Have you noticed the lack of sale items on meat?

[mariadnoca]

Beef seems crazy expensive nowadays, but I’ve noticed it’s not in sales flyers anymore. They used to be the lead item, but even for memorial bbq day, they didn’t even have hamburger meat and hot dogs on sale. I wonder if they are simply unwilling to list something like tri tip on sale for $40 bc those prices are so high they don’t want to print them?

 

[marilynfl]

Pork loin ribs are on BOGO sale this week, but since I don't cook them, I have no clue if this is a good price. This is BBQ country.

 

[lana-in-fl]

Even at Costco and Freshfield Farms, meat is expensive. We are lucky still to have a Winn-Dixie nearby, and they have sales on meat. Aldi also has good prices often, and they have things I can't buy at all anywhere else, namely lamb ribs, and enormous treat on the grill for former South Africans.

 

[mariadnoca]

This is the front page of my local Safeway flyer. This was the only meat listed at all when back in normal times they have several choices. I have no idea what flanken style ribs are.

 

[mariadnoca]

Even at Costco and Freshfield Farms, meat is expensive. We are lucky still to have a Winn-Dixie nearby, and they have sales on meat. Aldi also has good prices often, and they have things I can't buy at all anywhere else, namely lamb ribs, and enormous treat on the grill for former South Africans.

It is. I can’t walk the beef aisle and not even paying attention to cut, unless ground, I don’t see anything lower than $38. Some waaay over that. Also most of that is now choice cut vs prime. Even at Costco.

 

[marilynfl]

Flanken ribs are short ribs (beef) that have been cut ACROSS the bones, rather than lengthwise. Here is a good image:


It's used in korean barbeque a lot, but I found it annoying, because I've only ever used long "beef short ribs"

 

[michael-in-phoenix]

I just got back from visiting Lisa's family in San Diego, and as usual, I was shocked at the food prices. Wowza. Farmer John Bacon (12 oz., NOT EVEN A FULL POUND) on SALE at Albertsons for eight bucks a package. Unreal!

325 miles away, in Phoenix, we get FULL POUNDS of good bacon, albeit not name-brand, for $3.29 to $4.99 a package.

CHEESE. Forget it!

It's absolutely SICK.

As for beef, we have boneless chuck roast on sale at $6.99 per pound, so it's down from late last year, when it was $9.99 a pound on sale.

 

[mariadnoca]

I just got back from visiting Lisa's family in San Diego, and as usual, I was shocked at the food prices. Wowza. Farmer John Bacon (12 oz., NOT EVEN A FULL POUND) on SALE at Albertsons for eight bucks a package. Unreal!

325 miles away, in Phoenix, we get FULL POUNDS of good bacon, albeit not name-brand, for $3.29 to $4.99 a package.

CHEESE. Forget it!

It's absolutely SICK.

As for beef, we have boneless chuck roast on sale at $6.99 per pound, so it's down from late last year, when it was $9.99 a pound on sale.

Yes, it’s difficult to find a full pound of bacon anymore. My sister in SoCal and I just mentioned we both stocked up on no name ground beef on sale at $5.99 lb at grocery outlet (Not sure if they are only in California.)

On a side note, I splurged and bought a beef box (nothing fancy) that was to be delivered before memorial day and not only did it never arrive, the communication was a hot mess. They refunded my $250 and are sending a new box for free. So yay for small favors. (Turns out what they are sending includes those weird ribs I’d never heard of.)

 

[marilynfl]

speaking of bacon...I prefer Smithfield (Hatfield and Jimmy Dean have an off-taste to me these days).
To that end, I always wait for it to be a BOGO deal and then buy one package. Original 12 oz price is $6.57, so I got it for $3.30.

But check this out...this was one of the slices in the package:



Now I KNOW this slice was added to make it a full 12 oz package and is probably a function of their slicing machine, but COM' ON! It's so thin I can READ THROUGH IT!

I cooked up the whole package and can eat one or two half slices each day. Today for breakfast, I pan-toasted a jalapeno-cheese slice of bread, smeared on guacamole, added sesame seeds and topped with a half slice of crispy bacon.

Dunkin Donut sells the same thing (but not as tasty) for $5.28. Note THEIR bacon is little bitty pieces, while mine is a double-thick slab of happiness.

 

[mariadnoca]

speaking of bacon...I prefer Smithfield (Hatfield and Jimmy Dean have an off-taste to me these days).
To that end, I always wait for it to be a BOGO deal and then buy one package. Original 12 oz price is $6.57, so I got it for $3.30.
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But check this out...this was one of the slices in the package:

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Now I KNOW this slice was added to make it a full 12 oz package and is probably a function of their slicing machine, but COM' ON! It's so thin I can READ THROUGH IT!

I cooked up the whole package and can eat one or two half slices each day. Today for breakfast, I pan-toasted a jalapeno-cheese slice of bread, smeared on guacamole, added sesame seeds and topped with a half slice of crispy bacon.

Dunkin Donut sells the same thing (but not as tasty) for $5.28. Note THEIR bacon is little bitty pieces, while mine is a double-thick slab of happiness.

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I haven’t seen a bogo on bacon in I don’t known when it’s been so long (if ever).

I don’t know if it’s true anymore, but there was a time you could buy “bacon ends”. The ends of slices packaged all in a wad. It was considerably less expensive than the nice long slices.

I did recently get a full pound pkg of Walmart brand bacon for $4.54. However, at Safeway Jimmy dean 12oz is $9.99 and farmer John 12 oz on sale is $8.99 (Marked down from $10.49). Hormel is $11.99 for a lb. Safeway is the main grocery store everywhere in NorCal. It’s considered on the expensive side, but WF and specialty independent grocers are more.

And as a whole NorCal prices are alway more than SoCal. Every time I visit family there and go to the store it’s at least 1/3 less If not more. I also don’t understand the Midwest getting strawberries as low as .99 (probably not anymore) but they sell for $4.99 here…and they are both Driscoll brand grown about 30 miles from me. No fair.

 

[monj]

speaking of bacon...I prefer Smithfield (Hatfield and Jimmy Dean have an off-taste to me these days).
To that end, I always wait for it to be a BOGO deal and then buy one package. Original 12 oz price is $6.57, so I got it for $3.30.
View attachment 4110
But check this out...this was one of the slices in the package:

View attachment 4112

Now I KNOW this slice was added to make it a full 12 oz package and is probably a function of their slicing machine, but COM' ON! It's so thin I can READ THROUGH IT!

I cooked up the whole package and can eat one or two half slices each day. Today for breakfast, I pan-toasted a jalapeno-cheese slice of bread, smeared on guacamole, added sesame seeds and topped with a half slice of crispy bacon.

Dunkin Donut sells the same thing (but not as tasty) for $5.28. Note THEIR bacon is little bitty pieces, while mine is a double-thick slab of happiness.

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Shame on Smithfield selling sheer bacon. Naughty!