leaders.
>
> >> Leading the pack
>
> >> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound.
>
> > At that price I'd pare out the filets for the grill. �The filets will
> > be small; 2-3 per serving, so cook them all. �I wouldn't freeze the
> > filets, they'd cook up dry. �Trim out the bones and grind the rest to
> > fill your freezer with some great burgers; you'll get one 8-10 ounce
> > burger per steak.. � �Freeze the bones for soup; some cold winter
> > weekend will make an 8 quart pot full of wonderful beef barley
> > 'shroom.
>
> Or you could just not **** with them and cook porterhouse steaks.
> It doesn't need to be rocket science.

This from Mr Creativity who can't just roast a chicken, oh no, he has
to stuff its skin with trash like it's a hefty garbage bag.

The OP planned on buying a dozen steaks. Freezing porterhouse is
pretty dumb, if a normal person ordered a porterhouse at a restaurant
and was served previously frozen they'd send it back... but then
you're not normal, you have chronic TIAD.

Sheldon > wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> Or you could just not **** with them and cook porterhouse steaks.
>> It doesn't need to be rocket science.
>
> This from Mr Creativity who can't just roast a chicken, oh no, he has
> to stuff its skin with trash like it's a hefty garbage bag.
>
> The OP planned on buying a dozen steaks. Freezing porterhouse is
> pretty dumb, if a normal person ordered a porterhouse at a restaurant
> and was served previously frozen they'd send it back... but then
> you're not normal, you have chronic TIAD.

Steaks freeze just fine. That they don't is just a figment of your
distorted imagination.

-sw

On May 14, 10:48�am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >> Or you could just not **** with them and cook porterhouse steaks.
> >> It doesn't need to be rocket science.
>
> > This from Mr Creativity who can't just roast a chicken, oh no, he has
> > to stuff its skin with trash like it's a hefty garbage bag.
>
> > The OP planned on buying a dozen steaks. �Freezing porterhouse is
> > pretty dumb, if a normal person ordered a porterhouse at a restaurant
> > and was served previously frozen they'd send it back... but then
> > you're not normal, you have chronic TIAD.
>
> Steaks freeze just fine. �

Of course they do, rock hard... but it's just plain dumb to freeze
*fresh* tender beef... you probably spend good money on fresh shrimp
too, and then freeze it, when you could have bought frozen shrimp much
cheaper..

On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:25:29 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:

>"Cindi wrote:
>> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some > very good loss leaders.
>>
>> Leading the pack
>>
>> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound.
>
>At that price I'd pare out the filets for the grill. The filets will
>be small; 2-3 per serving, so cook them all. I wouldn't freeze the
>filets, they'd cook up dry. Trim out the bones and grind the rest to
>fill your freezer with some great burgers; you'll get one 8-10 ounce
>burger per steak.. Freeze the bones for soup; some cold winter
>weekend will make an 8 quart pot full of wonderful beef barley
>'shroom.
>
>Now you've doubled your bargain.

When big fat T-bone steaks are on sale here, you can sometimes get
ones with 6-7 oz filets. I cut them off and we eat them right away.
The loin part gets frozen - sometimes I BBQ them as is, but I usually
use them for stew or Swiss steak. The bones get frozen for stock, of
course, and after the stock is done I take the carrots, celery, and
parsnips (along with the stray bits of fat and meat) and cut
everything up for the dogs. Mix with some rice and you've got homemade
dog food.

I love when T-bones go on special.

Jo Anne

Jo Anne wrote:

>
> When big fat T-bone steaks are on sale here, you can sometimes get
> ones with 6-7 oz filets. I cut them off and we eat them right away.
> The loin part gets frozen - sometimes I BBQ them as is, but I usually
> use them for stew or Swiss steak. The bones get frozen for stock, of
> course, and after the stock is done I take the carrots, celery, and
> parsnips (along with the stray bits of fat and meat) and cut
> everything up for the dogs. Mix with some rice and you've got homemade
> dog food.

When we get nice big steaks with big tenderloins we split them. My wife loves the outside strip
with the fat and I get the loin. The only problem is that I like mine rare while she prefers it
medium rare, and the tenderloin cooks a lot faster. I have to cut the loin off and leave it one a
few minutes more for her.

Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
so great) words of knowledge:
> This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some very good
> loss leaders.
>
> Leading the pack
>
> Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound. They do have a
> limit so I have run by there with hubby to end up ith 12 steaks, frozen away
> for when company arrives. They are about an inch thick cut, beautifully
> marbled and look delicious. They aren't aged from the butcher shop but they
> will certainly be a good meal. Not sure what we will make to go along the
> side, I will follow along with what is fresh at the fruit stand.
>
> We also did some stocking up with canned drinks at $1.99 a 12-pack which is
> at least $1.00 a 12-pack.
>
> Anyone else luck up on good prices this week at the supermarket?
>
> Cindi
>
>
>

I like to keep things simple - some nice corn on the cob, a salad and if
the guests are big eaters, a baked potato also.

The best price I have seen in my area (Connecticut ) is the store's
usual price of $5.99 a lb for T-Bone OR Porterhouse. When they do go on
sale (in about 3 weeks) I will be stocking up. Starwood's sale price is
normally $4.50 lb.

Ogh, you're so lucky.

We can't get ANY decent cut for under $10/lb.

wrote:

> Ogh, you're so lucky.
>
> We can't get ANY decent cut for under $10/lb.

My local butcher regularly has NY strip and T bones for
$8.30-$8.50 per lb. and his streaks are incredible,