Thread: Meats: What do you want and what do you buy?

Kswck said...

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
> was $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what
> do you buy when not on sale.


Rib eye.

Home ground.

Bloody rare!!!

Buffalo where available!!!

Andy

Kswck wrote:
> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it was
> $2/lb.

Huh?

Why on earth would I do that, at any price? Besides depriving me of a
wonderful meal, it would be a waste of food as it's not suited to the
usual ground beef applications at all.



> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.

It's not about what's on sale. It's about do they have what I want. If
they do, I buy it. If they don't, I don't settle for what they do have.

Kswck <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it was
> $2/lb.

Ewww. It would be mushy and tasteless. It would especially such
for hamburgers.

-sw

"Kswck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
>was $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.

I buy brisket and grind it myself for meatloaf and burgers.

At any given time you will find the freezer loaded with:
Whole chicken
chicken thighs with bone
chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
pork loin, boneless
sausages of a few varieties

In all probability you will find:
rib eye steaks
rib eye roast
chuck for pot roast

I buy extra if on sale. I've often bought the marked down meats and found
lamb chops and veal chops at half price that way. We don't cheap out on
meat, but we can enjoy 59¢ chicken thighs as much as a $10 steak.

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Kswck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
>> was
>> $2/lb.
>
> Ewww. It would be mushy and tasteless. It would especially such
> for hamburgers.
>
> -sw

Ever heard of tongue in cheek?

Kswck <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Kswck <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
>>> was
>>> $2/lb.
>>
>> Ewww. It would be mushy and tasteless. It would especially such
>> for hamburgers.
>
> Ever heard of tongue in cheek?

Maybe you need to use </sarcasm> tags as it's not obvious from
context.

Work on it :-)

-sw

Kswck wrote:

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if
> it was $2/lb. Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.

That would terrible ground beef.

> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and
> what do you buy when not on sale.

I don't eat steaks anymore, usually. What I buy mostly are chuck for
soups and stews, bottom round for stir-fry, and ground beef for
spaghetti and chili.




Brian

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Kswck wrote:

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if
> it was $2/lb.

No, not everybody. I don't use 'filet mignon' to make ground beef.

> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and
> what do you buy when not on sale.

I buy the cuts I like, whether they're on sale or not.
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Pennyaline wrote:
>
> It's not about what's on sale. It's about do they have what I want. If
> they do, I buy it. If they don't, I don't settle for what they do
> have.

As do I! I buy what I want, when I want it.

On Aug 22, 3:22�pm, "Kswck" <ks...@optonline.net> wrote:
> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it was
> $2/lb.

I've paid regular price for filet mignon, ground it, adn ate it raw
with just salt and pepper. Were it already ground I wouldn't eat it
if it was free.

> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.

I think normal brained folks prefer buying everything on sale.

> I guess the question is: �What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.

I buy whatever I want, if on sale all the better. Mostly I look at
the sale items first but often I just have an urge for a particular
cut and I want it now so I'll pay the regular price. With many dishes
different cuts of meat can be used interchangeably anyway.

On 22-Aug-2008, "Kswck" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
> was
> $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
>
> you buy when not on sale.

I buy mostly beef and pork, roasts, steaks, anything that is halfway decent.
But, I only buy it when it is on sale; then, I buy extra and stock the
freezer. The only meat I don't buy on sale is flank steak, because here
(STL), it never seems to go on sale; rather, I buy it at Trader Joes because
it is always 20-25% less than at the supermarkets.

Last week's sale meat was pork shoulder, round steak (labeled London Broil -
don't start, I know it's a recipe, not a cut - tell that to the butcher) and
delmonico steak. Oh, and a sweet bit of tortilla crusted, lime-chipotle
tilapia that was "on special".

Kswck wrote:

> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if
> it was $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and
> what do you buy when not on sale.

I tend to buy pork chops when they are on sale, and chicken.
Pork shoulder when I see it on sale.

Beef I normally buy when I need it, so it might be on sale or not.
Usually I buy a rib roast at Costco and cut it into steaks. I buy
chuck roast and flank steak there, too, so sale doesn't really enter
into it.

The reason I joined Costco was for the meat, because at the time
my local store's selection was just terrible.

nancy

"Kswck" >I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon
if it was
> $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.
>

Meats I buy only when on sale:

Ground chuck
Whole beef tenderloins
Prime rib eye steak
Pork Tenderloins
Boneless Pork loins
Baby back ribs
Chicken

Most of the above go on sale so frequently that I keep them in inventory.
An exception would be whole beef tenderloins and prime ribs eyes. Rarely on
sale locally.

Meats I buy when not on sale:

Boars head slab bacon
Italian sausage
Lamb chops
Ham steaks
Sausage (Hillshire farms, Eckridge) I don't like it but my husband does

Kswck wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Kswck <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
> >> was
> >> $2/lb.
> >
> > Ewww. It would be mushy and tasteless. It would especially such
> > for hamburgers.
>
> Ever heard of tongue in cheek?

Got a recipe?

Kswck wrote:
> I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it was
> $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.
>
I buy most of my lamb on sale as I can frequently score big on those
lovely, expensive chops that have been marked down towards the sell by
date. I think so few folks eat lamb in the south that it might sell more
discounted than they do at full price? I rarely ever need to pay full
price for chops.
Other than lamb, I usually buy whatever I want at the regular price. I
just buy more when I find it on sale!

Mark Thorson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kswck wrote:
> >
> > Ever heard of tongue in cheek?
>
> Got a recipe?

Sure, here you are:
<http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com/2008/03/tongue-in-cheek-braised-beef-cheeks-and.html>.

Victor

"Kswck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
>was $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.

Well, I'd never make ground beef from filet mignon even if it was
$1/pound...too lean to have any good flavor!!
I don't buy a lot of red meat, just because it doesn't agree with me most of
the time. If I eat it more than once a week, I get sick. So, when I buy
meats, I usually buy chicken, pork, turkey. Chicken's pretty versatile and I
buy it whether it's on sale or not..though a sale might influence what form
I buy it in (boneless skinless, bone-in, etc). Same for pork. Turkey it
seems like I only buy it on sale, even though I love it.

kimberly
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"Kswck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think everybody would like to make ground beef from filet mignon if it
>was $2/lb.
> Many folks only buy meat when it is on sale.
>
> I guess the question is: What cuts do you usually buy on sale and what do
> you buy when not on sale.

I almost NEVER am forced to purchase meat that is not on sale. The exception
to that is shopping at Costco or Sams although when short coded and marked
down at Sams I will stock up. Last summer I noticed a case price on baby
back ribs at Sams. The case was 45 pounds I think and about 50 cents below
their normal price.

I make my own ground round, ground chicken and ground pork (for Pasta &
Meatloaf).

I always check the "used meat bin" at all stores that have them.

Dimitri

> I almost NEVER am forced to purchase meat that is not on sale. The
> exception
> to that is shopping at Costco or Sams although when short coded and
> marked down at Sams I will stock up. Last summer I noticed a case price
> on baby back ribs at Sams. The case was 45 pounds I think and about 50
> cents below their normal price.
>
> I make my own ground round, ground chicken and ground pork (for Pasta &
> Meatloaf).
>
> I always check the "used meat bin" at all stores that have them.
>
> Dimitri
>

I shop pretty much the same way. I did say I pay full price for lamb chops,
but I buy them at Sam's Club.

I don't think I like your term "used meat bin" but I know what you mean <g>!
I do the same thing.

Chris