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StealthHealth wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Order meat by mail? Isn't that expensive?
Yes. I often wonder if people who shop at these places have every comparison shopped. I just checked Omaha Steaks, for example, and they want $36.99 for 20 ounces of top sirloin (four 5 ounces steaks (so just under two servings in my book). That's just under $30 a pound. For top sirloin.
I can only speak of the UK prices but for beef (I only buy grass fed - which in the UK is more expensive that grain) and chicken; their standard prices (excluding delivery) are comparable to supermarket "value/Basics" range cuts. But, the quality is much, much better - equivalent to supermarkets "premuim" range or that from a butcher. And, since I order over £50 each time the postage is free.
There are often special offers - today for example they are selling 10 6-7oz (1.7kg total) grass fed New York Strip steaks for £28 ($37 for 3.8lb).
That does sound like a deal. It's difficult to compare pricing, but in the US you can get sirloin for anywhere from $6-$10 a pound depending on quality. The best I've done is with a group where we contacted a restaurant supplier of prime beef, bought in bulk, and then split it up among us ourselves. It was a great way to get prime ribeye for a reasonable cost. My issue is that I consume about 20-25 ounces of chicken, pork, and beef per day, so I watch costs carefully. I'm sure there are many of us in the same boat and some who eat more.1 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Order meat by mail? Isn't that expensive?
Yes. I often wonder if people who shop at these places have every comparison shopped. I just checked Omaha Steaks, for example, and they want $36.99 for 20 ounces of top sirloin (four 5 ounces steaks (so just under two servings in my book). That's just under $30 a pound. For top sirloin.
I can only speak of the UK prices but for beef (I only buy grass fed - which in the UK is more expensive that grain) and chicken; their standard prices (excluding delivery) are comparable to supermarket "value/Basics" range cuts. But, the quality is much, much better - equivalent to supermarkets "premuim" range or that from a butcher. And, since I order over £50 each time the postage is free.
There are often special offers - today for example they are selling 10 6-7oz (1.7kg total) grass fed New York Strip steaks for £28 ($37 for 3.8lb).
That does sound like a deal. It's difficult to compare pricing, but in the US you can get sirloin for anywhere from $6-$10 a pound depending on quality. The best I've done is with a group where we contacted a restaurant supplier of prime beef, bought in bulk, and then split it up among us ourselves. It was a great way to get prime ribeye for a reasonable cost. My issue is that I consume about 20-25 ounces of chicken, pork, and beef per day, so I watch costs carefully. I'm sure there are many of us in the same boat and some who eat more.
I eat nearly nothing but meat, and on the cheap. Between the weird fat-phobia that lingers from the 80s and 90s, to the fact that most people refuse to touch offal, you can score great deals on fatty meats and organ cuts all day.2 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Order meat by mail? Isn't that expensive?
Yes. I often wonder if people who shop at these places have every comparison shopped. I just checked Omaha Steaks, for example, and they want $36.99 for 20 ounces of top sirloin (four 5 ounces steaks (so just under two servings in my book). That's just under $30 a pound. For top sirloin.
I can only speak of the UK prices but for beef (I only buy grass fed - which in the UK is more expensive that grain) and chicken; their standard prices (excluding delivery) are comparable to supermarket "value/Basics" range cuts. But, the quality is much, much better - equivalent to supermarkets "premuim" range or that from a butcher. And, since I order over £50 each time the postage is free.
There are often special offers - today for example they are selling 10 6-7oz (1.7kg total) grass fed New York Strip steaks for £28 ($37 for 3.8lb).
That does sound like a deal. It's difficult to compare pricing, but in the US you can get sirloin for anywhere from $6-$10 a pound depending on quality. The best I've done is with a group where we contacted a restaurant supplier of prime beef, bought in bulk, and then split it up among us ourselves. It was a great way to get prime ribeye for a reasonable cost. My issue is that I consume about 20-25 ounces of chicken, pork, and beef per day, so I watch costs carefully. I'm sure there are many of us in the same boat and some who eat more.
I've been trying to persuade some of the regular lifters at my gym to go for a bulk buy but they look at me like I'm a weirdo (of course that could be my new knee-high deadlifting sox or just paranoia from too much pre-work-out-coffee).1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Order meat by mail? Isn't that expensive?
Yes. I often wonder if people who shop at these places have every comparison shopped. I just checked Omaha Steaks, for example, and they want $36.99 for 20 ounces of top sirloin (four 5 ounces steaks (so just under two servings in my book). That's just under $30 a pound. For top sirloin.
I can only speak of the UK prices but for beef (I only buy grass fed - which in the UK is more expensive that grain) and chicken; their standard prices (excluding delivery) are comparable to supermarket "value/Basics" range cuts. But, the quality is much, much better - equivalent to supermarkets "premuim" range or that from a butcher. And, since I order over £50 each time the postage is free.
There are often special offers - today for example they are selling 10 6-7oz (1.7kg total) grass fed New York Strip steaks for £28 ($37 for 3.8lb).
That does sound like a deal. It's difficult to compare pricing, but in the US you can get sirloin for anywhere from $6-$10 a pound depending on quality. The best I've done is with a group where we contacted a restaurant supplier of prime beef, bought in bulk, and then split it up among us ourselves. It was a great way to get prime ribeye for a reasonable cost. My issue is that I consume about 20-25 ounces of chicken, pork, and beef per day, so I watch costs carefully. I'm sure there are many of us in the same boat and some who eat more.
I eat nearly nothing but meat, and on the cheap. Between the weird fat-phobia that lingers from the 80s and 90s, to the fact that most people refuse to touch offal, you can score great deals on fatty meats and organ cuts all day.
^^true. Liver and Chicken Thighs for the win.0 -
Never heard of it but obviously I HAVE to check them out now!
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »JanetYellen wrote: »Order meat by mail? Isn't that expensive?
Yes. I often wonder if people who shop at these places have every comparison shopped. I just checked Omaha Steaks, for example, and they want $36.99 for 20 ounces of top sirloin (four 5 ounces steaks (so just under two servings in my book). That's just under $30 a pound. For top sirloin.
I can only speak of the UK prices but for beef (I only buy grass fed - which in the UK is more expensive that grain) and chicken; their standard prices (excluding delivery) are comparable to supermarket "value/Basics" range cuts. But, the quality is much, much better - equivalent to supermarkets "premuim" range or that from a butcher. And, since I order over £50 each time the postage is free.
There are often special offers - today for example they are selling 10 6-7oz (1.7kg total) grass fed New York Strip steaks for £28 ($37 for 3.8lb).
That does sound like a deal. It's difficult to compare pricing, but in the US you can get sirloin for anywhere from $6-$10 a pound depending on quality. The best I've done is with a group where we contacted a restaurant supplier of prime beef, bought in bulk, and then split it up among us ourselves. It was a great way to get prime ribeye for a reasonable cost. My issue is that I consume about 20-25 ounces of chicken, pork, and beef per day, so I watch costs carefully. I'm sure there are many of us in the same boat and some who eat more.
I eat nearly nothing but meat, and on the cheap. Between the weird fat-phobia that lingers from the 80s and 90s, to the fact that most people refuse to touch offal, you can score great deals on fatty meats and organ cuts all day.
There is some great food to be had with offal, if it's done right.0 -
FYI meatballs = amazing taste!0
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